Virginia McKenna

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

Agatha Christie's Marple

Natural World

The Merv Griffin Show

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

All Movies (48)

• Wings2020 · as Dora
• Widow's Walk2019 · as Myrtle
• Ethel & Ernest2016 · as Lady of the House (voice)
• Golden Years2016 · as Martha
• Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips2013 · as Self
• Leona Calderon2013
• Love/Loss2010 · as Mary
• The Whistle-Blower2001 · as Theresa Elliot
• Sliding Doors1998 · as James' Mother
• The Scold's Bridle1998 · as Violet Orloff
• Rosamunde Pilcher: September1996 · as Violet
• Staggered1994 · as Flora
• The Lady in Waiting1992 · as Miss Peach
• Duel of Hearts1992 · as Lady Brecon
• Have a Nice Night1990 · as Jennifer Warrenton
• Puccini1984 · as Elvira
• Waters of the Moon1983 · as Mrs. Whyte
• The Case of the Frightened Lady1983 · as Lady Lebanon Amersham
• Blood Link1982 · as Woman in Ballroom
• Julius Caesar1979 · as Portia
• The Disappearance1977 · as Catherine
• Holocaust 20001977 · as Eva Caine
• Peter Pan1976 · as Mrs. Darling
• Beauty and the Beast1976 · as Lucy
• The Gathering Storm1974 · as Clemmie Churchill
• Swallows and Amazons1974 · as Mrs. Walker
• The Lion at World's End1971
• Waterloo1970 · as Duchess of Richmond
• Ring of Bright Water1969 · as Mary MacKenzie
• The Lions Are Free1969
• An Elephant Called Slowly1969 · as Ginny
• The Admirable Crichton1968 · as Lady Mary
• Born Free1966 · as Joy Adamson
• A Passage to India1965 · as Adela Quested
• Two Living, One Dead1961 · as Helen Berger
• The Wreck of the Mary Deare1959 · as Janet Taggart
• Storm Over Jamaica1958 · as Judy Waring
• Carve Her Name with Pride1958 · as Violette Szabo
• The Smallest Show on Earth1957 · as Jean Spenser
• The Barretts of Wimpole Street1957 · as Henrietta Barrett
• A Town Like Alice1956 · as Jean Paget
• Romeo and Juliet1955 · as Juliet Capulet
• The Ship That Died of Shame1955 · as Helen Randall
• Simba1955 · as Mary Crawford
• The Oracle1953 · as Shelagh
• The Cruel Sea1953 · as Julie Hallam
• Father's Doing Fine1952 · as Catherine
• Echoes of Camusfearna— · as Narrator

All TV Shows (29)

• Agatha Christie's Marple2004 · as Belle Goedler
• After They Were Famous2002 · as Self
• Richard & Judy2001 · as Self
• Noel's Telly Years1996
• September1996 · as Violet
• Kavanagh Q.C.1995 · as Alice Aldermarten
• GMTV1993 · as Self
• The Camomile Lawn1992 · as Polly (older)
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries1987 · as Milborough Lang
• The Cook Report1987
• Lovejoy1986 · as Harriet Fisher
• The First Olympics: Athens 18961984 · as Annabel Flack
• Natural World1983 · as Participant
• Shades of Greene1975 · as Mary
• The Edwardians1972 · as Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
• Half Hour Story1967 · as Ann
• Mystery and Imagination1966 · as Alice Oke
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Adela Quested
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Fraulein von Bernburg
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Mary Stuart
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Hester
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Lady Mary
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Mrs. Darling
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Lucy
• Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Clementine Churchill
• Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Juliet
• Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Captain Janine Mayhew