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Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Department: Acting

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.

Known For

The Lady in Waiting

The Lady in Waiting

1992

Blood Link

Blood Link

1982

The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

1974

Born Free

Born Free

1966

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1953

The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

Simba

Simba

1955

Ring of Bright Water

Ring of Bright Water

1969

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

1974

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

Father's Doing Fine

Father's Doing Fine

1952

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1957

Two Living, One Dead

Two Living, One Dead

1961

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

1996

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1979

An Elephant Called Slowly

An Elephant Called Slowly

1969

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

1976

Waterloo

Waterloo

1970

The Scold's Bridle

The Scold's Bridle

1998

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

1965

Echoes of Camusfearna

Echoes of Camusfearna

Love/Loss

Love/Loss

2010

Holocaust 2000

Holocaust 2000

1977

The Lions Are Free

The Lions Are Free

1969

The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

1968

Puccini

Puccini

1984

The Whistle-Blower

The Whistle-Blower

2001

Golden Years

Golden Years

2016

Staggered

Staggered

1994

The Lion at World's End

The Lion at World's End

1971

Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

2016

Storm Over Jamaica

Storm Over Jamaica

1958

Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors

1998

Leona Calderon

Leona Calderon

2013

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

1976

The Oracle

The Oracle

1953

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

2013

Widow's Walk

Widow's Walk

2019

The Case of the Frightened Lady

The Case of the Frightened Lady

1983

The Disappearance

The Disappearance

1977

Wings

Wings

2020

Duel of Hearts

Duel of Hearts

1992

Have a Nice Night

Have a Nice Night

1990

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1955

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2001

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Noel's Telly Years

Noel's Telly Years

1996

The Camomile Lawn

The Camomile Lawn

1992

GMTV

GMTV

1993

Natural World

Natural World

1983

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

1984

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

September

September

1996

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

After They Were Famous

After They Were Famous

2002

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

1950

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

1972

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

1966

The Cook Report

The Cook Report

1987