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Megs Jenkins

Actress / Film Actress | * 04/21/1917 († 81, 10/05/1998) | Birkenhead (United Kingdom (UK))
Muguette Mary "Megs" Jenkins (21 April 1917 – 5 October 1998) was an English character actress who appeared in British films and television programmes. ()

An engineer's daughter, she had first planned on becoming a ballerina, using her original Christian name Muguette, but abandoned those plans by the age of 17 when she realized that her physique was more in keeping with her other first name, Megs. She trained in Liverpool at the School of Dancing and Dramatic Art and then joined the Liverpool Repertory Company in 1933 before moving to London to appear at the Player's Theatre four years later.During the 1950's, Megs was busy acting on stage and had considerable critical success in two plays by Emlyn Williams, 'Light of Heart' (1940) and 'The Wind of Heaven' (1945). Against character, she also played the vicious, unstable Alma Winemiller in 'Summer and Smoke' (1951) by Tennessee Williams. In 1956, she was awarded the Clarence Derwent Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role as the stoic wife of a longshoreman harbouring incestuous feelings for his niece in 'A View from the Bridge' by Arthur Miller. The previous year, she had made her Broadway debut in Chekhov's 'A Day by the Sea' as a supportive governess to an alcoholic physician.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Megs Jenkins as Actress(48)

as Eileen Gray1976 The Daedalus Equations
as Sra. Grose1974 The Turn of the Screw
as Nurse Higgins1972 Asylum
as Clara Peggotty1969 David Copperfield
as Mrs. Bedwin1968 Oliver!
as Mrs. Christoforides1967 Cop-Out
as Sister1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Gentlewoman1964 Macbeth
as Gladys Thomas1964 Murder Most Foul
as Lady Johnson1962 Heart to Heart
as Mrs Gordon1962 Life for Ruth
as Mrs. Grose1961 The Innocents
as Kitty Launder1961 The Green Helmet
as Rose Brock1959 Jet Storm
as Lily Grimshaw1959 Friends and Neighbours
as Mrs. Phillips1959 Tiger Bay
as Doris Banks1958 Indiscreet
as Nurse Evans1957 The Story of Esther Costello
as Mrs. Snowden1957 The Man in the Sky
as Mrs. Pritchett1955 John and Julie
as Mrs Jones, the Landlady1955 Out of the Clouds
as Maggie Gay1954 The Gay Dog
as Miss Gibson1953 Trouble in Store
as Mrs. Powell1953 Rough Shoot
as Tallow's Sister1953 The Cruel Sea
as Vi Vining1953 Personal Affair
as Servant to Isaac1952 Ivanhoe
as Penny1952 Secret People
as Mrs. Briggs1951 White Corridors
as Mrs. Marshall1950 No Place for Jennifer
as Nan Ritchie1949 A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as The Innkeeper1949 The History of Mr. Polly
as Frau Busche1948 Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Mrs. Alice Trelawne1948 The Monkey's Paw
as Angustina1947 The Brothers
as Nurse Woods1946 Green for Danger
as Housewife1945 The Ten Year Plan
as Shirley1945 29 Acacia Avenue
as Barmaid1945 Painted Boats
as Peach St. Clair1944 It's in the Bag
as Gwen Price1943 Millions Like Us
as Nurse (uncredited)1943 The Lamp Still Burns
as Barmaid1939 Poison Pen

TV Shows/Series with Megs Jenkins as Actress(9)


Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 04/21 1917 (April) in Birkenhead (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Monday, 10/05 1998 (October) in Suffolk (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Megs Jenkins frequently works together with these people:
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
Denholm Elliott (7x, Actor)
George Rose (7x, Actor)
Sydney Box (6x, Crew)
Roy Gough (6x, Crew)
Orson Welles (5x, Actor)
Sidney Gilliat (5x, Crew)
Robert James (5x, Actor)
Moira Lister (5x, Actress)
Virginia McKenna (5x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1085121, Added: 12/07/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024