- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1917
- Place of Birth
- Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
- Died
- October 5, 1998
Megs Jenkins
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 fe…
Filmography
tvA Woman of Substance
1985 · Mrs Turner
movieA Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980 · Mrs Braithwaite
tvYoung at Heart
1980 · Ethel Collyer
tvWorzel Gummidge
1979 · Mrs. Braithwaite
movieKay
1978 · Iris
movieThe Daedalus Equations
1976 · Eileen Gray
movieThe Amorous Milkman
1975 · Iris Peters
tvOh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
1974 · Mum
tvFather Brown
1974 · Mrs Banks
If You Could See What I Can See
movieIf You Could See What I Can See
1974 · Mrs. Palmer
movieThe Turn of the Screw
1974 · Mrs. Grose
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Eileen Gray
Weekend Guest
movieWeekend Guest
1974 · Beryl Steele
movieThe Monkey's Paw
1973 · Mrs. White
tvOrson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 · Mrs. White
movieAsylum
1972 · Nurse Higgins
The Befrienders
tvThe Befrienders
1972 · Janet
Menace
tvMenace
1970 · Mrs. Pepper
Ben Travers Farces
tvBen Travers Farces
1970 · Mrs. Hewlett
movieDavid Copperfield
1969 · Clara Peggotty
movieThe Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969 · Matron
W. Somerset Maugham
tvW. Somerset Maugham
1969 · Mrs. Bulfinch
movieOliver!
1968 · Mrs. Bedwin
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Beryl Steele
movieStranger in the House
1967 · Mrs. Christoforides
Where the Buffalo Roam
movieWhere the Buffalo Roam
1966
tvMystery and Imagination
1966 · Mrs Bunch, Mrs Smedhurst
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Miss Wellcome
movieBunny Lake Is Missing
1965 · Sister
tvGideon's Way
1965 · Liz Rikker
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964 · Mrs. Turner, Molly Wilderness
movieMacbeth
1964 · Gentlewoman
movieMurder Most Foul
1964 · Gladys Thomas
tvThe Human Jungle
1963 · Dr. Murphy
movieThe Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
movieHeart to Heart
1962 · Lady Johnson
The Old Curiosity Shop
tvThe Old Curiosity Shop
1962
movieLife for Ruth
1962 · Mrs Gordon
movieThe Innocents
1961 · Mrs. Grose
movieThe Green Helmet
1961 · Kitty Launder
Drama 61-67
tvDrama 61-67
1961 · Amy
movieJet Storm
1959 · Rose Brock
movieTiger Bay
1959 · Mrs. Phillips
movieFriends and Neighbours
1959 · Lily Grimshaw
movieIndiscreet
1958 · Doris Banks
movieThe Story of Esther Costello
1957 · Nurse Evans
movieThe Passionate Stranger
1957 · Millie
movieThe Man in the Sky
1957 · Mrs. Snowden
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Ma Waite
Nathaniel Titlark
tvNathaniel Titlark
1956
movieJohn and Julie
1955 · Mrs. Pritchett
movieOut of the Clouds
1955 · Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
movieThe Gay Dog
1954 · Maggie Gay
movieTrouble in Store
1953 · Miss Gibson
moviePersonal Affair
1953 · Vi Vining
movieRough Shoot
1953 · Mrs. Powell
movieThe Cruel Sea
1953 · Tallow's Sister
movieIvanhoe
1952 · Servant to Isaac
movieSecret People
1952 · Penny
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Gentlewoman
movieWhite Corridors
1951 · Mrs. Briggs
movieNo Place for Jennifer
1950 · Mrs. Marshall
movieA Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949 · Nan Ritchie
movieThe History of Mr. Polly
1949 · The Innkeeper
movieSaraband for Dead Lovers
1948 · Frau Busche
movieThe Monkey's Paw
1948 · Mrs. Alice Trelawne
movieThe Brothers
1947 · Angustina
movieGreen for Danger
1946 · Nurse Woods
moviePainted Boats
1945 · Barmaid
movie29 Acacia Avenue
1945 · Shirley
movieThe Ten Year Plan
1945 · Housewife
It's in the Bag
movieIt's in the Bag
1944 · Peach St. Clair
movieThe Lamp Still Burns
1943 · Nurse (uncredited)
movieMillions Like Us
1943 · Gwen Price
Secret Journey
movieSecret Journey
1939 · Berta Von Reimer
moviePoison Pen
1939 · Barmaid