Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Known for
Acting
Born
June 7, 1931 (age 95)
Birthplace
London, England, UK

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

Photos

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Filmography

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Echoes of Camusfearna poster

Echoes of Camusfearna

Movie · as Narrator

2020
Wings poster

Wings

Movie · as Dora

2019
Widow's Walk poster

Widow's Walk

Movie · as Myrtle

2016
Golden Years poster

Golden Years

Movie · as Martha

2016
Ethel & Ernest poster

Ethel & Ernest

Movie · as Lady of the House (voice)

2013
Leona Calderon poster

Leona Calderon

Movie

2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips poster

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Movie · as Self

2010
Love/Loss poster

Love/Loss

Movie · as Mary

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Belle Goedler · 1 ep

2002
After They Were Famous poster

After They Were Famous

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2001
The Whistle-Blower poster

The Whistle-Blower

Movie · as Theresa Elliot

2001
Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
The Scold's Bridle poster

The Scold's Bridle

Movie · as Violet Orloff

1998
Sliding Doors poster

Sliding Doors

Movie · as James' Mother

1996
September poster

September

TV · as Violet · 2 eps

1996
Noel's Telly Years

Noel's Telly Years

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
Kavanagh Q.C. poster

Kavanagh Q.C.

TV · as Alice Aldermarten · 1 ep

1994
Staggered poster

Staggered

Movie · as Flora

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1992
The Lady in Waiting poster

The Lady in Waiting

Movie · as Miss Peach

1992
Duel of Hearts poster

Duel of Hearts

Movie · as Lady Brecon

1992
The Camomile Lawn poster

The Camomile Lawn

TV · as Polly (older) · 5 eps

1990
Have a Nice Night poster

Have a Nice Night

Movie · as Jennifer Warrenton

1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

TV · as Milborough Lang · 1 ep

1987
The Cook Report poster

The Cook Report

TV · 1 ep

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Harriet Fisher · 1 ep

1984
Puccini poster

Puccini

Movie · as Elvira

1984
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 poster

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

TV · as Annabel Flack · 2 eps

1984
Sharing Time

Sharing Time

TV · as Phoebe · 1 ep

1983
The Case of the Frightened Lady poster

The Case of the Frightened Lady

Movie · as Lady Lebanon Amersham

1983
Waters of the Moon

Waters of the Moon

Movie · as Mrs. Whyte

1983
Natural World poster

Natural World

TV · as Participant · 1 ep

1982
Blood Link poster

Blood Link

Movie · as Woman in Ballroom

1979
Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar

Movie · as Portia

1977
Holocaust 2000 poster

Holocaust 2000

Movie · as Eva Caine

1977
The Disappearance poster

The Disappearance

Movie · as Catherine

1976
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

Movie · as Lucy

1976
Peter Pan poster

Peter Pan

Movie · as Mrs. Darling

1975
Shades of Greene poster

Shades of Greene

TV · as Mary · 1 ep

1974
Swallows and Amazons poster

Swallows and Amazons

Movie · as Mrs. Walker

1974
The Gathering Storm poster

The Gathering Storm

Movie · as Clemmie Churchill

1973
The Dragon's Opponent

The Dragon's Opponent

TV · as Margaret - Countess of Suffolk · 4 eps

1972
The Edwardians poster

The Edwardians

TV · as Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville · 1 ep

1971
The Lion at World's End poster

The Lion at World's End

Movie

1970
Waterloo poster

Waterloo

Movie · as Duchess of Richmond

1969
Ring of Bright Water poster

Ring of Bright Water

Movie · as Mary MacKenzie

1969
An Elephant Called Slowly poster

An Elephant Called Slowly

Movie · as Ginny

1969
The Lions Are Free

The Lions Are Free

Movie

1968
The Admirable Crichton poster

The Admirable Crichton

Movie · as Lady Mary

1967
Half Hour Story poster

Half Hour Story

TV · as Ann · 1 ep

1966
Born Free poster

Born Free

Movie · as Joy Adamson

1966
Mystery and Imagination poster

Mystery and Imagination

TV · as Alice Oke · 1 ep

1965
A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India

Movie · as Adela Quested

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Adela Quested, Fraulein von Bernburg, Mary Stuart, Hester · 1 ep

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
Two Living, One Dead poster

Two Living, One Dead

Movie · as Helen Berger

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare poster

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Movie · as Janet Taggart

1958
Carve Her Name with Pride poster

Carve Her Name with Pride

Movie · as Violette Szabo

1958
Storm Over Jamaica poster

Storm Over Jamaica

Movie · as Judy Waring

1957
The Smallest Show on Earth poster

The Smallest Show on Earth

Movie · as Jean Spenser

1957
The Barretts of Wimpole Street poster

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Movie · as Henrietta Barrett

1956
A Town Like Alice poster

A Town Like Alice

Movie · as Jean Paget

1955
The Ship That Died of Shame poster

The Ship That Died of Shame

Movie · as Helen Randall

1955
Simba poster

Simba

Movie · as Mary Crawford

1955
Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet

Movie · as Juliet Capulet

1953
The Cruel Sea poster

The Cruel Sea

Movie · as Julie Hallam

1953
The Oracle poster

The Oracle

Movie · as Shelagh

1952
Father's Doing Fine poster

Father's Doing Fine

Movie · as Catherine

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Lady Mary, Lucy, Mrs. Darling, Clementine Churchill · 1 ep

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Juliet, Captain Janine Mayhew · 1 ep