Virginia McKenna | |
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![]() McKenna at an anti badger cull demonstration, Westminster, London, June 2013 | |
Born | Virginia Anne McKenna 7 June 1931 |
Alma mater | Royal Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation(s) | Stage and screen actress, author |
Years active | 1952–present |
Spouses | |
Children | 4 |
Dame Virginia Anne McKenna[1] DBE (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, animal rights 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.[2]