Virginia McKenna

Jun 07, 1931 (93 years old) in London, England, UK

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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

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Natural World

Participant

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BBC Play of the Month

Adela Quested

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The BBC Television Shakespeare

Portia

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Agatha Christie's Marple

Belle Goedler

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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Milborough Lang

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Kavanagh Q.C.

Alice Aldermarten

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Lovejoy

Harriet Fisher

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Sunday Night Theatre

Juliet

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

Lady Mary

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Noel's Telly Years

Credits

Echoes of Camusfearna Future

Narrator

★ NR
Wings 2020

Dora

★ NR
Widow's Walk 2019

Myrtle

★ 4.2
Ethel & Ernest 2016

Lady of the House (voice)

★ 7.4
Golden Years 2016

Martha

★ 6.3
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips 2013

Self

★ 8.3
Leona Calderon 2013

★ NR
Love/Loss 2010

Mary

★ NR
Agatha Christie's Marple 2004

Belle Goedler

★ 7.7
After They Were Famous 2002

Self

★ 6
The Whistle-Blower 2001

Theresa Elliot

★ 8
Sliding Doors 1998

James' Mother

★ 6.6
The Scold's Bridle 1998

Violet Orloff

★ 7
Rosamunde Pilcher: September 1996

Violet

★ 7.8
Noel's Telly Years 1996

★ NR
September 1996

Violet

★ 5
Kavanagh Q.C. 1995

Alice Aldermarten

★ 7
Staggered 1994

Flora

★ 5.3
The Camomile Lawn 1992

Polly (older)

★ 5.9
The Lady in Waiting 1992

Miss Peach

★ 6.3
Duel of Hearts 1992

Lady Brecon

★ 5.5
Have a Nice Night 1990

Jennifer Warrenton

★ 6.5
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 1987

Milborough Lang

★ 6.2
Lovejoy 1986

Harriet Fisher

★ 7.3
The First Olympics: Athens 1896 1984

Annabel Flack

★ 6
Puccini 1984

Elvira

★ 1
Natural World 1983

Participant

★ 7.1
The Case of the Frightened Lady 1983

Lady Lebanon Amersham

★ NR
Blood Link 1982

Woman in Ballroom

★ 5.1
Julius Caesar 1979

Portia

★ 8.5
The BBC Television Shakespeare 1978

Portia

★ 5.2
The Disappearance 1977

Catherine

★ 5.6
Holocaust 2000 1977

Eva Caine

★ 5.9
Peter Pan 1976

Mrs. Darling

★ 6
Beauty and the Beast 1976

Lucy

★ 5.8
The Gathering Storm 1974

Clemmie Churchill

★ 7
Swallows and Amazons 1974

Mrs. Walker

★ 7.6
The Edwardians 1972

Daisy

★ 5.7
The Lion at World's End 1971

★ 8
Waterloo 1970

Duchess of Richmond

★ 7.2
Ring of Bright Water 1969

Mary MacKenzie

★ 5.6
The Lions Are Free 1969

★ NR
An Elephant Called Slowly 1969

Ginny

★ 6
The Admirable Crichton 1968

Lady Mary

★ 6
Born Free 1966

Joy Adamson

★ 6.8
Mystery and Imagination 1966

★ 5.5
A Passage to India 1965

Adela Quested

★ NR
BBC Play of the Month 1965

Adela Quested

★ 5
Two Living, One Dead 1961

Helen Berger

★ 7
The Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959

Janet Taggart

★ 6.3
Storm Over Jamaica 1958

Judy Waring

★ 6
Carve Her Name with Pride 1958

Violette Szabo

★ 5.7
The Smallest Show on Earth 1957

Jean Spenser

★ 6.6
The Barretts of Wimpole Street 1957

Henrietta Barrett

★ 6.2
A Town Like Alice 1956

Jean Paget

★ 6.3
The Ship That Died of Shame 1955

Helen Randall

★ 6.9
Simba 1955

Mary Crawford

★ 6.5
The Oracle 1953

Shelagh

★ 5
The Cruel Sea 1953

Julie Hallam

★ 7
Father's Doing Fine 1952

Catherine

★ 6.3
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Lady Mary

★ 8.6
Sunday Night Theatre 1950

Juliet

★ 3.5