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Virginia McKenna

Actor • Born 1931

Virginia McKenna

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About

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

BBC Play of the Month posterBBC Play of the MonthSeries • 1965Agatha Christie's Marple posterAgatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004Natural World posterNatural WorldSeries • 1983Sunday Night Theatre posterSunday Night TheatreSeries • 1950Kavanagh Q.C. posterKavanagh Q.C.Series • 1995The Ruth Rendell Mysteries posterThe Ruth Rendell MysteriesSeries • 1987Lovejoy posterLovejoySeries • 1986Mystery and Imagination posterMystery and ImaginationSeries • 1966Sliding Doors posterSliding DoorsMovie • 1998Waterloo posterWaterlooMovie • 1970Ethel & Ernest posterEthel & ErnestMovie • 2016The Wreck of the Mary Deare posterThe Wreck of the Mary DeareMovie • 1959The Cruel Sea posterThe Cruel SeaMovie • 1953Born Free posterBorn FreeMovie • 1966A Town Like Alice posterA Town Like AliceMovie • 1956Ring of Bright Water posterRing of Bright WaterMovie • 1969Carve Her Name with Pride posterCarve Her Name with PrideMovie • 1958Holocaust 2000 posterHolocaust 2000Movie • 1977The Disappearance posterThe DisappearanceMovie • 1977Golden Years posterGolden YearsMovie • 2016The Smallest Show on Earth posterThe Smallest Show on EarthMovie • 1957Swallows and Amazons posterSwallows and AmazonsMovie • 1974