Acting

Virginia McKenna

Born 1931-06-07 · London, England, UK

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.

Credits

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Wings
as Dora
2020
Widow's Walk
as Myrtle
2019
Ethel & Ernest
as Lady of the House (voice)
2016
Golden Years
as Martha
2016
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self
2013
Leona Calderon
2013
Love/Loss
as Mary
2010
Agatha Christie's Marple
as Belle Goedler
2004
After They Were Famous
as Self
2002
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
The Whistle-Blower
as Theresa Elliot
2001
Sliding Doors
as James' Mother
1998
The Scold's Bridle
as Violet Orloff
1998
Noel's Telly Years
as Self
1996
September
as Violet
1996
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Alice Aldermarten
1995
Staggered
as Flora
1994
GMTV
as Self
1993
The Camomile Lawn
as Polly (older)
1992
The Lady in Waiting
as Miss Peach
1992
Duel of Hearts
as Lady Brecon
1992
Have a Nice Night
as Jennifer Warrenton
1990
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Milborough Lang
1987
The Cook Report
1987
Lovejoy
as Harriet Fisher
1986
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
as Annabel Flack
1984
Sharing Time
as Phoebe
1984
Puccini
as Elvira
1984
Waters of the Moon
as Mrs. Whyte
1983
Natural World
as Participant
1983
The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Lady Lebanon Amersham
1983
Blood Link
as Woman in Ballroom
1982
Julius Caesar
as Portia
1979
The Disappearance
as Catherine
1977
Holocaust 2000
as Eva Caine
1977
Peter Pan
as Mrs. Darling
1976
Beauty and the Beast
as Lucy
1976
Shades of Greene
as Mary
1975
The Gathering Storm
as Clemmie Churchill
1974
Swallows and Amazons
as Mrs. Walker
1974
The Dragon's Opponent
as Margaret - Countess of Suffolk
1973
The Edwardians
as Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
1972
The Lion at World's End
1971
Waterloo
as Duchess of Richmond
1970
Ring of Bright Water
as Mary MacKenzie
1969
The Lions Are Free
1969
An Elephant Called Slowly
as Ginny
1969
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Mary
1968
Half Hour Story
as Ann
1967
Born Free
as Joy Adamson
1966
Mystery and Imagination
as Alice Oke
1966
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
1965
BBC Play of the Month
as Hester
1965
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Two Living, One Dead
as Helen Berger
1961
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Janet Taggart
1959
Storm Over Jamaica
as Judy Waring
1958
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Violette Szabo
1958
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Jean Spenser
1957
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Henrietta Barrett
1957
A Town Like Alice
as Jean Paget
1956
Romeo and Juliet
as Juliet Capulet
1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Helen Randall
1955
Simba
as Mary Crawford
1955
The Oracle
as Shelagh
1953
The Cruel Sea
as Julie Hallam
1953
Father's Doing Fine
as Catherine
1952
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lady Mary
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Darling
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lucy
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Clementine Churchill
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
as Juliet
1950
Sunday Night Theatre
as Captain Janine Mayhew
1950
Echoes of Camusfearna
as Narrator
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