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Dame Virginia Anne McKenna 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 .
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.
The British actress who made her name in classic 1950s films such as A Town Like Alice and Carve Her Name with Pride, before the life-changing experience of playing naturalist Joy Adamson in Born...
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.
May 10, 2023 · One of wildlife’s greatest champions, Virginia McKenna OBE, has today been awarded her Damehood at Windsor Castle. The honour, conferred by The Prince of Wales, is in recognition of her work for Wild Animal Welfare and Compassionate Conservation.
Sep 6, 2012 · Virginia McKenna starred in the 1966 film “Born Free” alongside her husband Bill Travers. Deeply inspired by their work on the film, they became wildlife activists.
Jun 7, 2024 · Born Free’s Executive President, Will Travers OBE, pays tribute to his remarkable mother, our charity’s Co-Founder Dame Virginia McKenna, on her 93rd birthday.
Dec 30, 2022 · The 91-year-old actress, co-founder of the Born Free Foundation, has become a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to wildlife conservation...
Virginia McKenna DBE is a wildlife campaigner, actress and author, well known for starring as conservationist Joy Adamson in the 1966 film Born Free with her late husband Bill Travers MBE.
Sep 27, 2013 · VoR's in-depth interview with British actress Virginia McKenna, who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of the African conservationist Joy Adamson in the 1966 film 'Born Free', which was...
