Person
Virginia McKenna
Acting · Born 1931-06-07 · 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
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Agatha Christie's Marple
Belle Goedler
Natural World
Participant
Richard & Judy
Self
GMTV
Self
BBC Play of the Month
Adela Quested
Sunday Night Theatre
Juliet
Lovejoy
Harriet Fisher
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Milborough Lang
Filmography
- 2020WingsDora
- 2019Widow's WalkMyrtle
- 2016Ethel & ErnestLady of the House (voice)
- 2016Golden YearsMartha
- 2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie PhillipsSelf
- 2013Leona Calderon
- 2010Love/LossMary
- 2004Agatha Christie's MarpleBelle Goedler
- 2002After They Were FamousSelf
- 2001Richard & JudySelf
- 2001The Whistle-BlowerTheresa Elliot
- 1998Sliding DoorsJames' Mother
- 1998The Scold's BridleViolet Orloff
- 1996Rosamunde Pilcher: SeptemberViolet
- 1996Noel's Telly Years
- 1996SeptemberViolet
- 1995Kavanagh Q.C.Alice Aldermarten
- 1994StaggeredFlora
- 1993GMTVSelf
- 1992The Camomile LawnPolly (older)
- 1992The Lady in WaitingMiss Peach
- 1992Duel of HeartsLady Brecon
- 1990Have a Nice NightJennifer Warrenton
- 1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesMilborough Lang
- 1987The Cook Report
- 1986LovejoyHarriet Fisher
- 1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896Annabel Flack
- 1984Sharing TimePhoebe
- 1984PucciniElvira
- 1983Waters of the MoonMrs. Whyte
- 1983Natural WorldParticipant
- 1983The Case of the Frightened LadyLady Lebanon Amersham
- 1982Blood LinkWoman in Ballroom
- 1979Julius CaesarPortia
- 1977The DisappearanceCatherine
- 1977Holocaust 2000Eva Caine
- 1976Peter PanMrs. Darling
- 1976Beauty and the BeastLucy
- 1975Shades of GreeneMary
- 1974The Gathering StormClemmie Churchill
- 1974Swallows and AmazonsMrs. Walker
- 1973The Dragon's OpponentMargaret - Countess of Suffolk
- 1972The EdwardiansFrances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
- 1971The Lion at World's End
- 1970WaterlooDuchess of Richmond
- 1969Ring of Bright WaterMary MacKenzie
- 1969The Lions Are Free
- 1969An Elephant Called SlowlyGinny
- 1968The Admirable CrichtonLady Mary
- 1967Half Hour StoryAnn
- 1966Born FreeJoy Adamson
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationAlice Oke
- 1965A Passage to IndiaAdela Quested
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthAdela Quested
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961Two Living, One DeadHelen Berger
- 1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareJanet Taggart
- 1958Storm Over JamaicaJudy Waring
- 1958Carve Her Name with PrideViolette Szabo
- 1957The Smallest Show on EarthJean Spenser
- 1957The Barretts of Wimpole StreetHenrietta Barrett
- 1956A Town Like AliceJean Paget
- 1955Romeo and JulietJuliet Capulet
- 1955The Ship That Died of ShameHelen Randall
- 1955SimbaMary Crawford
- 1953The OracleShelagh
- 1953The Cruel SeaJulie Hallam
- 1952Father's Doing FineCatherine
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameLady Mary
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreJuliet
- —Echoes of CamusfearnaNarrator
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