logo
home/actors/

Virginia McKenna

placeholder

Virginia McKenna

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Jun 7, 1931 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

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

Acting
2020WingsDora
2019Widow's WalkMyrtle
2016Golden YearsMartha
2016Ethel & ErnestLady of the House (voice)
2013Leona Calderon
2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie PhillipsSelf
2010Love/LossMary
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleBelle Goedler
2002After They Were FamousSelf
2001The Whistle-BlowerTheresa Elliot
2001Richard & JudySelf
1998The Scold's BridleViolet Orloff
1998Sliding DoorsJames' Mother
1996Rosamunde Pilcher: SeptemberViolet
1996Noel's Telly Years
1996SeptemberViolet
1995Kavanagh Q.C.Alice Aldermarten
1994StaggeredFlora
1993GMTVSelf
1992The Lady in WaitingMiss Peach
1992Duel of HeartsLady Brecon
1992The Camomile LawnPolly (older)
1990Have a Nice NightJennifer Warrenton
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesMilborough Lang
1987The Cook Report
1986LovejoyHarriet Fisher
1984PucciniElvira
1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896Annabel Flack
1983The Case of the Frightened LadyLady Lebanon Amersham
1983Natural WorldParticipant
1982Blood LinkWoman in Ballroom
1979Julius CaesarPortia
1977Holocaust 2000Eva Caine
1977The DisappearanceCatherine
1976Beauty and the BeastLucy
1976Peter PanMrs. Darling
1974Swallows and AmazonsMrs. Walker
1974The Gathering StormClemmie Churchill
1972The EdwardiansFrances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
1971The Lion at World's End
1970WaterlooDuchess of Richmond
1969Ring of Bright WaterMary MacKenzie
1969An Elephant Called SlowlyGinny
1969The Lions Are Free
1968The Admirable CrichtonLady Mary
1966Born FreeJoy Adamson
1966Mystery and ImaginationAlice Oke
1965A Passage to IndiaAdela Quested
1965BBC Play of the MonthAdela Quested
1965BBC Play of the MonthFraulein von Bernburg
1965BBC Play of the MonthMary Stuart
1965BBC Play of the MonthHester
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1961Two Living, One DeadHelen Berger
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareJanet Taggart
1958Carve Her Name with PrideViolette Szabo
1958Storm Over JamaicaJudy Waring
1957The Smallest Show on EarthJean Spenser
1957The Barretts of Wimpole StreetHenrietta Barrett
1956A Town Like AliceJean Paget
1955The Ship That Died of ShameHelen Randall
1955SimbaMary Crawford
1955Romeo and JulietJuliet Capulet
1953The Cruel SeaJulie Hallam
1953The OracleShelagh
1952Father's Doing FineCatherine
1951Hallmark Hall of FameLady Mary
1951Hallmark Hall of FameLucy
1951Hallmark Hall of FameMrs. Darling
1951Hallmark Hall of FameClementine Churchill
1950Sunday Night TheatreJuliet
1950Sunday Night TheatreCaptain Janine Mayhew
-Echoes of CamusfearnaNarrator