Portrait of Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Acting

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.

Born: June 7, 1931

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Filmography

2020
Wings

as Dora

2019
Widow's Walk

as Myrtle

2016
Ethel & Ernest

as Lady of the House (voice)

2016
Golden Years

as Martha

2010
Love/Loss

as Mary

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple

as Belle Goedler

2001
2001
The Whistle-Blower

as Theresa Elliot

1998
Sliding Doors

as James' Mother

1996
September

as Violet

1995
Kavanagh Q.C.

as Alice Aldermarten

1994
Staggered

as Flora

1993
GMTV

as Self

1992
The Camomile Lawn

as Polly (older)

1992
The Lady in Waiting

as Miss Peach

1992
Duel of Hearts

as Lady Brecon

1990
Have a Nice Night

as Jennifer Warrenton

1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Milborough Lang

1986
Lovejoy

as Harriet Fisher

1984
Puccini

as Elvira

1983
Natural World

as Participant

1983
The Case of the Frightened Lady

as Lady Lebanon Amersham

1982
Blood Link

as Woman in Ballroom

1979
Julius Caesar

as Portia

1977
The Disappearance

as Catherine

1977
Holocaust 2000

as Eva Caine

1976
Peter Pan

as Mrs. Darling

1974
The Gathering Storm

as Clemmie Churchill

1974
Swallows and Amazons

as Mrs. Walker

1972
The Edwardians

as Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville

1970
Waterloo

as Duchess of Richmond

1969
Ring of Bright Water

as Mary MacKenzie

1968
1966
Born Free

as Joy Adamson

1965
A Passage to India

as Adela Quested

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Adela Quested

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Fraulein von Bernburg

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Mary Stuart

1959
1958
Storm Over Jamaica

as Judy Waring

1958
Carve Her Name with Pride

as Violette Szabo

1957
1957
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

as Henrietta Barrett

1956
A Town Like Alice

as Jean Paget

1955
Romeo and Juliet

as Juliet Capulet

1955
1955
Simba

as Mary Crawford

1953
The Oracle

as Shelagh

1953
The Cruel Sea

as Julie Hallam

1952
1951
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Darling

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Clementine Churchill

1950
Sunday Night Theatre

as Captain Janine Mayhew

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