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Virginia McKenna

1931 · Actor

Biography

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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.

Notable Noir Roles

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955Dir. Basil Dearden · Helen Randall

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves. This may sound like a laudable scheme, but the business they choose to go into…

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959Dir. Michael Anderson · Janet Taggart

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

Full Noir Filmography

2 films · 1955–1959