Virginia McKenna

92 · Born: Jun 7, 1931

Personal Details

Born Jun 7, 1931 London, England, UK

Spouse

Bill Travers
( Sep 20, 1957 to Mar 29, 1994 )
Denholm Elliott
( Mar 1, 1954 to Jun 18, 1957 )

Parents

Anne McKenna
Terry McKenna

Relatives

Lily Travers (Grandchild)

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.

Career

acting

2019

Widow's Walk as Myrtle

2016

Ethel & Ernest as Lady of the House (voice)

Golden Years as Martha

2013

Hello: A Portrait of Leslie Phillips

Hello: A Portrait of Leslie Phillips

2010

Love/Loss as Mary

1998

Sliding Doors as James's Mother

The Scold's Bridle

The Scold's Bridle as Violet Orloff

1996

September as Violet

1994

Staggered as Flora

1992

Duel of Hearts as Lady Brecon

The Camomile Lawn

The Camomile Lawn as Polly (older)

Lovejoy as Harriet Fisher

1984

Puccini as Elvira

1983

The Case of the Frightened Lady

The Case of the Frightened Lady as Lady Lebanon Amersham

1982

Blood Link as Woman in Ballroom

1979

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare as Portia

1977

The Chosen as Eva Caine

The Disappearance

The Disappearance as Catherine

1976

Peter Pan as Mrs. Darling

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast as Lucy

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Mrs. Darling

1974

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons as Mrs. Walker

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm as Clemmie Churchill

1971

The Lion Who Thought He Was People

The Lion Who Thought He Was People

1970

Waterloo as Duchess of Richmond

1969

Ring of Bright Water

Ring of Bright Water as Mary MacKenzie

An Elephant Called Slowly

An Elephant Called Slowly as Ginny

1966

Born Free as Joy Adamson

1961

Two Living, One Dead

Two Living, One Dead as Helen Berger

1959

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare as Janet Taggart

1958

Storm Over Jamaica

Storm Over Jamaica as Judy Waring

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride as Violette Szabo

1957

Big Time Operators

Big Time Operators as Jean Spenser

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street as Henrietta Barrett

1956

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice as Jean Paget

1955

PT Raiders as Helen Randall

Simba as Mary Crawford

1953

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth as Shelagh

The Cruel Sea as Julie Hallam

1952

Father's Doing Fine

Father's Doing Fine as Catherine

appearances

2023

2020

Land of the Free: In the shadows

Land of the Free: In the shadows