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Virginia McKenna

Cast & creator

Virginia McKenna

1931-06-07 (age 95) London, England, UKIMDb

Best known for The Mike Douglas Show, The Merv Griffin Show, Richard & Judy

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.

Also known as: Virginia Anne McKenna

Movies

47

film credits

Series

31

television credits

Career

78

1950–2020 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self · 1962

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

Self · 2001

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Adela Quested · 1965

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Fraulein von Bernburg · 1965

Across film & television

Filmography (78)

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Showing 78 of 78 credits

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

Self

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Adela Quested

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Fraulein von Bernburg

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Mary Stuart

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Hester

Natural World

Natural World

Participant

GMTV

GMTV

Self

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

Belle Goedler

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Juliet

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

Captain Janine Mayhew

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Milborough Lang

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

Harriet Fisher

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

Alice Aldermarten

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

Alice Oke

Half Hour Story

Half Hour Story

Ann

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Lady Mary

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Lucy

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Mrs. Darling

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Clementine Churchill

Sliding Doors

Sliding Doors

James' Mother

Sharing Time

Phoebe

After They Were Famous

After They Were Famous

Self

Noel's Telly Years

Self

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

Annabel Flack

The Cook Report

The Cook Report

The Camomile Lawn

The Camomile Lawn

Polly (older)

Waterloo

Waterloo

Duchess of Richmond

Shades of Greene

Shades of Greene

Mary

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Janet Taggart

Ring of Bright Water

Ring of Bright Water

Mary MacKenzie

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

Jean Paget

September

September

Violet

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

Julie Hallam

Born Free

Born Free

Joy Adamson

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

Violette Szabo

Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

Lady of the House (voice)

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

Mrs. Darling

The Scold's Bridle

The Scold's Bridle

Violet Orloff

The Dragon's Opponent

Margaret - Countess of Suffolk

Have a Nice Night

Have a Nice Night

Jennifer Warrenton

The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

Helen Randall

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Henrietta Barrett

Waters of the Moon

Mrs. Whyte

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Self

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast

Lucy

Golden Years

Golden Years

Martha

The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth

Jean Spenser

An Elephant Called Slowly

An Elephant Called Slowly

Ginny

Holocaust 2000

Holocaust 2000

Eva Caine

Two Living, One Dead

Two Living, One Dead

Helen Berger

The Disappearance

The Disappearance

Catherine

Father's Doing Fine

Father's Doing Fine

Catherine

A Passage to India

A Passage to India

Adela Quested

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

Clemmie Churchill

Love/Loss

Love/Loss

Mary

Staggered

Staggered

Flora

Leona Calderon

Leona Calderon

Duel of Hearts

Duel of Hearts

Lady Brecon

Simba

Simba

Mary Crawford

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

Mrs. Walker

The Lion at World's End

The Lion at World's End

The Whistle-Blower

The Whistle-Blower

Theresa Elliot

The Lions Are Free

The Case of the Frightened Lady

The Case of the Frightened Lady

Lady Lebanon Amersham

The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

Lady Mary

Storm Over Jamaica

Storm Over Jamaica

Judy Waring

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Portia

The Oracle

The Oracle

Shelagh

Puccini

Puccini

Elvira

Blood Link

Blood Link

Woman in Ballroom

The Lady in Waiting

The Lady in Waiting

Miss Peach

Wings

Wings

Dora

Widow's Walk

Widow's Walk

Myrtle

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

Juliet Capulet

Echoes of Camusfearna

Echoes of Camusfearna

Narrator