Virginia McKenna
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 7 June 1931 · 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
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- 2026Echoes of Camusfearna as Narrator
- 2020Wings as Dora
- 2019Widow's Walk as Myrtle
- 2016Ethel & Ernest as Lady of the House (voice)
- 2016Golden Years as Martha
- 2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self
- 2013Leona Calderon
- 2010Love/Loss as Mary
- 2001The Whistle-Blower as Theresa Elliot
- 1998Sliding Doors as James' Mother
- 1998The Scold's Bridle as Violet Orloff
- 1996Rosamunde Pilcher: September as Violet
- 1994Staggered as Flora
- 1992The Lady in Waiting as Miss Peach
- 1992Duel of Hearts as Lady Brecon
- 1990Have a Nice Night as Jennifer Warrenton
- 1984Puccini as Elvira
- 1983Waters of the Moon as Mrs. Whyte
- 1983The Case of the Frightened Lady as Lady Lebanon Amersham
- 1982Blood Link as Woman in Ballroom
- 1979Julius Caesar as Portia
- 1977The Disappearance as Catherine
- 1977Holocaust 2000 as Eva Caine
- 1976Peter Pan as Mrs. Darling
- 1976Beauty and the Beast as Lucy
- 1974The Gathering Storm as Clemmie Churchill
- 1974Swallows and Amazons as Mrs. Walker
- 1971The Lion at World's End
- 1970Waterloo as Duchess of Richmond
- 1969Ring of Bright Water as Mary MacKenzie
- 1969The Lions Are Free
- 1969An Elephant Called Slowly as Ginny
- 1968The Admirable Crichton as Lady Mary
- 1966Born Free as Joy Adamson
- 1965A Passage to India as Adela Quested
- 1961Two Living, One Dead as Helen Berger
- 1959The Wreck of the Mary Deare as Janet Taggart
- 1958Storm Over Jamaica as Judy Waring
- 1958Carve Her Name with Pride as Violette Szabo
- 1957The Smallest Show on Earth as Jean Spenser
- 1957The Barretts of Wimpole Street as Henrietta Barrett
- 1956A Town Like Alice as Jean Paget
- 1955Romeo and Juliet as Juliet Capulet
- 1955The Ship That Died of Shame as Helen Randall
- 1955Simba as Mary Crawford
- 1953The Oracle as Shelagh
- 1953The Cruel Sea as Julie Hallam
- 1952Father's Doing Fine as Catherine