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Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Actor Jun 7 (age 94) London, England, UK 1950–2020 (70 year career)
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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

Sliding Doors
Film

Sliding Doors

James' Mother
Waterloo
Film

Waterloo

Duchess of Richmond
Ethel & Ernest
Film

Ethel & Ernest

Lady of the House (voice)
Born Free
Film

Born Free

Joy Adamson
The Cruel Sea
Film

The Cruel Sea

Julie Hallam
The Smallest Show on Earth
Film

The Smallest Show on Earth

Jean Spenser
Holocaust 2000
Film

Holocaust 2000

Eva Caine
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Film

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Janet Taggart

Filmography

Acting (67)

·

Movies (47)

Wings

Wings

2020

as Dora

Widow's Walk

Widow's Walk

2019

as Myrtle

4.2
Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

2016

as Lady of the House (voice)

7.5
Golden Years

Golden Years

2016

as Martha

6.3
Leona Calderon

Leona Calderon

2013
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

2013

as Self

8.3
Love/Loss

Love/Loss

2010

as Mary

The Whistle-Blower

The Whistle-Blower

2001

as Theresa Elliot

8.0
Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors

1998

as James' Mother

6.6
The Scold's Bridle

The Scold's Bridle

1998

as Violet Orloff

6.1
Rosamunde Pilcher: September

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

1996

as Violet

7.8
Staggered

Staggered

1994

as Flora

5.2
The Lady in Waiting

The Lady in Waiting

1992

as Miss Peach

6.3
Duel of Hearts

Duel of Hearts

1992

as Lady Brecon

5.5
Have a Nice Night

Have a Nice Night

1990

as Jennifer Warrenton

5.8
Puccini

Puccini

1984

as Elvira

1.0
The Case of the Frightened Lady

The Case of the Frightened Lady

1983

as Lady Lebanon Amersham

Blood Link

Blood Link

1982

as Woman in Ballroom

5.1
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1979

as Portia

8.5
The Disappearance

The Disappearance

1977

as Catherine

5.4
Holocaust 2000

Holocaust 2000

1977

as Eva Caine

5.8
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1976

as Mrs. Darling

6.0
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1976

as Lucy

5.8
Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

1974

as Mrs. Walker

7.7
The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

1974

as Clemmie Churchill

7.0
The Lion at World's End

The Lion at World's End

1971
8.0
Waterloo

Waterloo

1970

as Duchess of Richmond

7.1
The Lions Are Free

The Lions Are Free

1969
Ring of Bright Water

Ring of Bright Water

1969

as Mary MacKenzie

5.8
An Elephant Called Slowly

An Elephant Called Slowly

1969

as Ginny

6.0
The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

1968

as Lady Mary

6.0
Born Free

Born Free

1966

as Joy Adamson

6.8
A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1965

as Adela Quested

Two Living, One Dead

Two Living, One Dead

1961

as Helen Berger

7.0
The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

as Janet Taggart

6.2
Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958

as Violette Szabo

5.9
Storm Over Jamaica

Storm Over Jamaica

1958

as Judy Waring

6.0
The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957

as Jean Spenser

6.6
The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1957

as Henrietta Barrett

6.2
A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956

as Jean Paget

6.3
Simba

Simba

1955

as Mary Crawford

6.4
The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

as Helen Randall

7.0
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1955

as Juliet Capulet

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1953

as Julie Hallam

6.9
The Oracle

The Oracle

1953

as Shelagh

5.0
Father's Doing Fine

Father's Doing Fine

1952

as Catherine

6.3
Echoes of Camusfearna

Echoes of Camusfearna

as Narrator