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Virginia McKenna

British actress, Virginia McKenna, wears a crucifix pendant — Virginia McKenna, British actress, wears a crucifix pendant

Virginia McKenna

(1931–)

British actress (age 95) | The Cruel Sea (1953), A Town Like Alice (1956), Born Free (1966)

Demure-looking but spirited British leading lady with stage experience; married to Bill Travers. With Travers she founded in 1984 the Born Free Foundation, which campaigns for wild animals that are suffering, imprisoned or in danger

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Virginia McKenna (as Violette Szabo) in a poster for Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) — Carve Her Name with Pride (1958) poster | Virginia McKenna

British actress, Virginia McKenna, wears a crucifix pendant — Virginia McKenna, British actress, wears a crucifix pendant

A Town Like Alice DVD from Network and the British Film — A Town Like Alice DVD – Network – The British Film

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Virginia McKenna was born in Marylebone, London on 7^th June, 1931.

Watch Virginia McKenna on British television

- The Cruel Sea (1953)
- Life and death on an Atlantic corvette during World War II.
- Tomorrow at 3.45pm on Talking Pictures TV
- Golden Years (2016)
- A retired couple rob banks to regain their lost pensions.
- Friday at 2pm on Together TV
- Friday at 3pm on Together TV Plus 1

Virginia McKenna News

- Carve Her Name With Pride outdoor film screening at Brookwood Cemetary
- 29^th September, 2017
- The Commonwealth War Graves Foundation presents an open-air screening at Brookwood Military Cemetery of the 1958 war film, Carve Her Name With Pride.