Virginia McKenna
Known for Acting · 68 credits
- Born
- 1931-06-07 (age 94)
- Place of birth
- London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Virginia Anne McKenna
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dame Virginia Anne McKenna, DBE (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, activist, and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Born Free (1966), and Ring of Bright Water (1969), as well as her work with The Born Free Foundation.
Known For
TV Shows (21)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Belle Goedler
Natural World
1983
as Participant
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Adela Quested / Fraulein von Bernburg / Mary Stuart / Hester
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
GMTV
1993
as Self
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Milborough Lang
Lovejoy
1986
as Harriet Fisher
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Juliet / Captain Janine Mayhew
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Alice Aldermarten
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Alice Oke
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lady Mary / Mrs. Darling / Lucy / Clementine Churchill
Half Hour Story
1967
as Ann
The Edwardians
1972
as Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1984
as Annabel Flack
After They Were Famous
2002
as Self
The Camomile Lawn
1992
as Polly (older)
Noel's Telly Years
1996
The Cook Report
1987
September
1996
as Violet
Movies (47)
Sliding Doors
1998
as James' Mother
Waterloo
1970
as Duchess of Richmond
Born Free
1966
as Joy Adamson
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Julie Hallam
Ethel & Ernest
2016
as Lady of the House (voice)
Blood Link
1982
as Woman in Ballroom
Holocaust 2000
1977
as Eva Caine
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Janet Taggart
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996
as Violet
Golden Years
2016
as Martha
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
as Violette Szabo
The Whistle-Blower
2001
as Theresa Elliot
Have a Nice Night
1990
as Jennifer Warrenton
The Disappearance
1977
as Catherine
Peter Pan
1976
as Mrs. Darling
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Self
Julius Caesar
1979
as Portia
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Helen Randall
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Jean Paget
Puccini
1984
as Elvira
Staggered
1994
as Flora
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Jean Spenser
Simba
1955
as Mary Crawford
The Admirable Crichton
1968
as Lady Mary
Beauty and the Beast
1976
as Lucy
Swallows and Amazons
1974
as Mrs. Walker
Ring of Bright Water
1969
as Mary MacKenzie
Love/Loss
2010
as Mary
Duel of Hearts
1992
as Lady Brecon
The Gathering Storm
1974
as Clemmie Churchill
Father's Doing Fine
1952
as Catherine
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1957
as Henrietta Barrett
Widow's Walk
2019
as Myrtle
The Scold's Bridle
1998
as Violet Orloff
Two Living, One Dead
1961
as Helen Berger
The Oracle
1953
as Shelagh
An Elephant Called Slowly
1969
as Ginny
The Lions Are Free
1969
The Lion at World's End
1971
The Lady in Waiting
1992
as Miss Peach
A Passage to India
1965
as Adela Quested
Leona Calderon
2013
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1983
as Lady Lebanon Amersham
Storm Over Jamaica
1958
as Judy Waring
Echoes of Camusfearna
as Narrator
Wings
2020
as Dora
Romeo and Juliet
1955
as Juliet Capulet
About Virginia McKenna
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dame Virginia Anne McKenna, DBE (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, activist, and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Born Free (1966), and Ring of Bright Water (1969), as well as her work with The Born Free Foundation. With 68 credits spanning from 1950 to 2020, Virginia McKenna has appeared in 47 films and 21 TV shows.
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Most Popular Virginia McKenna Movies
- Sliding Doors (1998) — as James' Mother
- Waterloo (1970) — as Duchess of Richmond
- Born Free (1966) — as Joy Adamson
- The Cruel Sea (1953) — as Julie Hallam
- Ethel & Ernest (2016) — as Lady of the House (voice)
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