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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]
Virginia McKenna. Actress: Born Free. Talented flaxen-blonde British star combined her deep loves for acting and for wildlife throughout most her adult life. Born in London, England on June 7, 1931, her family possessed a sturdy theatrical background.
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Virginia McKenna. Actress: Born Free. Talented flaxen-blonde British star combined her deep loves for acting and for wildlife throughout most her adult life. Born in London, England on June 7, 1931, her family possessed a sturdy theatrical background.
- June 7, 1931
Nov 15, 2021 · Virginia McKenna on Born Free and losing Bill Travers: ‘He’s still with me, I feel him all the time’. Preferring 'real things' to movie stardom, the actress instead dedicated her life to animal...
Sep 6, 2012 · Interview: Actress and Activist Virginia McKenna. September 6, 2012. © Bryan Adams. Virginia McKenna starred in the 1966 film “Born Free” alongside her husband Bill Travers. Deeply inspired...
Jun 7, 2021 · June 07, 2021 at 11:14AM GMT+1. Virginia McKenna has hailed the “life-changing experience” she had appearing in the film Born Free as she celebrates her 90th birthday. The actress and wildlife...
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Aug 12, 2021 · Film. Virginia McKenna is still fighting for wildlife to be Born Free aged 90. More than 55 years after the film Born Free was made, the Foundation it inspired is still fighting for animal rights – and the battle in more urgent than ever she tells The Big Issue. Steven MacKenzie. 12 Aug 2021.
