Virginia McKenna
Born in London, England, UK — Jun 07 1931
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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.
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BBC Play of the Month
Adela Quested
Agatha Christie's Marple
Belle Goedler
Natural World
Participant
Lovejoy
Harriet Fisher
Sunday Night Theatre
Juliet
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Milborough Lang
Kavanagh Q.C.
Alice Aldermarten
Mystery and Imagination
Alice Oke
The Edwardians
Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lady Mary
The Camomile Lawn
Polly (older)
After They Were Famous
Self
The Cook Report
Sliding Doors
James' Mother
Waterloo
Duchess of Richmond
September
Violet
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
Annabel Flack
The Cruel Sea
Julie Hallam
Born Free
Joy Adamson
Noel's Telly Years
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Janet Taggart
Golden Years
Martha
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
Violet
Ethel & Ernest
Lady of the House (voice)
The Smallest Show on Earth
Jean Spenser
Peter Pan
Mrs. Darling
Holocaust 2000
Eva Caine
The Disappearance
Catherine
Love/Loss
Mary
The Ship That Died of Shame
Helen Randall
The Scold's Bridle
Violet Orloff
Staggered
Flora
Blood Link
Woman in Ballroom
Beauty and the Beast
Lucy
A Town Like Alice
Jean Paget
Duel of Hearts
Lady Brecon
Carve Her Name with Pride
Violette Szabo
Widow's Walk
Myrtle
Puccini
Elvira
Julius Caesar
Portia
Father's Doing Fine
Catherine
The Whistle-Blower
Theresa Elliot
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self
Storm Over Jamaica
Judy Waring
The Admirable Crichton
Lady Mary
The Oracle
Shelagh
Swallows and Amazons
Mrs. Walker
Have a Nice Night
Jennifer Warrenton
A Passage to India
Adela Quested
Two Living, One Dead
Helen Berger
The Gathering Storm
Clemmie Churchill
Ring of Bright Water
Mary MacKenzie
Wings
Dora
The Case of the Frightened Lady
Lady Lebanon Amersham
The Lady in Waiting
Miss Peach
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Henrietta Barrett
An Elephant Called Slowly
Ginny
The Lions Are Free
Simba
Mary Crawford
The Lion at World's End
Romeo and Juliet
Juliet Capulet
Leona Calderon
Echoes of Camusfearna
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