Virginia McKenna

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 7, 1931 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Popular Genres
Drama Comedy Romance
Career Span
– 2020

Virginia McKenna

6 wins
34 nominations
2 Oscars
46 credits

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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.

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Personal Info

Born
Jun 7, 1931
From
London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Career
– 2020

Award Recognition

6
Wins
34
Nominations
2
Oscars

Complete Filmography

2020

Wings as Dora

2019

Widow's Walk as Myrtle Award

2016

Ethel & Ernest as Lady of the House (voice) Award
Golden Years as Martha Award

2013

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self
Leona Calderon

2010

Love/Loss as Mary Award

2001

The Whistle-Blower as Theresa Elliot

1998

Sliding Doors as James' Mother Award
The Scold's Bridle as Violet Orloff

1996

Rosamunde Pilcher: September as Violet

1994

Staggered as Flora Award

1992

Duel of Hearts as Lady Brecon
The Lady in Waiting as Miss Peach

1990

Have a Nice Night as Jennifer Warrenton

1984

Puccini as Elvira

1983

The Case of the Frightened Lady as Lady Lebanon Amersham

1982

Blood Link as Woman in Ballroom Award

1979

Julius Caesar as Portia Award

1977

Holocaust 2000 as Eva Caine
The Disappearance as Catherine

1976

Peter Pan as Mrs. Darling
Beauty and the Beast as Lucy

1974

Swallows and Amazons as Mrs. Walker Award
The Gathering Storm as Clemmie Churchill Award

1971

The Lion at World's End

1970

Waterloo as Duchess of Richmond Award

1969

The Lions Are Free
An Elephant Called Slowly as Ginny
Ring of Bright Water as Mary MacKenzie

1968

The Admirable Crichton as Lady Mary

1966

Born Free as Joy Adamson Award

1965

A Passage to India as Adela Quested

1961

Two Living, One Dead as Helen Berger

1959

The Wreck of the Mary Deare as Janet Taggart Award

1958

Carve Her Name with Pride as Violette Szabo Award
Storm Over Jamaica as Judy Waring

1957

The Smallest Show on Earth as Jean Spenser
The Barretts of Wimpole Street as Henrietta Barrett

1956

A Town Like Alice as Jean Paget Award

1955

The Ship That Died of Shame as Helen Randall
Simba as Mary Crawford

1953

The Cruel Sea as Julie Hallam Award
The Oracle as Shelagh

1952

Father's Doing Fine as Catherine

Echoes of Camusfearna as Narrator

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

Sliding Doors
Waterloo
Carve Her Name with Pride
Born Free
The Cruel Sea
Ethel & Ernest
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Golden Years
A Town Like Alice

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