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Virginia McKenna

Actress / Film Actress / Stage Actress | * 06/07/1931 (92) | London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Dame Virginia Anne McKenna (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, animal rights 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smalle ...

Born Free

Certification unknown

1966 | 3.4/5 | 1h 35min
Adventure
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In 1941, The advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the Briti ...

A Town Like Alice

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1956 | 3.1/5 | 1h 57min
War, Drama, Romance / Love
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After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. T ...

Waterloo

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1970 | 3.6/5 | 2h 8min
History, Drama, War
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London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses the German enemy lines as a secret agent to aid a F ...

Carve Her Name with Pride

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1958 | 3.0/5 | 1h 59min
Drama, War
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Awards & Nominations for Virginia McKenna

Laurence Olivier Awards Officer of The Order of The British Empire British Academy Television Award for Best Actress Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical 2x British Academy Television Award for Best Actress Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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Movies with Virginia McKenna as Actress(42)

as Dora2020 Wings
as Myrtle2019 Widow's Walk
as Lady of the House (voice)2016 Ethel & Ernest
as Martha2016 Golden Years
2013 Leona Calderon
2013 Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Mary2010 Love/Loss
as Theresa Elliot2001 The Whistle-Blower
as James's Mother1998 Sliding Doors
as Violet Orloff1998 The Scold's Bridle
as Violet1996 Rosamunde Pilcher: September
as Flora1994 Staggered
as Miss Peach1992 The Lady in Waiting
as Lady Brecon1992 Duel of Hearts
as Elvira1984 Puccini
as Lady Lebanon Amersham1983 The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Woman in Ballroom1982 Blood Link
as Portia1979 Julius Caesar
as Eva Caine1977 Holocaust 2000
as Catherine1977 The Disappearance
as Lucy1976 Beauty and the Beast
as Mrs. Walker1974 Swallows and Amazons
as Clemmie Churchill1974 The Gathering Storm
1971 The Lion at World's End
as Duchess of Richmond1970 Waterloo
as Ginny1969 An Elephant Called Slowly
1969 The Lions Are Free
as Mary MacKenzie1969 Ring of Bright Water
as Lady Mary1968 The Admirable Crichton
as Joy Adamson1966 Born Free
as Helen Berger1961 Two Living, One Dead
as Janet Taggart1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Violette Szabo1958 Carve Her Name with Pride
as Judy Waring1958 Storm Over Jamaica
as Jean Spenser1957 The Smallest Show on Earth
as Henrietta Barrett1957 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Jean Paget1956 A Town Like Alice
as Helen Randall1955 The Ship That Died of Shame
as Mary Crawford1955 Simba
as Julie Hallam1953 The Cruel Sea
as Shelagh1953 The Oracle
as Catherine1952 Father's Doing Fine

TV Shows/Series with Virginia McKenna as Actress(16)

as Belle Goedler2004 Agatha Christie's Marple
as herself2001 Richard & Judy
as herself1993 GMTV
as Polly (older)1992 The Camomile Lawn
1987 The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1986 Lovejoy
as Annabel Flack1984 The First Olympics: Athens 1896
as Participant1983 Natural World
1972 The Edwardians
1966 Mystery and Imagination
as Adela Quested1965 Play of the Month
as herself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as Lady Mary1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Clementine Churchill1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lucy1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Darling1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Virginia McKenna
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 06/07 1931 (June) in London, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 92 years + 325 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Central School of Speech and Drama
Spouses (current/former): Denholm Elliott, Bill Travers
Children: Will Travers
Father: Terence Morell McKenna
Mother: Anne Maria de Nys
Virginia McKenna frequently works together with these people:
Bill Travers (16x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Anthony Hopkins (10x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
Denholm Elliott (8x, Actor)
George Rose (7x, Actor)
Michael Gambon (6x, Actor)
David Attenborough (6x, Actor)
John Gielgud (6x, Actor)
Michael Hordern (6x, Actor)
James Hill (6x, Crew)
Alberto De Martino (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:308970, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 04/26/2024