Virginia McKenna

Known for: Acting

Born: 1931-06-07 (age 95)

From: London, England, UK

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.

Filmography (72)

MOVIE
Wings
2020
as Dora
MOVIE★ 4.2
Widow's Walk
2019
as Myrtle
MOVIE★ 7.5
Ethel & Ernest
2016
as Lady of the House (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Golden Years
2016
as Martha
MOVIE★ 8.3
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
as Self
MOVIE
Leona Calderon
2013
MOVIE
Love/Loss
2010
as Mary
TV★ 7.8
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Belle Goedler
TV★ 6.5
After They Were Famous
2002
as Self
TV★ 3.4
Richard & Judy
2001
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Whistle-Blower
2001
as Theresa Elliot
MOVIE★ 6.6
Sliding Doors
1998
as James' Mother
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Scold's Bridle
1998
as Violet Orloff
MOVIE★ 7.6
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996
as Violet
TV
Noel's Telly Years
1996
TV★ 5.0
September
1996
as Violet
TV★ 7.3
Kavanagh Q.C.
1995
as Alice Aldermarten
MOVIE★ 5.3
Staggered
1994
as Flora
TV★ 5.8
GMTV
1993
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Camomile Lawn
1992
as Polly (older)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Lady in Waiting
1992
as Miss Peach
MOVIE★ 7.0
Duel of Hearts
1992
as Lady Brecon
MOVIE★ 6.4
Have a Nice Night
1990
as Jennifer Warrenton
TV★ 6.6
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Milborough Lang
TV★ 7.0
The Cook Report
1987
TV★ 7.4
Lovejoy
1986
as Harriet Fisher
TV★ 5.7
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1984
as Annabel Flack
TV
Sharing Time
1984
as Phoebe
MOVIE★ 3.7
Puccini
1984
as Elvira
MOVIE
Waters of the Moon
1983
as Mrs. Whyte
TV★ 7.4
Natural World
1983
as Participant
MOVIE
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1983
as Lady Lebanon Amersham
MOVIE★ 5.2
Blood Link
1982
as Woman in Ballroom
MOVIE★ 8.7
Julius Caesar
1979
as Portia
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Disappearance
1977
as Catherine
MOVIE★ 5.8
Holocaust 2000
1977
as Eva Caine
MOVIE★ 6.0
Peter Pan
1976
as Mrs. Darling
MOVIE★ 6.0
Beauty and the Beast
1976
as Lucy
TV★ 8.5
Shades of Greene
1975
as Mary
MOVIE★ 8.2
The Gathering Storm
1974
as Clemmie Churchill
MOVIE★ 7.6
Swallows and Amazons
1974
as Mrs. Walker
TV
The Dragon's Opponent
1973
as Margaret - Countess of Suffolk
TV★ 6.3
The Edwardians
1972
as Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Lion at World's End
1971
MOVIE★ 7.1
Waterloo
1970
as Duchess of Richmond
MOVIE★ 5.8
Ring of Bright Water
1969
as Mary MacKenzie
MOVIE
The Lions Are Free
1969
MOVIE★ 7.0
An Elephant Called Slowly
1969
as Ginny
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Admirable Crichton
1968
as Lady Mary
TV★ 7.5
Half Hour Story
1967
as Ann
MOVIE★ 6.8
Born Free
1966
as Joy Adamson
TV★ 5.8
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Alice Oke
MOVIE★ 8.0
A Passage to India
1965
as Adela Quested
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Adela Quested
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Two Living, One Dead
1961
as Helen Berger
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959
as Janet Taggart
MOVIE★ 7.0
Storm Over Jamaica
1958
as Judy Waring
MOVIE★ 6.0
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958
as Violette Szabo
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
as Jean Spenser
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1957
as Henrietta Barrett
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Town Like Alice
1956
as Jean Paget
MOVIE★ 8.0
Romeo and Juliet
1955
as Juliet Capulet
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Helen Randall
MOVIE★ 6.6
Simba
1955
as Mary Crawford
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Oracle
1953
as Shelagh
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Julie Hallam
MOVIE★ 7.3
Father's Doing Fine
1952
as Catherine
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Lady Mary
TV★ 3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Juliet
MOVIE
Echoes of Camusfearna
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as Narrator