Virginia McKenna

Personal Info

Birthday

June 7, 1931

(94 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Virginia Anne McKenna

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

Agatha Christie's Marple

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

BBC Play of the Month

Natural World

Sunday Night Theatre

Kavanagh Q.C.

Lovejoy

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Filmography

2020
Wings
as Dora
2019
Widow's Walk
as Myrtle
2016
Ethel & Ernest
as Lady of the House (voice)
Golden Years
as Martha
2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self
2010
Love/Loss
as Mary
2001
The Whistle-Blower
as Theresa Elliot
1998
Sliding Doors
as James' Mother
The Scold's Bridle
as Violet Orloff
1996
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
as Violet
1994
Staggered
as Flora
1992
Duel of Hearts
as Lady Brecon
The Lady in Waiting
as Miss Peach
1990
Have a Nice Night
as Jennifer Warrenton
1984
Puccini
as Elvira
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
Holocaust 2000
as Eva Caine
1976
Peter Pan
as Mrs. Darling
Beauty and the Beast
as Lucy
1974
The Gathering Storm
as Clemmie Churchill
Swallows and Amazons
as Mrs. Walker
1970
Waterloo
as Duchess of Richmond
1969
Ring of Bright Water
as Mary MacKenzie
An Elephant Called Slowly
as Ginny
1968
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Mary
1966
Born Free
as Joy Adamson
1965
A Passage to India
as Adela Quested
1961
Two Living, One Dead
as Helen Berger
1959
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Janet Taggart
1958
Storm Over Jamaica
as Judy Waring
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Violette Szabo
1957
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Jean Spenser
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Henrietta Barrett
1956
A Town Like Alice
as Jean Paget
1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Helen Randall
Simba
as Mary Crawford
1953
The Oracle
as Shelagh
The Cruel Sea
as Julie Hallam
1952
Father's Doing Fine
as Catherine