Virginia McKenna

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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Known For

The Merv Griffin Show

1962 • as Self

Richard & Judy

2001 • as Self

Natural World

1983 • as Participant

GMTV

1993 • as Self

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • as Adela Quested

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987 • as Milborough Lang

Filmography

2020

Wings

as Dora

Movie - Released: 10/6/2020

2019

Widow's Walk

as Myrtle

Movie - Released: 10/19/2019

2016

Golden Years

as Martha

Movie - Released: 4/29/2016

Ethel & Ernest

as Lady of the House (voice)

Movie - Released: 10/15/2016

2013

Leona Calderon

Movie - Released: 5/8/2013

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

as Self

Movie - Released: 9/28/2013

2010

Love/Loss

as Mary

Movie - Released: 1/1/2010

2004

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Belle Goedler

TV - Released: 12/12/2004

2002

After They Were Famous

as Self

TV - Released: 3/30/2002

2001

The Whistle-Blower

as Theresa Elliot

Movie - Released: 4/14/2001

Richard & Judy

as Self

TV - Released: 11/26/2001

1998

Movie

The Scold's Bridle

as Violet Orloff

Movie - Released: 4/10/1998

Sliding Doors

as James' Mother

Movie - Released: 4/23/1998

1996

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

as Violet

Movie - Released: 4/7/1996

Noel's Telly Years

TV - Released: 1/8/1996

September

as Violet

TV - Released: 1/1/1996

1995

Kavanagh Q.C.

as Alice Aldermarten

TV - Released: 1/3/1995

1994

Staggered

as Flora

Movie - Released: 7/8/1994

1993

GMTV

as Self

TV - Released: 1/1/1993

1992

The Lady in Waiting

as Miss Peach

Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

Duel of Hearts

as Lady Brecon

Movie - Released: 1/1/1992

The Camomile Lawn

as Polly (older)

TV - Released: 3/5/1992

1990

Have a Nice Night

as Jennifer Warrenton

Movie - Released: 1/27/1990

1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Milborough Lang

TV - Released: 8/2/1987

1986

Lovejoy

as Harriet Fisher

TV - Released: 1/10/1986

1984

Puccini

as Elvira

Movie - Released: 1/1/1984

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

as Annabel Flack

TV - Released: 5/20/1984

1983

The Case of the Frightened Lady

as Lady Lebanon Amersham

Movie - Released: 1/1/1983

Natural World

as Participant

TV - Released: 10/30/1983

1982

Blood Link

as Woman in Ballroom

Movie - Released: 10/15/1982

1979

Julius Caesar

as Portia

Movie - Released: 2/11/1979

1978

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Portia

TV - Released: 12/3/1978

1977

Holocaust 2000

as Eva Caine

Movie - Released: 11/25/1977

The Disappearance

as Catherine

Movie - Released: 11/30/1977

1976

Beauty and the Beast

as Lucy

Movie - Released: 12/3/1976

Peter Pan

as Mrs. Darling

Movie - Released: 12/12/1976

1974

Swallows and Amazons

as Mrs. Walker

Movie - Released: 6/1/1974

The Gathering Storm

as Clemmie Churchill

Movie - Released: 11/29/1974

1972

The Edwardians

as Daisy

TV - Released: 11/21/1972

1971

The Lion at World's End

Movie - Released: 2/28/1971

1970

Waterloo

as Duchess of Richmond

Movie - Released: 10/26/1970

1969

Ring of Bright Water

as Mary MacKenzie

Movie - Released: 6/18/1969

An Elephant Called Slowly

as Ginny

Movie - Released: 1/1/1969

Movie

The Lions Are Free

Movie - Released: 1/23/1969

1968

The Admirable Crichton

as Lady Mary

Movie - Released: 5/2/1968

1966

Born Free

as Joy Adamson

Movie - Released: 3/26/1966

Mystery and Imagination

TV - Released: 1/29/1966

1965

A Passage to India

as Adela Quested

Movie - Released: 11/16/1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Adela Quested

TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1962

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Movie

Two Living, One Dead

as Helen Berger

Movie - Released: 4/3/1961

1959

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

as Janet Taggart

Movie - Released: 11/17/1959

1958

Carve Her Name with Pride

as Violette Szabo

Movie - Released: 2/18/1958

Storm Over Jamaica

as Judy Waring

Movie - Released: 9/25/1958

1957

The Smallest Show on Earth

as Jean Spenser

Movie - Released: 4/9/1957

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

as Henrietta Barrett

Movie - Released: 1/16/1957

1956

A Town Like Alice

as Jean Paget

Movie - Released: 3/1/1956

1955

The Ship That Died of Shame

as Helen Randall

Movie - Released: 4/19/1955

Simba

as Mary Crawford

Movie - Released: 1/7/1955

1953

The Cruel Sea

as Julie Hallam

Movie - Released: 2/24/1953

The Oracle

as Shelagh

Movie - Released: 6/1/1953

1952

Father's Doing Fine

as Catherine

Movie - Released: 8/15/1952

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lady Mary

TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Mrs. Darling

TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Lucy

TV - Released: 12/24/1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Clementine Churchill

TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

Sunday Night Theatre

as Juliet

TV - Released: 1/1/1950

Unknown

Echoes of Camusfearna

as Narrator

Movie