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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
Sliding Doors
(1998)
James's Mother
Waterloo
(1970)
Duchess of Richmond
Born Free
(1966)
Joy Adamson
The Cruel Sea
(1953)
Julie Hallam
Ethel & Ernest
(2016)
Lady of the House (voice)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
(1959)
Janet Taggart
The Gathering Storm
(1974)
Clemmie Churchill
Full Filmography
Acting
Father's Doing Fine
(1952)
Catherine
The Oracle
(1953)
Shelagh
The Cruel Sea
(1953)
Julie Hallam
Simba
(1955)
Mary Crawford
The Ship That Died of Shame
(1955)
Helen Randall
A Town Like Alice
(1956)
Jean Paget
The Smallest Show on Earth
(1957)
Jean Spenser
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
(1957)
Henrietta Barrett
Storm Over Jamaica
(1958)
Judy Waring
Carve Her Name with Pride
(1958)
Violette Szabo
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
(1959)
Janet Taggart
Two Living, One Dead
(1961)
Helen Berger
A Passage to India
(1965)
Adela Quested
Born Free
(1966)
Joy Adamson
The Admirable Crichton
(1968)
Lady Mary
The Lions Are Free
(1969)
Ring of Bright Water
(1969)
Mary MacKenzie
An Elephant Called Slowly
(1969)
Ginny
Waterloo
(1970)
Duchess of Richmond
The Lion at World's End
(1971)
The Gathering Storm
(1974)
Clemmie Churchill
Swallows and Amazons
(1974)
Mrs. Walker
Peter Pan
(1976)
Mrs. Darling
Beauty and the Beast
(1976)
Lucy
Holocaust 2000
(1977)
Eva Caine
The Disappearance
(1977)
Catherine
Julius Caesar
(1979)
Portia
Blood Link
(1982)
Woman in Ballroom
The Case of the Frightened Lady
(1983)
Lady Lebanon Amersham
Puccini
(1984)
Elvira
The Lady in Waiting
(1992)
Miss Peach
Duel of Hearts
(1992)
Lady Brecon
Staggered
(1994)
Flora
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
(1996)
Violet
The Scold's Bridle
(1998)
Violet Orloff
Sliding Doors
(1998)
James's Mother
The Whistle-Blower
(2001)
Theresa Elliot
Love/Loss
(2010)
Mary
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
(2013)
Leona Calderon
(2013)
Ethel & Ernest
(2016)
Lady of the House (voice)
Golden Years
(2016)
Martha
Widow's Walk
(2019)
Myrtle
Wings
(2020)
Dora