- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 7, 1931
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
Virginia McKenna
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.
Filmography
movieWings
2020 · Dora
movieWidow's Walk
2019 · Myrtle
movieEthel & Ernest
2016 · Lady of the House (voice)
movieGolden Years
2016 · Martha
movieHello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013 · Self
movieLeona Calderon
2013
movieLove/Loss
2010 · Mary
tvAgatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Belle Goedler
tvAfter They Were Famous
2002 · Self
tvRichard & Judy
2001 · Self
movieThe Whistle-Blower
2001 · Theresa Elliot
movieSliding Doors
1998 · James' Mother
movieThe Scold's Bridle
1998 · Violet Orloff
movieRosamunde Pilcher: September
1996 · Violet
Noel's Telly Years
tvNoel's Telly Years
1996
tvSeptember
1996 · Violet
tvKavanagh Q.C.
1995 · Alice Aldermarten
movieStaggered
1994 · Flora
tvGMTV
1993 · Self
tvThe Camomile Lawn
1992 · Polly (older)
movieThe Lady in Waiting
1992 · Miss Peach
movieDuel of Hearts
1992 · Lady Brecon
movieHave a Nice Night
1990 · Jennifer Warrenton
tvThe Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987 · Milborough Lang
tvThe Cook Report
1987
tvLovejoy
1986 · Harriet Fisher
tvThe First Olympics: Athens 1896
1984 · Annabel Flack
Sharing Time
tvSharing Time
1984 · Phoebe
moviePuccini
1984 · Elvira
Waters of the Moon
movieWaters of the Moon
1983 · Mrs. Whyte
tvNatural World
1983 · Participant
movieThe Case of the Frightened Lady
1983 · Lady Lebanon Amersham
movieBlood Link
1982 · Woman in Ballroom
movieJulius Caesar
1979 · Portia
movieThe Disappearance
1977 · Catherine
movieHolocaust 2000
1977 · Eva Caine
moviePeter Pan
1976 · Mrs. Darling
movieBeauty and the Beast
1976 · Lucy
tvShades of Greene
1975 · Mary
movieThe Gathering Storm
1974 · Clemmie Churchill
movieSwallows and Amazons
1974 · Mrs. Walker
The Dragon's Opponent
tvThe Dragon's Opponent
1973 · Margaret - Countess of Suffolk
tvThe Edwardians
1972 · Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
movieThe Lion at World's End
1971
movieWaterloo
1970 · Duchess of Richmond
movieRing of Bright Water
1969 · Mary MacKenzie
The Lions Are Free
movieThe Lions Are Free
1969
movieAn Elephant Called Slowly
1969 · Ginny
movieThe Admirable Crichton
1968 · Lady Mary
tvHalf Hour Story
1967 · Ann
movieBorn Free
1966 · Joy Adamson
tvMystery and Imagination
1966 · Alice Oke
movieA Passage to India
1965 · Adela Quested
tvBBC Play of the Month
1965 · Adela Quested, Fraulein von Bernburg, Mary Stuart, Hester
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
Two Living, One Dead
movieTwo Living, One Dead
1961 · Helen Berger
movieThe Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 · Janet Taggart
movieStorm Over Jamaica
1958 · Judy Waring
movieCarve Her Name with Pride
1958 · Violette Szabo
movieThe Smallest Show on Earth
1957 · Jean Spenser
movieThe Barretts of Wimpole Street
1957 · Henrietta Barrett
movieA Town Like Alice
1956 · Jean Paget
movieRomeo and Juliet
1955 · Juliet Capulet
movieThe Ship That Died of Shame
1955 · Helen Randall
movieSimba
1955 · Mary Crawford
movieThe Oracle
1953 · Shelagh
movieThe Cruel Sea
1953 · Julie Hallam
movieFather's Doing Fine
1952 · Catherine
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Lady Mary, Mrs. Darling, Lucy, Clementine Churchill
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950 · Juliet, Captain Janine Mayhew
movieEchoes of Camusfearna
— · Narrator