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