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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 7, 1931
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Also Known As
- Virginia Anne McKenna
Virginia McKenna
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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
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Dora
Wings
2020
4.2
Myrtle
Widow's Walk
2019
7.4
Lady of the House (voice)
Ethel & Ernest
2016
6.3
Martha
Golden Years
2016
8.3
Self
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013
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Leona Calderon
2013
0.0
Mary
Love/Loss
2010
7.8
Belle Goedler
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
6.0
Self
After They Were Famous
2002
2.9
Self
Richard & Judy
2001
Credits
Wings
as Dora
2020
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Widow's Walk
as Myrtle
2019
4.2
Ethel & Ernest
as Lady of the House (voice)
2016
7.4
Golden Years
as Martha
2016
6.3
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self
2013
8.3
Leona Calderon
2013
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Love/Loss
as Mary
2010
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Agatha Christie's Marple
as Belle Goedler
2004
7.8
After They Were Famous
as Self
2002
6.0
Richard & Judy
as Self
2001
2.9
The Whistle-Blower
as Theresa Elliot
2001
8.0
Sliding Doors
as James' Mother
1998
6.6
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The Scold's Bridle
as Violet Orloff
1998
6.2
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
as Violet
1996
7.8
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Noel's Telly Years
1996
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September
as Violet
1996
5.0
Kavanagh Q.C.
as Alice Aldermarten
1995
7.0
Staggered
as Flora
1994
5.3
GMTV
as Self
1993
5.6
The Camomile Lawn
as Polly (older)
1992
5.5
Duel of Hearts
as Lady Brecon
1992
5.5
The Lady in Waiting
as Miss Peach
1992
6.3
Have a Nice Night
as Jennifer Warrenton
1990
5.8
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Milborough Lang
1987
6.3
Lovejoy
as Harriet Fisher
1986
7.3
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
as Annabel Flack
1984
5.3
Puccini
as Elvira
1984
1.0
Natural World
as Participant
1983
7.2
The Case of the Frightened Lady
as Lady Lebanon Amersham
1983
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Blood Link
as Woman in Ballroom
1982
5.1
Julius Caesar
as Portia
1979
8.5
The Disappearance
as Catherine
1977
5.4
Holocaust 2000
as Eva Caine
1977
5.8
Peter Pan
as Mrs. Darling
1976
6.0
Beauty and the Beast
as Lucy
1976
5.8
The Gathering Storm
as Clemmie Churchill
1974
7.0
Swallows and Amazons
as Mrs. Walker
1974
7.7
The Edwardians
as Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
1972
5.7
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The Lion at World's End
1971
8.0
Waterloo
as Duchess of Richmond
1970
7.1
Ring of Bright Water
as Mary MacKenzie
1969
5.8
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The Lions Are Free
1969
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An Elephant Called Slowly
as Ginny
1969
6.0
The Admirable Crichton
as Lady Mary
1968
6.0
Born Free
as Joy Adamson
1966
6.7
Mystery and Imagination
1966
5.5
A Passage to India
as Adela Quested
1965
0.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Adela Quested
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Fraulein von Bernburg
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Mary Stuart
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Hester
1965
5.0
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
6.2
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
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Two Living, One Dead
as Helen Berger
1961
7.0
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
as Janet Taggart
1959
6.2
Storm Over Jamaica
as Judy Waring
1958
6.0
Carve Her Name with Pride
as Violette Szabo
1958
6.0
The Smallest Show on Earth
as Jean Spenser
1957
6.5
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Henrietta Barrett
1957
6.2
A Town Like Alice
as Jean Paget
1956
6.3
Romeo and Juliet
as Juliet Capulet
1955
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The Ship That Died of Shame
as Helen Randall
1955
7.0
Simba
as Mary Crawford
1955
6.7
The Oracle
as Shelagh
1953
5.0
The Cruel Sea
as Julie Hallam
1953
6.9
Father's Doing Fine
as Catherine
1952
6.3
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lady Mary
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Mrs. Darling
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Lucy
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Clementine Churchill
1951
8.6
Sunday Night Theatre
as Juliet
1950
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
as Captain Janine Mayhew
1950
3.5
Echoes of Camusfearna
as Narrator
N/A
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