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Virginia McKenna

Acting

Born: 1931-06-07
From: London, England, UK
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.6

Also Known As

Virginia Anne McKenna

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.

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Awards & Nominations4 won · 4 nominated

🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical

1979
Nominated

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical

1979
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Actress

Shades of Greene

1976
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama

Born Free

1966
🏆 Won

British Academy Television Award for Best Actress

1956
Nominated

British Academy Television Award for Best Actress

1956
🏆 Won

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

🏆 Won

Laurence Olivier Awards

Acting65 titles

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
Julius Caesar
8.7
Movie

Julius Caesar

1979Drama
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
8.3
Movie

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

2013Documentary
The Gathering Storm
8.2
Movie

The Gathering Storm

1974Drama
A Passage to India
8.0
Movie

A Passage to India

1965Drama
Romeo and Juliet
8.0
Movie

Romeo and Juliet

1955Comedy
The Whistle-Blower
7.8
Movie

The Whistle-Blower

2001Drama
The Lion at World's End
7.8
Movie

The Lion at World's End

1971Documentary
Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8
Series

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004-2013Drama
Swallows and Amazons
7.7
Movie

Swallows and Amazons

1974Action
Rosamunde Pilcher: September
7.6
Movie

Rosamunde Pilcher: September

1996Drama
Ethel & Ernest
7.5
Cartoon

Ethel & Ernest

2016Animation
Half Hour Story
7.5
Series

Half Hour Story

1967-1968Drama
Lovejoy
7.4
Series

Lovejoy

1986-1994Comedy
Natural World
7.4
Series

Natural World

1983-2020Documentary
The Ship That Died of Shame
7.3
Movie

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955Drama
Father's Doing Fine
7.3
Movie

Father's Doing Fine

1952Comedy
Kavanagh Q.C.
7.3
Series

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995-1999Thriller
Waterloo
7.1
Movie

Waterloo

1970Drama
The Lady in Waiting
7.0
Movie

The Lady in Waiting

1992Drama
The Cruel Sea
7.0
Movie

The Cruel Sea

1953Drama
An Elephant Called Slowly
7.0
Movie

An Elephant Called Slowly

1969Action
Storm Over Jamaica
7.0
Movie

Storm Over Jamaica

1958Drama
Duel of Hearts
7.0
Movie

Duel of Hearts

1992Drama
The Cook Report
7.0
Series

The Cook Report

1987-1997Documentary
Born Free
6.8
Movie

Born Free

1966Action
The Smallest Show on Earth
6.7
Movie

The Smallest Show on Earth

1957Comedy
Simba
6.6
Movie

Simba

1955Romance
Sliding Doors
6.6
Movie

Sliding Doors

1998Comedy
The Merv Griffin Show
6.6
Series

The Merv Griffin Show

1962-1986Documentary
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
6.6
Series

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987-2000Drama
The Admirable Crichton
6.5
Movie

The Admirable Crichton

1968Comedy
After They Were Famous
6.5
Series

After They Were Famous

2002 - ...Documentary
A Town Like Alice
6.4
Movie

A Town Like Alice

1956Action
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
6.4
Movie

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1957Drama
The Scold's Bridle
6.4
Movie

The Scold's Bridle

1998Thriller
Have a Nice Night
6.4
Movie

Have a Nice Night

1990Thriller
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
6.3
Movie

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959Action
Golden Years
6.3
Movie

Golden Years

2016Thriller
The Edwardians
6.3
Series

The Edwardians

1972-1973Drama
Carve Her Name with Pride
6.0
Movie

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958Drama
Beauty and the Beast
6.0
Movie

Beauty and the Beast

1976Drama
Peter Pan
6.0
Movie

Peter Pan

1976Sci-Fi
The Oracle
6.0
Movie

The Oracle

1953Comedy
Ring of Bright Water
5.8
Movie

Ring of Bright Water

1969Drama
Holocaust 2000
5.8
Movie

Holocaust 2000

1977Sci-Fi
The Camomile Lawn
5.8
Series

The Camomile Lawn

1992Drama
GMTV
5.8
Series

GMTV

1993-2010Documentary
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Mystery and Imagination
5.8
Series

Mystery and Imagination

1966-1970Drama
The First Olympics: Athens 1896
5.7
Series

The First Olympics: Athens 1896

1984Drama
The Disappearance
5.6
Movie

The Disappearance

1977Drama
Staggered
5.3
Movie

Staggered

1994Comedy
BBC Play of the Month
5.3
Series

BBC Play of the Month

1965-1983Drama
Blood Link
5.2
Movie

Blood Link

1982Horror
September
5.0
Series

September

1996Drama
Widow's Walk
4.2
Movie

Widow's Walk

2019Horror
Puccini
3.7
Movie

Puccini

1984Documentary
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Series

Sunday Night Theatre

1950 - ...Drama
Richard & Judy
3.4
Series

Richard & Judy

2001-2008Documentary
Echoes of Camusfearna
0
Movie

Echoes of Camusfearna

2024Documentary
Love/Loss
0
Movie

Love/Loss

2010Romance
Leona Calderon
0
Movie

Leona Calderon

2013Comedy
The Case of the Frightened Lady
0
Movie

The Case of the Frightened Lady

1983Thriller
Wings
0
Movie

Wings

2020Drama