Virginia McKenna
Known for acting · Born 7 June 1931 · 95 · London, England, UK
71 credits
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
Born Free
1966
Waterloo
1970
Sliding Doors
1998
Ethel & Ernest
2016
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
Golden Years
2016
A Town Like Alice
1956
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
Ring of Bright Water
1969
Swallows and Amazons
1974
Simba
1955
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
Acting (71)
2020WingsDoraFilm
2019Widow's WalkMyrtleFilm
2016Ethel & ErnestLady of the House (voice)Film
2016Golden YearsMarthaFilm
2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie PhillipsSelfFilm
2013Leona CalderonFilm
2010Love/LossMaryFilm
2004Agatha Christie's MarpleBelle GoedlerSeries
2002After They Were FamousSelfSeries
2001Richard & JudySelfSeries
2001The Whistle-BlowerTheresa ElliotFilm
1998Sliding DoorsJames' MotherFilm
1998The Scold's BridleViolet OrloffFilm
1996SeptemberViolet · 2 episodesSeries
1996Noel's Telly YearsSelfSeries
1995Kavanagh Q.C.Alice AldermartenSeries
1994StaggeredFloraFilm
1993GMTVSelfSeries
1992The Camomile LawnPolly (older) · 5 episodesSeries
1992The Lady in WaitingMiss PeachFilm
1992Duel of HeartsLady BreconFilm
1990Have a Nice NightJennifer WarrentonFilm
1987The Ruth Rendell MysteriesMilborough LangSeries
1987The Cook ReportSeries
1986LovejoyHarriet FisherSeries
1984The First Olympics: Athens 1896Annabel Flack · 2 episodesSeries
1984PucciniElviraFilm
1984Sharing TimePhoebeSeries
1983Natural WorldParticipantSeries
1983The Case of the Frightened LadyLady Lebanon AmershamFilm
1983Waters of the MoonMrs. WhyteFilm
1982Blood LinkWoman in BallroomFilm
1979Julius CaesarPortiaFilm
1977Holocaust 2000Eva CaineFilm
1977The DisappearanceCatherineFilm
1976Beauty and the BeastLucyFilm
1976Peter PanMrs. DarlingFilm
1975Shades of GreeneMarySeries
1974Swallows and AmazonsMrs. WalkerFilm
1974The Gathering StormClemmie ChurchillFilm
1973The Dragon's OpponentMargaret - Countess of Suffolk · 4 episodesSeries
1972The EdwardiansFrances Evelyn 'Daisy' GrevilleSeries
1971The Lion at World's EndFilm
1970WaterlooDuchess of RichmondFilm
1969Ring of Bright WaterMary MacKenzieFilm
1969An Elephant Called SlowlyGinnyFilm
1969The Lions Are FreeFilm
1968The Admirable CrichtonLady MaryFilm
1967Half Hour StoryAnnSeries
1966Born FreeJoy AdamsonFilm
1966Mystery and ImaginationAlice OkeSeries
1965BBC Play of the MonthAdela Quested, Fraulein von Bernburg, Mary Stuart, HesterSeries
1965A Passage to IndiaAdela QuestedFilm
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1961Two Living, One DeadHelen BergerFilm
1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareJanet TaggartFilm
1958Carve Her Name with PrideViolette SzaboFilm
1958Storm Over JamaicaJudy WaringFilm
1957The Smallest Show on EarthJean SpenserFilm
1957The Barretts of Wimpole StreetHenrietta BarrettFilm
1956A Town Like AliceJean PagetFilm
1955SimbaMary CrawfordFilm
1955The Ship That Died of ShameHelen RandallFilm
1955Romeo and JulietJuliet CapuletFilm
1953The Cruel SeaJulie HallamFilm
1953The OracleShelaghFilm
1952Father's Doing FineCatherineFilm
1951Hallmark Hall of FameLady Mary, Mrs. Darling, Lucy, Clementine ChurchillSeries
1950Sunday Night TheatreJuliet, Captain Janine MayhewSeries
—Echoes of CamusfearnaNarratorFilm