Virginia McKenna
Known for Acting · 72 credits
- Born
- 1931-06-07 (age 95)
- 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 (24)
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Natural World
1983
as Participant
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Adela Quested / Fraulein von Bernburg / Mary Stuart / Hester
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Belle Goedler
GMTV
1993
as Self
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Milborough Lang
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Juliet / Captain Janine Mayhew
Lovejoy
1986
as Harriet Fisher
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
After They Were Famous
2002
as Self
Sharing Time
1984
as Phoebe
The Cook Report
1987
The Camomile Lawn
1992
as Polly (older)
Noel's Telly Years
1996
September
1996
as Violet
Shades of Greene
1975
as Mary
The Dragon's Opponent
1973
as Margaret - Countess of Suffolk
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1984
as Annabel Flack
Movies (48)
Sliding Doors
1998
as James' Mother
Waterloo
1970
as Duchess of Richmond
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Julie Hallam
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Janet Taggart
Ethel & Ernest
2016
as Lady of the House (voice)
The Admirable Crichton
1968
as Lady Mary
Waters of the Moon
1983
as Mrs. Whyte
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
as Violette Szabo
Have a Nice Night
1990
as Jennifer Warrenton
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Jean Paget
Holocaust 2000
1977
as Eva Caine
Born Free
1966
as Joy Adamson
Leona Calderon
2013
Ring of Bright Water
1969
as Mary MacKenzie
The Disappearance
1977
as Catherine
Golden Years
2016
as Martha
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Jean Spenser
The Gathering Storm
1974
as Clemmie Churchill
Swallows and Amazons
1974
as Mrs. Walker
Blood Link
1982
as Woman in Ballroom
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996
as Violet
Two Living, One Dead
1961
as Helen Berger
Simba
1955
as Mary Crawford
Beauty and the Beast
1976
as Lucy
The Scold's Bridle
1998
as Violet Orloff
Julius Caesar
1979
as Portia
The Lions Are Free
1969
Staggered
1994
as Flora
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1983
as Lady Lebanon Amersham
The Whistle-Blower
2001
as Theresa Elliot
Storm Over Jamaica
1958
as Judy Waring
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Helen Randall
Father's Doing Fine
1952
as Catherine
An Elephant Called Slowly
1969
as Ginny
Widow's Walk
2019
as Myrtle
A Passage to India
1965
as Adela Quested
Peter Pan
1976
as Mrs. Darling
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1957
as Henrietta Barrett
Romeo and Juliet
1955
as Juliet Capulet
Duel of Hearts
1992
as Lady Brecon
Puccini
1984
as Elvira
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Self
Love/Loss
2010
as Mary
The Oracle
1953
as Shelagh
The Lion at World's End
1971
The Lady in Waiting
1992
as Miss Peach
Wings
2020
as Dora
Echoes of Camusfearna
as Narrator
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 72 credits spanning from 1950 to 2020, Virginia McKenna has appeared in 48 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Virginia McKenna Movies
- Sliding Doors (1998) — as James' Mother
- Waterloo (1970) — as Duchess of Richmond
- The Cruel Sea (1953) — as Julie Hallam
- The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) — as Janet Taggart
- Ethel & Ernest (2016) — as Lady of the House (voice)
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