Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

73

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-06-07 (94 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Virginia Anne McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Biography

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

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons

The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Waterloo

Waterloo

The Whistle-Blower

The Whistle-Blower

The Lion at World's End

The Lion at World's End

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

Acting

The Lady in Waiting

1992

The Lady in Waiting

as

Miss Peach

Blood Link

1982

Blood Link

as

Woman in Ballroom

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957

The Smallest Show on Earth

as

Jean Spenser

Swallows and Amazons

1974

Swallows and Amazons

as

Mrs. Walker

Born Free

1966

Born Free

as

Joy Adamson

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958

Carve Her Name with Pride

as

Violette Szabo

The Cruel Sea

1953

The Cruel Sea

as

Julie Hallam

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

The Ship That Died of Shame

as

Helen Randall

Simba

1955

Simba

as

Mary Crawford

Ring of Bright Water

1969

Ring of Bright Water

as

Mary MacKenzie

A Town Like Alice

1956

A Town Like Alice

as

Jean Paget

The Gathering Storm

1974

The Gathering Storm

as

Clemmie Churchill

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

as

Janet Taggart

Father's Doing Fine

1952

Father's Doing Fine

as

Catherine

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1957

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

as

Henrietta Barrett

Two Living, One Dead

1961

Two Living, One Dead

as

Helen Berger

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

1996

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

as

Violet

Julius Caesar

1979

Julius Caesar

as

Portia

An Elephant Called Slowly

1969

An Elephant Called Slowly

as

Ginny

Beauty and the Beast

1976

Beauty and the Beast

as

Lucy

Waterloo

1970

Waterloo

as

Duchess of Richmond

The Scold's Bridle

1998

The Scold's Bridle

as

Violet Orloff

A Passage to India

1965

A Passage to India

as

Adela Quested

Echoes of Camusfearna

Echoes of Camusfearna

as

Narrator

Love/Loss

2010

Love/Loss

as

Mary

Holocaust 2000

1977

Holocaust 2000

as

Eva Caine

The Lions Are Free

1969

The Lions Are Free

as

The Admirable Crichton

1968

The Admirable Crichton

as

Lady Mary

Puccini

1984

Puccini

as

Elvira

The Whistle-Blower

2001

The Whistle-Blower

as

Theresa Elliot

Golden Years

2016

Golden Years

as

Martha

Staggered

1994

Staggered

as

Flora

The Lion at World's End

1971

The Lion at World's End

as

Ethel & Ernest

2016

Ethel & Ernest

as

Lady of the House (voice)

Storm Over Jamaica

1958

Storm Over Jamaica

as

Judy Waring

Sliding Doors

1998

Sliding Doors

as

James' Mother

Leona Calderon

2013

Leona Calderon

as

Peter Pan

1976

Peter Pan

as

Mrs. Darling

The Oracle

1953

The Oracle

as

Shelagh

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

2013

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

as

Self

Widow's Walk

2019

Widow's Walk

as

Myrtle

The Case of the Frightened Lady

1983

The Case of the Frightened Lady

as

Lady Lebanon Amersham

The Disappearance

1977

The Disappearance

as

Catherine

Wings

2020

Wings

as

Dora

Duel of Hearts

1992

Duel of Hearts

as

Lady Brecon

Have a Nice Night

1990

Have a Nice Night

as

Jennifer Warrenton

Romeo and Juliet

1955

Romeo and Juliet

as

Juliet Capulet

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

as

Self

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

as

Self

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Adela Quested

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Harriet Fisher

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Lady Mary

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as

Noel's Telly Years

Noel's Telly Years

as

The Camomile Lawn

The Camomile Lawn

as

Polly (older)

GMTV

GMTV

as

Self

Natural World

Natural World

as

Participant

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as

Milborough Lang

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

as

Annabel Flack

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as

Belle Goedler

September

September

as

Violet

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Mrs. Darling

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Lucy

After They Were Famous

After They Were Famous

as

Self

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Clementine Churchill

Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

as

Alice Aldermarten

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Juliet

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Fraulein von Bernburg

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Mary Stuart

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Hester

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Captain Janine Mayhew

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

as

Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville

Production

Crew

Directing