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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 .
Nov 15, 2021 · 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...
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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Learn about the life and career of Virginia McKenna, a British actress who starred in films like A Town Like Alice, Born Free and Waterloo. She was also a wildlife activist and a co-founder of the Born Free Foundation.
- June 7, 1931
Dec 30, 2022 · The actress, co-founder of the Born Free Foundation, receives the honour for services to wildlife and wild animal welfare. She says the award belongs to all those fighting to end animal suffering and keep wildlife in the wild.
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Virginia McKenna is a film star with many hits to her name, including Born Free and A Town Like Alice. Virginia and her late husband's love of wildlife inspired them to set up The Born Free Foundation, which is now based in Horsham...
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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.
