Megs Jenkins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1917
- Died
- October 5, 1998 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Biography
An engineer's daughter, she had first planned on becoming a ballerina, using her original Christian name Muguette, but abandoned those plans by the age of 17 when she realized that her physique was more in keeping with her other first name, Megs. She trained in Liverpool at the School of Dancing and Dramatic Art and then joined the Liverpool Repertory Company in 1933 before moving to London to appear at the Player's Theatre four years later. During the 1950's, Megs was busy acting on stage and had considerable critical success in two plays by Emlyn Williams, 'Light of Heart' (1940) and 'The Wind of Heaven' (1945). Against character, she also played the vicious, unstable Alma Winemiller in 'Summer and Smoke' (1951) by Tennessee Williams. In 1956, she was awarded the Clarence Derwent Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role as the stoic wife of a longshoreman harbouring incestuous feelings for his niece in 'A View from the Bridge' by Arthur Miller. The previous year, she had made her Broadway debut in Chekhov's 'A Day by the Sea' as a supportive governess to an alcoholic physician.
Known For
Filmography
A Woman of Substance
TV · as Mrs Turner · 3 eps
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Movie · as Mrs Braithwaite
Young at Heart
TV · as Ethel Collyer · 19 eps
Worzel Gummidge
TV · as Mrs. Braithwaite · 19 eps
Kay
Movie · as Iris
The Sound of Laughter
TV · as Emily Lloyd · 1 ep
The Daedalus Equations
Movie · as Eileen Gray
The Amorous Milkman
Movie · as Iris Peters
Weekend Guest
Movie · as Beryl Steele
If You Could See What I Can See
Movie · as Mrs. Palmer
The Turn of the Screw
Movie · as Mrs. Grose
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
TV · as Mum · 15 eps
Playhouse
TV · as Eileen Gray · 1 ep
Father Brown
TV · as Mrs Banks · 1 ep
The Monkey's Paw
Movie · as Mrs. White
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TV · as Mrs. White · 1 ep
Asylum
Movie · as Nurse Higgins
The Befrienders
TV · as Janet · 11 eps
Menace
TV · as Mrs. Pepper · 1 ep
Ben Travers Farces
TV · as Mrs. Hewlett · 7 eps
David Copperfield
Movie · as Clara Peggotty
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
Movie · as Matron
W. Somerset Maugham
TV · as Mrs. Bulfinch · 1 ep
Oliver!
Movie · as Mrs. Bedwin
Stranger in the House
Movie · as Mrs. Christoforides
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Beryl Steele · 1 ep
Where the Buffalo Roam
Movie
Mystery and Imagination
TV · as Mrs Bunch, Mrs Smedhurst · 1 ep
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Movie · as Sister
Gideon's Way
TV · as Liz Rikker · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Miss Wellcome · 1 ep
Murder Most Foul
Movie · as Gladys Thomas
Macbeth
Movie · as Gentlewoman
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Mrs. Turner, Molly Wilderness · 1 ep
The Barber of Stamford Hill
Movie
The Human Jungle
TV · as Dr. Murphy · 1 ep
Life for Ruth
Movie · as Mrs Gordon
Heart to Heart
Movie · as Lady Johnson
The Old Curiosity Shop
TV · as Mrs Nubbles · 4 eps
The Innocents
Movie · as Mrs. Grose
The Green Helmet
Movie · as Kitty Launder
Drama 61-67
TV · as Amy · 1 ep
Friends and Neighbours
Movie · as Lily Grimshaw
Tiger Bay
Movie · as Mrs. Phillips
Jet Storm
Movie · as Rose Brock
Indiscreet
Movie · as Doris Banks
The Passionate Stranger
Movie · as Millie
The Man in the Sky
Movie · as Mrs. Snowden
The Story of Esther Costello
Movie · as Nurse Evans
Nathaniel Titlark
TV · 10 eps
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Ma Waite · 1 ep
John and Julie
Movie · as Mrs. Pritchett
Out of the Clouds
Movie · as Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
The Gay Dog
Movie · as Maggie Gay
Trouble in Store
Movie · as Miss Gibson
Personal Affair
Movie · as Vi Vining
The Cruel Sea
Movie · as Tallow's Sister
Rough Shoot
Movie · as Mrs. Powell
Secret People
Movie · as Penny
Ivanhoe
Movie · as Servant to Isaac
White Corridors
Movie · as Mrs. Briggs
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Gentlewoman · 1 ep
No Place for Jennifer
Movie · as Mrs. Marshall
The History of Mr. Polly
Movie · as The Innkeeper
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Movie · as Nan Ritchie
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Movie · as Frau Busche
The Monkey's Paw
Movie · as Mrs. Alice Trelawne
The Brothers
Movie · as Angustina
Green for Danger
Movie · as Nurse Woods
Painted Boats
Movie · as Barmaid
The Ten Year Plan
Movie · as Housewife
29 Acacia Avenue
Movie · as Shirley
It's in the Bag
Movie · as Peach St. Clair
Millions Like Us
Movie · as Gwen Price
The Lamp Still Burns
Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)
Poison Pen
Movie · as Barmaid
Secret Journey
Movie · as Berta Von Reimer