Mauri Leighton (born Marilyn Kilroy) was an actress and singer, known for The Big Night (1951), Joe Adams Presents (1951) and Talent Scouts (1962). She died on 17 November 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.

Mauri Leighton was born in 1927 in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

She was married to Oracio Patrick "Pat" Jackson.

On November 17, 1969, Mauri Leighton and her 20 year-old stepdaughter were murdered by drug dealers after her husband, a car dealer, failed to pay off his debt to them.

She was buried at Laurel Grove Cemetery-South in Savannah, Georgia, USA.

The Big Night (1951) - Terry Angelus (as Mauri Lynn)

Joe Adams Presents (1951) - Herself

Night Without Sleep (1952) - Singer (uncredited)

Skirts Ahoy! (1952) - Black Drill Team Member (uncredited)

Carmen Jones (1954) - Sally (uncredited)

Talent Scouts (1963) - Herself

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