Virginia McKenna: movies and TV shows
Virginia McKenna has 79 credits in the archive: 48 films and 31 TV series, from 1950 to 2020. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1950 – 2020 · busiest year: 1965 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Wings | Dora | Film | — | 89 |
| 2019 | Widow's Walk | Myrtle | Film | 4.2 | 88 |
| 2016 | Ethel & Ernest | Lady of the House (voice) | Film | 7.5 | 85 |
| 2016 | Golden Years | Martha | Film | 6.3 | 85 |
| 2013 | Leona Calderon | Film | — | 82 | |
| 2013 | Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips | Self | Film | 8.3 | 82 |
| 2010 | Love/Loss | Mary | Film | — | 79 |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple | Belle Goedler | TV | 7.8 | 73 |
| 2002 | After They Were Famous | Self | TV | 6.5 | 71 |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy | Self | TV | 3.4 | 70 |
| 2001 | The Whistle-Blower | Theresa Elliot | Film | 7.8 | 70 |
| 1998 | Sliding Doors | James' Mother | Film | 6.6 | 67 |
| 1998 | The Scold's Bridle | Violet Orloff | Film | 6.4 | 67 |
| 1996 | Noel's Telly Years | TV | — | 65 | |
| 1996 | September | Violet | TV | 5.0 | 65 |
| 1996 | Rosamunde Pilcher: September | Violet | Film | 7.6 | 65 |
| 1995 | Kavanagh Q.C. | Alice Aldermarten | TV | 7.3 | 64 |
| 1994 | Staggered | Flora | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self | TV | 5.8 | 62 |
| 1992 | The Camomile Lawn | Polly (older) | TV | 5.8 | 61 |
| 1992 | Duel of Hearts | Lady Brecon | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1992 | The Lady in Waiting | Miss Peach | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1990 | Have a Nice Night | Jennifer Warrenton | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Milborough Lang | TV | 6.6 | 56 |
| 1987 | The Cook Report | TV | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Harriet Fisher | TV | 7.4 | 55 |
| 1984 | Sharing Time | Phoebe | TV | — | 53 |
| 1984 | The First Olympics: Athens 1896 | Annabel Flack | TV | 5.7 | 53 |
| 1984 | Puccini | Elvira | Film | 4.3 | 53 |
| 1983 | Natural World | Participant | TV | 7.4 | 52 |
| 1983 | Waters of the Moon | Mrs. Whyte | Film | — | 52 |
| 1983 | The Case of the Frightened Lady | Lady Lebanon Amersham | Film | — | 52 |
| 1982 | Blood Link | Woman in Ballroom | Film | 5.2 | 51 |
| 1979 | Julius Caesar | Portia | Film | 8.7 | 48 |
| 1977 | Holocaust 2000 | Eva Caine | Film | 5.8 | 46 |
| 1977 | The Disappearance | Catherine | Film | 5.6 | 46 |
| 1976 | Peter Pan | Mrs. Darling | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1976 | Beauty and the Beast | Lucy | Film | 6.0 | 45 |
| 1975 | Shades of Greene | Mary | TV | 8.5 | 44 |
| 1974 | The Gathering Storm | Clemmie Churchill | Film | 8.2 | 43 |
| 1974 | Swallows and Amazons | Mrs. Walker | Film | 7.5 | 43 |
| 1973 | The Dragon's Opponent | Margaret - Countess of Suffolk | TV | — | 42 |
| 1972 | The Edwardians | Frances Evelyn 'Daisy' Greville | TV | 6.3 | 41 |
| 1971 | The Lion at World's End | Film | 7.8 | 40 | |
| 1970 | Waterloo | Duchess of Richmond | Film | 7.1 | 39 |
| 1969 | Ring of Bright Water | Mary MacKenzie | Film | 5.8 | 38 |
| 1969 | An Elephant Called Slowly | Ginny | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1969 | The Lions Are Free | Film | — | 38 | |
| 1968 | The Admirable Crichton | Lady Mary | Film | 6.5 | 37 |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story | Ann | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination | Alice Oke | TV | 5.8 | 35 |
| 1966 | Born Free | Joy Adamson | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Adela Quested | TV | 5.3 | 34 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Fraulein von Bernburg | TV | 5.3 | 34 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Mary Stuart | TV | 5.3 | 34 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Hester | TV | 5.3 | 34 |
| 1965 | A Passage to India | Adela Quested | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 30 |
| 1961 | Two Living, One Dead | Helen Berger | Film | 6.7 | 30 |
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Janet Taggart | Film | 6.3 | 28 |
| 1958 | Carve Her Name with Pride | Violette Szabo | Film | 6.0 | 27 |
| 1958 | Storm Over Jamaica | Judy Waring | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth | Jean Spenser | Film | 6.7 | 26 |
| 1957 | The Barretts of Wimpole Street | Henrietta Barrett | Film | 6.4 | 26 |
| 1956 | A Town Like Alice | Jean Paget | Film | 6.4 | 25 |
| 1955 | The Ship That Died of Shame | Helen Randall | Film | 7.3 | 24 |
| 1955 | Simba | Mary Crawford | Film | 6.6 | 24 |
| 1955 | Romeo and Juliet | Juliet Capulet | Film | 8.0 | 24 |
| 1953 | The Cruel Sea | Julie Hallam | Film | 7.0 | 22 |
| 1953 | The Oracle | Shelagh | Film | 6.0 | 22 |
| 1952 | Father's Doing Fine | Catherine | Film | 7.3 | 21 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lady Mary | TV | 8.8 | 20 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Lucy | TV | 8.8 | 20 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Mrs. Darling | TV | 8.8 | 20 |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Clementine Churchill | TV | 8.8 | 20 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Juliet | TV | 3.5 | 19 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Captain Janine Mayhew | TV | 3.5 | 19 |
| Echoes of Camusfearna | Narrator | Film | — | — |