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Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Born: 1931-06-07 • London, England, UK

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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
Wings poster
Wings
2020 • Dora
Widow's Walk poster
Widow's Walk
2019 • Myrtle
Ethel & Ernest poster
Ethel & Ernest
2016 • Lady of the House (voice)
Golden Years poster
Golden Years
2016 • Martha
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips poster
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013 • Self
Leona Calderon poster
Leona Calderon
2013
Love/Loss poster
Love/Loss
2010 • Mary
The Whistle-Blower poster
The Whistle-Blower
2001 • Theresa Elliot
Sliding Doors poster
Sliding Doors
1998 • James' Mother
No Image
The Scold's Bridle
1998 • Violet Orloff
Rosamunde Pilcher: September poster
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
1996 • Violet
Staggered poster
Staggered
1994 • Flora
The Lady in Waiting poster
The Lady in Waiting
1992 • Miss Peach
Duel of Hearts poster
Duel of Hearts
1992 • Lady Brecon
Have a Nice Night poster
Have a Nice Night
1990 • Jennifer Warrenton
Puccini poster
Puccini
1984 • Elvira
The Case of the Frightened Lady poster
The Case of the Frightened Lady
1983 • Lady Lebanon Amersham
Blood Link poster
Blood Link
1982 • Woman in Ballroom
Julius Caesar poster
Julius Caesar
1979 • Portia
The Disappearance poster
The Disappearance
1977 • Catherine
Holocaust 2000 poster
Holocaust 2000
1977 • Eva Caine
Peter Pan poster
Peter Pan
1976 • Mrs. Darling
Beauty and the Beast poster
Beauty and the Beast
1976 • Lucy
The Gathering Storm poster
The Gathering Storm
1974 • Clemmie Churchill
Swallows and Amazons poster
Swallows and Amazons
1974 • Mrs. Walker
No Image
The Lion at World's End
1971
Waterloo poster
Waterloo
1970 • Duchess of Richmond
Ring of Bright Water poster
Ring of Bright Water
1969 • Mary MacKenzie
No Image
The Lions Are Free
1969
An Elephant Called Slowly poster
An Elephant Called Slowly
1969 • Ginny
The Admirable Crichton poster
The Admirable Crichton
1968 • Lady Mary
Born Free poster
Born Free
1966 • Joy Adamson
A Passage to India poster
A Passage to India
1965 • Adela Quested
No Image
Two Living, One Dead
1961 • Helen Berger
The Wreck of the Mary Deare poster
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
1959 • Janet Taggart
Storm Over Jamaica poster
Storm Over Jamaica
1958 • Judy Waring
Carve Her Name with Pride poster
Carve Her Name with Pride
1958 • Violette Szabo
The Smallest Show on Earth poster
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957 • Jean Spenser
The Barretts of Wimpole Street poster
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1957 • Henrietta Barrett
A Town Like Alice poster
A Town Like Alice
1956 • Jean Paget
Romeo and Juliet poster
Romeo and Juliet
1955 • Juliet Capulet
The Ship That Died of Shame poster
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955 • Helen Randall
Simba poster
Simba
1955 • Mary Crawford
The Oracle poster
The Oracle
1953 • Shelagh
The Cruel Sea poster
The Cruel Sea
1953 • Julie Hallam
Father's Doing Fine poster
Father's Doing Fine
1952 • Catherine
Echoes of Camusfearna poster
Echoes of Camusfearna
— • Narrator