Virginia McKenna
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
Miss Peach
The Lady in Waiting
Woman in Ballroom
Blood Link
Jean Spenser
The Smallest Show on Earth
Mrs. Walker
Swallows and Amazons
Joy Adamson
Born Free
Violette Szabo
Carve Her Name with Pride
Julie Hallam
The Cruel Sea
Helen Randall
The Ship That Died of Shame
Mary Crawford
Simba
Mary MacKenzie
Ring of Bright Water
Jean Paget
A Town Like Alice
Clemmie Churchill
The Gathering Storm
Janet Taggart
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Catherine
Father's Doing Fine
Henrietta Barrett
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Helen Berger
Two Living, One Dead
Violet
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
Portia
Julius Caesar
Ginny
An Elephant Called Slowly
Lucy
Beauty and the Beast
Duchess of Richmond
Waterloo
Violet Orloff
The Scold's Bridle
Adela Quested
A Passage to India
Narrator
Echoes of Camusfearna
Mary
Love/Loss
Eva Caine
Holocaust 2000
The Lions Are Free
Lady Mary
The Admirable Crichton
Elvira
Puccini
Theresa Elliot
The Whistle-Blower
Martha
Golden Years
Flora
Staggered
The Lion at World's End
Lady of the House (voice)
Ethel & Ernest
Judy Waring
Storm Over Jamaica
James' Mother
Sliding Doors
Leona Calderon
Mrs. Darling
Peter Pan
Shelagh
The Oracle
Self
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Myrtle
Widow's Walk
Lady Lebanon Amersham
The Case of the Frightened Lady
Catherine
The Disappearance
Dora
Wings
Lady Brecon
Duel of Hearts
Jennifer Warrenton
Passez une bonne nuit
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
46
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-06-07
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
Virginia Anne McKenna