Actor profile

Virginia McKenna

7th June 1931 London, England, UK Acting

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.

45 Movies 28 TV Shows 79 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Wings poster

Wings 6th October 2020 as Dora

Widow's Walk poster

Widow's Walk 19th October 2019 as Myrtle

Ethel & Ernest poster

Ethel & Ernest 15th October 2016 as Lady of the House (voice)

Golden Years poster

Golden Years 29th April 2016 as Martha

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips poster

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips 28th September 2013 as Self

Leona Calderon poster

Leona Calderon 8th May 2013

Love/Loss poster

Love/Loss 1st January 2010 as Mary

The Whistle-Blower poster

The Whistle-Blower 14th April 2001 as Theresa Elliot

Sliding Doors poster

Sliding Doors 23rd April 1998 as James' Mother

The Scold's Bridle poster

The Scold's Bridle 10th April 1998 as Violet Orloff

Rosamunde Pilcher: September poster

Rosamunde Pilcher: September 7th April 1996 as Violet

Staggered poster

Staggered 8th July 1994 as Flora

Duel of Hearts poster

Duel of Hearts 1st January 1992 as Lady Brecon

The Lady in Waiting poster

The Lady in Waiting 1st January 1992 as Miss Peach

Have a Nice Night poster

Have a Nice Night 27th January 1990 as Jennifer Warrenton

Puccini poster

Puccini 1st January 1984 as Elvira

The Case of the Frightened Lady poster

The Case of the Frightened Lady 1st January 1983 as Lady Lebanon Amersham

Blood Link poster

Blood Link 15th October 1982 as Woman in Ballroom

Julius Caesar poster

Julius Caesar 11th February 1979 as Portia

The Disappearance poster

The Disappearance 30th November 1977 as Catherine

Holocaust 2000 poster

Holocaust 2000 25th November 1977 as Eva Caine

Peter Pan poster

Peter Pan 12th December 1976 as Mrs. Darling

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast 3rd December 1976 as Lucy

The Gathering Storm poster

The Gathering Storm 29th November 1974 as Clemmie Churchill

Swallows and Amazons poster

Swallows and Amazons 1st June 1974 as Mrs. Walker

The Lion at World's End poster

The Lion at World's End 28th February 1971

Waterloo poster

Waterloo 26th October 1970 as Duchess of Richmond

Ring of Bright Water poster

Ring of Bright Water 18th June 1969 as Mary MacKenzie

An Elephant Called Slowly poster

An Elephant Called Slowly 1st January 1969 as Ginny

The Admirable Crichton poster

The Admirable Crichton 2nd May 1968 as Lady Mary

Born Free poster

Born Free 14th March 1966 as Joy Adamson

A Passage to India poster

A Passage to India 16th November 1965 as Adela Quested

Two Living, One Dead poster

Two Living, One Dead 3rd April 1961 as Helen Berger

The Wreck of the Mary Deare poster

The Wreck of the Mary Deare 17th November 1959 as Janet Taggart

Storm Over Jamaica poster

Storm Over Jamaica 25th September 1958 as Judy Waring

Carve Her Name with Pride poster

Carve Her Name with Pride 18th February 1958 as Violette Szabo

The Smallest Show on Earth poster

The Smallest Show on Earth 9th April 1957 as Jean Spenser

The Barretts of Wimpole Street poster

The Barretts of Wimpole Street 16th January 1957 as Henrietta Barrett

A Town Like Alice poster

A Town Like Alice 1st March 1956 as Jean Paget

Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet 22nd May 1955 as Juliet Capulet

The Ship That Died of Shame poster

The Ship That Died of Shame 19th April 1955 as Helen Randall

Simba poster

Simba 7th January 1955 as Mary Crawford

The Oracle poster

The Oracle 1st June 1953 as Shelagh

The Cruel Sea poster

The Cruel Sea 24th February 1953 as Julie Hallam

Father's Doing Fine poster

Father's Doing Fine 15th August 1952 as Catherine

Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple 12th December 2004 as Belle Goedler

After They Were Famous poster

After They Were Famous 30th March 2002 as Self

Richard & Judy poster

Richard & Judy 26th November 2001 as Self

September poster

September 1st January 1996 as Violet

Kavanagh Q.C. poster

Kavanagh Q.C. 3rd January 1995 as Alice Aldermarten

GMTV poster

GMTV 1st January 1993 as Self

The Camomile Lawn poster

The Camomile Lawn 5th March 1992 as Polly (older)

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 2nd August 1987 as Milborough Lang

The Cook Report poster

The Cook Report 22nd July 1987

Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy 10th January 1986 as Harriet Fisher

The First Olympics: Athens 1896 poster

The First Olympics: Athens 1896 20th May 1984 as Annabel Flack

Natural World poster

Natural World 30th October 1983 as Participant

Shades of Greene poster

Shades of Greene 9th September 1975 as Mary

The Edwardians poster

The Edwardians 21st November 1972 as Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville

Half Hour Story poster

Half Hour Story 16th May 1967 as Ann

Mystery and Imagination poster

Mystery and Imagination 29th January 1966 as Alice Oke

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Adela Quested

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Fraulein von Bernburg

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Mary Stuart

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Hester

The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show 1st October 1962 as Self

The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show 11th December 1961 as Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Lady Mary

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Lucy

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Mrs. Darling

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Clementine Churchill

Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre 1st January 1950 as Juliet

Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre 1st January 1950 as Captain Janine Mayhew