Virginia McKenna

1931-

Biography: life and films

Virginia McKenna is a British actress. She was born in Marylebone, London, England on 7th June 1931.

Her best films as an actor include Jack Lee's A Town Like Alice (1956), Lewis Gilbert's Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Anthony Asquith's Two Living, One Dead (1961), Jack Couffer's Ring of Bright Water (1969) and Bill Travers's The Lion at World's End (1971).

Virginia McKenna has so far appeared in 26 films.

She has most frequently worked with the following directors: James Hill (2 films), Basil Dearden (2) and Alberto De Martino (2).

Her most frequent genres include: drama (16 films), romance (5), comedy (5), War (4), Thriller (3), Horror (2) and Documentary (2).

Our average rating for Virginia McKenna over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: a = actor

Father's Doing Fine (1952) [a]

The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1952) [a]

The Cruel Sea (1953) [a]

The Oracle (1953) [a]

Simba (1955) [a]

The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) [a]

A Town Like Alice (1956) [a]

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957) [a]

The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) [a]

Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) [a]

Passionate Summer (1958) [a]

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) [a]

Two Living, One Dead (1961) [a]

Born Free (1966) [a]

An Elephant Called Slowly (1969) [a]

Ring of Bright Water (1969) [a]

Waterloo (1970) [a]

The Lion at World's End (1971) [a]

Swallows and Amazons (1974) [a]

Holocaust 2000 (1977) [a]

The Disappearance (1977) [a]

Blood Link (1982) [a]

How to Enjoy Wine (1984) [a]

Staggered (1994) [a]

Sliding Doors (1998) [a]

Love/Loss (2010) [a]



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