Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Acting
Born Jun 07, 1931
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.

Known For

Sliding Doors
6.6

Sliding Doors

James' Mother
Waterloo
7.1

Waterloo

Duchess of Richmond
Holocaust 2000
5.8

Holocaust 2000

Eva Caine
The Cruel Sea
6.9

The Cruel Sea

Julie Hallam
Born Free
6.8

Born Free

Joy Adamson
Peter Pan
6.0

Peter Pan

Mrs. Darling
Golden Years
6.3

Golden Years

Martha
Ethel & Ernest
7.5

Ethel & Ernest

Lady of the House (voice)
Carve Her Name with Pride
5.9

Carve Her Name with Pride

Violette Szabo
Blood Link
5.1

Blood Link

Woman in Ballroom

Filmography — Acting

Sliding Doors
6.6
1998

Sliding Doors

James' Mother
Waterloo
7.1
1970

Waterloo

Duchess of Richmond
Holocaust 2000
5.8
1977

Holocaust 2000

Eva Caine
The Cruel Sea
6.9
1953

The Cruel Sea

Julie Hallam
Born Free
6.8
1966

Born Free

Joy Adamson
Peter Pan
6.0
1976

Peter Pan

Mrs. Darling
Golden Years
6.3
2016

Golden Years

Martha
Ethel & Ernest
7.5
2016

Ethel & Ernest

Lady of the House (voice)
Carve Her Name with Pride
5.9
1958

Carve Her Name with Pride

Violette Szabo
Blood Link
5.1
1982

Blood Link

Woman in Ballroom
Simba
6.4
1955

Simba

Mary Crawford
A Town Like Alice
6.3
1956

A Town Like Alice

Jean Paget
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
6.2
1959

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Janet Taggart
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
7.8
1996

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

Violet
The Disappearance
5.4
1977

The Disappearance

Catherine
The Ship That Died of Shame
7.0
1955

The Ship That Died of Shame

Helen Randall
Staggered
5.2
1994

Staggered

Flora
The Smallest Show on Earth
6.6
1957

The Smallest Show on Earth

Jean Spenser
Ring of Bright Water
5.8
1969

Ring of Bright Water

Mary MacKenzie
A Passage to India
1965

A Passage to India

Adela Quested
Love/Loss
2010

Love/Loss

Mary
The Scold's Bridle
6.1
1998

The Scold's Bridle

Violet Orloff
Duel of Hearts
5.5
1992

Duel of Hearts

Lady Brecon
Julius Caesar
8.5
1979

Julius Caesar

Portia
Father's Doing Fine
6.3
1952

Father's Doing Fine

Catherine
The Gathering Storm
7.0
1974

The Gathering Storm

Clemmie Churchill
Puccini
1.0
1984

Puccini

Elvira
Swallows and Amazons
7.7
1974

Swallows and Amazons

Mrs. Walker
Widow's Walk
4.2
2019

Widow's Walk

Myrtle
Beauty and the Beast
5.8
1976

Beauty and the Beast

Lucy
7.0
1961

Two Living, One Dead

Helen Berger
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
6.2
1957

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Henrietta Barrett
Have a Nice Night
6.2
1990

Have a Nice Night

Jennifer Warrenton
The Whistle-Blower
8.0
2001

The Whistle-Blower

Theresa Elliot
The Admirable Crichton
6.0
1968

The Admirable Crichton

Lady Mary
Wings
2020

Wings

Dora
The Oracle
5.0
1953

The Oracle

Shelagh
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
8.3
2013

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Self
The Lady in Waiting
6.3
1992

The Lady in Waiting

Miss Peach
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1983

The Case of the Frightened Lady

Lady Lebanon Amersham
Romeo and Juliet
1955

Romeo and Juliet

Juliet Capulet
8.0
1971

The Lion at World's End
Leona Calderon
2013

Leona Calderon
Echoes of Camusfearna

Echoes of Camusfearna

Narrator
Storm Over Jamaica
6.0
1958

Storm Over Jamaica

Judy Waring
An Elephant Called Slowly
6.0
1969

An Elephant Called Slowly

Ginny
1969

The Lions Are Free