Biography
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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
all 69
Movies 49
TV Shows 20
self 10
Voice 1
Narrator 1
Myrtle

Widow's Walk (2019)
Movie
Lady of the House (voice)

Ethel & Ernest (2016)
Movie
Martha

Golden Years (2016)
Movie
Self - #TheSmallestShowOnEarth

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips (2013)
Movie
Elderly English Lady

Leona Calderon (2013)
Movie
Belle Goedler

Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
TV
6.11
Theresa Elliot

The Whistle-Blower (2001)
Movie
Violet Orloff

The Scold's Bridle (1998)
TV
James' Mother

Sliding Doors (1998)
Movie
1
Violet Orloff

The Scold's Bridle (1998)
Movie
Violet Aird

Rosamunde Pilcher: September (1996)
Movie
Violet Aird

September (1996)
TV
Alice Aldermarten

Kavanagh Q.C. (1995)
TV
Self

GMTV (1993)
TV
Polly (older)

The Camomile Lawn (1992)
TV
Miss Peach

The Lady in Waiting (1992)
Movie
Lady Brecon

Duel of Hearts (1992)
Movie
Jennifer

Have a Nice Night (1990)
Movie
Milborough Lang

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
TV
6
Harriet Fisher

Lovejoy (1986)
TV
5
Annabel Flack

The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
TV
Elvira

Puccini (1984)
Movie
Participant

Natural World (1983)
TV
6
Lady Lebanon Amersham

The Case of the Frightened Lady (1983)
Movie
Woman in Ballroom

Blood Link (1982)
Movie
Catherine

The Disappearance (1977)
Movie
Eva Caine

Holocaust 2000 (1977)
Movie
Mrs. Darling

Peter Pan (1976)
Movie
Clementine Churchill

The Gathering Storm (1974)
Movie
Mother - Mrs. Walker

Swallows and Amazons (1974)
Movie
Duchess of Richmond

Waterloo (1970)
Movie
Mary MacKenzie

Ring of Bright Water (1969)
Movie
Lady Mary

The Admirable Crichton (1968)
Movie
Joy Adamson

Born Free (1966)
Movie
Adela Quested

A Passage to India (1965)
Movie
Adela Quested

BBC Play of the Month (1965)
TV
Helen Berger

Two Living, One Dead (1961)
Movie
Janet Taggart

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
Movie
Judy Waring

Storm Over Jamaica (1958)
Movie
Violette Szabo

Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
Movie
6
Jean Spenser

The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Movie
Jean Paget

A Town Like Alice (1956)
Movie
Helen Randall

The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
Movie
Mary Crawford

Simba (1955)
Movie
Shelagh

The Oracle (1953)
Movie
Julie Hallam

The Cruel Sea (1953)
Movie
6
Catherine - Her Daughter

Father's Doing Fine (1952)
Movie
Lady Mary / Mrs. Darling / Lucy / Clementine Churchill

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Narrator

Echoes of Camusfearna
Movie
Self - visitor & patron

Wildlife SOS
TV
Gallery


Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1931-06-07 (93 years old)
Birth PlaceMarylebone, United Kingdom
Height
RelationshipsBill Travers (1957 - 1994), Denholm Elliott (1954 - 1957)
ChildrenWill Travers
FatherTerence Morell McKenna
MotherAnne Maria de Nys
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsVirginia Anne McKenna
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, Laurence Olivier Award
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