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
| Birth Location | London, England, UK |
|---|---|
| Born | 1931-06-07 |
Movies
Wings
as Dora
2020
Widow's Walk
as Myrtle
2019
Ethel & Ernest
as Lady of the House (voice)
2016
Golden Years
as Martha
2016
2013
Love/Loss
as Mary
2010
The Whistle-Blower
as Theresa Elliot
2001
Sliding Doors
as James's Mother
1998
The Scold's Bridle
as Violet Orloff
1998
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
as Violet
1996
Staggered
as Flora
1994
The Lady in Waiting
as Miss Peach
1992
Duel of Hearts
as Lady Brecon
1992
Puccini
as Elvira
1984
The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Lady Lebanon Amersham
1983
Blood Link
as Woman in Ballroom
1982
Julius Caesar
as Portia
1979
The Disappearance
as Catherine
1977
Holocaust 2000
as Eva Caine
1977
Peter Pan
as Mrs. Darling
1976
Beauty and the Beast
as Lucy
1976
The Gathering Storm
as Clemmie Churchill
1974
Swallows and Amazons
as Mrs. Walker
1974
Waterloo
as Duchess of Richmond
1970
Ring of Bright Water
as Mary MacKenzie
1969
1969
An Elephant Called Slowly
as Ginny
1969
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Mary
1968
Born Free
as Joy Adamson
1966
A Passage to India
as Adela Quested
1965
Two Living, One Dead
as Helen Berger
1961
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Janet Taggart
1959
Storm Over Jamaica
as Judy Waring
1958
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Violette Szabo
1958
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Jean Spenser
1957
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Henrietta Barrett
1957
A Town Like Alice
as Jean Paget
1956
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Helen Randall
1955
Simba
as Mary Crawford
1955
The Oracle
as Shelagh
1953
The Cruel Sea
as Julie Hallam
1953
Father's Doing Fine
as Catherine
1952
Echoes of Camusfearna
as Narrator
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Virginia McKenna hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows
