6.5
Movie
Acting
Virginia McKenna
- Born
- (age 95)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 71 titles
Biography
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.5
Movie
7.1
Movie
Waterloo
7.9
TV
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.5
Movie
Ethel & Ernest
6.8
Movie
Born Free
6.9
Movie
The Cruel Sea
5.8
Movie
Holocaust 2000
7.4
TV
Lovejoy
6.3
Movie
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
6.7
Movie
The Smallest Show on Earth
6.3
Movie
Golden Years
6.4
Movie
A Town Like Alice
7.4
TV
Natural World
6.0
Movie
Carve Her Name with Pride
5.8
Movie
Ring of Bright Water
5.6
Movie
The Disappearance
7.4
Movie
Swallows and Amazons
5.2
Movie
Blood Link
Acting credits 71
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Echoes of Camusfearna Film | Narrator |
| 2020 | Wings Film | Dora |
| 2019 | Widow's Walk Film | Myrtle |
| 2016 | Ethel & Ernest Film | Lady of the House (voice) |
| 2016 | Golden Years Film | Martha |
| 2013 | Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips Film | Self |
| 2013 | Leona Calderon Film | |
| 2010 | Love/Loss Film | Mary |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple TV | Belle Goedler (1 ep) |
| 2002 | After They Were Famous TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2001 | The Whistle-Blower Film | Theresa Elliot |
| 1998 | Sliding Doors Film | James' Mother |
| 1998 | The Scold's Bridle Film | Violet Orloff |
| 1996 | Noel's Telly Years TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1996 | September TV | Violet (2 ep) |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. TV | Alice Aldermarten (1 ep) |
| 1994 | Staggered Film | Flora |
| 1993 | GMTV TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1992 | The Camomile Lawn TV | Polly (older) (5 ep) |
| 1992 | The Lady in Waiting Film | Miss Peach |
| 1992 | Duel of Hearts Film | Lady Brecon |
| 1990 | Have a Nice Night Film | Jennifer Warrenton |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries TV | Milborough Lang (1 ep) |
| 1987 | The Cook Report TV | (1 ep) |
| 1986 | Lovejoy TV | Harriet Fisher (1 ep) |
| 1984 | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 TV | Annabel Flack (2 ep) |
| 1984 | Sharing Time TV | Phoebe (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Puccini Film | Elvira |
| 1983 | Waters of the Moon Film | Mrs. Whyte |
| 1983 | Natural World TV | Participant (1 ep) |
| 1983 | The Case of the Frightened Lady Film | Lady Lebanon Amersham |
| 1982 | Blood Link Film | Woman in Ballroom |
| 1979 | Julius Caesar Film | Portia |
| 1977 | The Disappearance Film | Catherine |
| 1977 | Holocaust 2000 Film | Eva Caine |
| 1976 | Peter Pan Film | Mrs. Darling |
| 1976 | Beauty and the Beast Film | Lucy |
| 1975 | Shades of Greene TV | Mary (1 ep) |
| 1974 | The Gathering Storm Film | Clemmie Churchill |
| 1974 | Swallows and Amazons Film | Mrs. Walker |
| 1973 | The Dragon's Opponent TV | Margaret - Countess of Suffolk (4 ep) |
| 1972 | The Edwardians TV | Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Lion at World's End Film | |
| 1970 | Waterloo Film | Duchess of Richmond |
| 1969 | Ring of Bright Water Film | Mary MacKenzie |
| 1969 | The Lions Are Free Film | |
| 1969 | An Elephant Called Slowly Film | Ginny |
| 1968 | The Admirable Crichton Film | Lady Mary |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story TV | Ann (1 ep) |
| 1966 | Born Free Film | Joy Adamson |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination TV | Alice Oke (1 ep) |
| 1965 | A Passage to India Film | Adela Quested |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month TV | Adela Quested, Fraulein von Bernburg, Mary Stuart, Hester (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Two Living, One Dead Film | Helen Berger |
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare Film | Janet Taggart |
| 1958 | Storm Over Jamaica Film | Judy Waring |
| 1958 | Carve Her Name with Pride Film | Violette Szabo |