Changes: Anna Leigh Leighton

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Anna Leigh Leighton is the Supreme preceding Fiona Goode. She is a character in Coven portrayed by Christine Ebersole.

Background

She was proclaimed heiress to the Supremacy in the year 1940 when she was 29 years old, during the reign of Mimi DeLongpre as Supreme. In 1971, after revealing to Fiona how she realized that her growing powers were a sign of her rightful inheritance to the Supremacy, both had an argument. As Anna Leigh told her protegé that she was not yet ready to claim the Supremacy, Fiona mocked her deteriorating health. Anna Leigh, seeing Fiona's lust for power, swore that she would never let her take the throne. Fiona responded by slitting her throat.

During her reign, Anna Leigh signed a truce with Marie Laveau. When Fiona was questioned by the council about Anna Leigh's disappearance, Fiona lied and told the council that the last time she saw Anna Leigh, the Supreme was carrying a fine bottle of wine, taking it as a gesture of good-will to an unknown person. The council members thought then that Marie Laveau had killed the Supreme and Fiona was selected as Anna Leigh's successor, following the deceased Supreme's will.

Personality and appearance

Anna Leigh Leighton was sweet, proper, refined, and classically old-fashioned, and had a majestic air to her presence and speech. Despite this, she was shown to have quite a temper when provoked. She was a powerful witch, and was quite a decent Supreme during her time, considering she signed a truce with Marie Laveau and subsequently brought peace (despite still harboring hostilities) between the two groups for several decades.

Anna Leigh was a blonde, buxom sexagenarian. Though plagued with several health problems in her later years, she was still quite beautiful. She dressed in old-fashioned, regal attire and styled her blonde hair in an Edwardian-style bun.

Quotes

Anna Leigh
Fiona! I thought you had gone with the other girls down to Jackson Square to burn your bra.

Anna Leigh (to Fiona)
You vicious little gash! I've seen the ruin you will bring to this coven.

Notes

Despite having killed Anna Leigh, Fiona proclaimed admiration for her^[1]. She described her as majestic and powerful, and credited Anna for teaching her everything she knows.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Episode: The Replacements
↑ As a Supreme Witch, these powers are assumed. However, they were never actually observed in the story. It is possible that she passed the Seven Wonders by less than honest methods.

[{{{refname|episode-The_Replacements}}}-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Episode: The Replacements

[2] As a Supreme Witch, these powers are assumed. However, they were never actually observed in the story. It is possible that she passed the Seven Wonders by less than honest methods.

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 | species = {{Witch}}
 | occupation = Former Supreme Witch (1940-1971)
-| cause_of_death = Throat slashed{{Cite episode|The Replacements}}
+| cause_of_death = Throat slashed by [[Fiona Goode]] {{Cite episode|The Replacements}}
 | relationships = [[Fiona Goode]] (pupil/protégé/killer/successor) ; [[Myrtle Snow]] (pupil/protégé) ; [[Marie Laveau]] (enemy)
 | story = Coven
 | gender = female
+| description = the Supreme preceding [[Fiona Goode]]|death-episode = }}
-| sortkey = Leighton, Anna Leigh
-| description = the Supreme preceding [[Fiona Goode]]}}
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