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Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Known For Acting
Birthday Jun 07, 1931 (94)
Birthplace London, England, UK
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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.

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Wings

Wings

2020

as Dora

Widow's Walk

Widow's Walk

2019

as Myrtle

Golden Years

Golden Years

2016

as Martha

Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

2016

as Lady of the House (voice)

Love/Loss

Love/Loss

2010

as Mary

The Scold's Bridle

The Scold's Bridle

1998

as Violet Orloff

Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors

1998

as James' Mother

Staggered

Staggered

1994

as Flora

The Lady in Waiting

The Lady in Waiting

1992

as Miss Peach

Duel of Hearts

Duel of Hearts

1992

as Lady Brecon

Puccini

Puccini

1984

as Elvira

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

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1979

as Portia

The Disappearance

The Disappearance

1977

as Catherine

Holocaust 2000

Holocaust 2000

1977

as Eva Caine

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1976

as Lucy

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1976

as Mrs. Darling

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

1974

as Mrs. Walker

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

1974

as Clemmie Churchill

Waterloo

Waterloo

1970

as Duchess of Richmond

Ring of Bright Water

Ring of Bright Water

1969

as Mary MacKenzie

The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

1968

as Lady Mary

Born Free

Born Free

1966

as Joy Adamson

Two Living, One Dead

Two Living, One Dead

1961

as Helen Berger

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

as Janet Taggart

Storm Over Jamaica

Storm Over Jamaica

1958

as Judy Waring

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958

as Violette Szabo

The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957

as Jean Spenser

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1957

as Henrietta Barrett

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956

as Jean Paget

Simba

Simba

1955

as Mary Crawford

The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

as Helen Randall

The Oracle

The Oracle

1953

as Shelagh

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1953

as Julie Hallam

Father's Doing Fine

Father's Doing Fine

1952

as Catherine

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Television Credits

The Camomile Lawn

as Polly (older)

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 05, 1992

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

as Annabel Flack

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 20, 1984

September

as Violet

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 1996

BBC Play of the Month

as Adela Quested

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 19, 1965

Lovejoy

as Harriet Fisher

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lady Mary

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Natural World

as Participant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 30, 1983

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Milborough Lang

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 1987

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Belle Goedler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lucy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Darling

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Clementine Churchill

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Alice Aldermarten

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 03, 1995

Sunday Night Theatre

as Juliet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1950

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Richard & Judy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 2001

Mystery and Imagination

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1966

Noel's Telly Years

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1996

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

GMTV

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1993

The Edwardians

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 21, 1972

After They Were Famous

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 30, 2002

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