How Old Is Virginia McKenna? Virginia McKenna Birthday
Virginia McKenna was born on June 7, 1931 and is 93 years old now.
Birthday: June 7, 1931
How Old - Age: 93
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Virginia McKenna - Biography
Virginia A. McKenna OBE (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author and wildlife campaigner. McKenna's first film was The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1952), followed by a comedy, Father's Doing Fine (1952). She had a small role in the popular war film The Cruel Sea (1953) and a better part in the low budget comedy The Oracle (1953). She received excellent reviews for her stage performance in The River Line.
From 1954 to 1955 she was a member of the Old Vic theatre company, appearing in Henry IV and Richard II, and was married for a few months in 1954 to actor Denholm Elliott, whom she met on the set of The Cruel Sea. Their marriage ended, owing to his affairs with men. (Her second husband was actor Bill Travers, with whom she had four children and to whom she was married until his death in 1994.)
McKenna occasionally acted in films, notably Waterloo (1970), Swallows and Amazons (1974), The Gathering Storm (1974), and Beauty and the Beast (1976). On the stage, in 1979 she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a British musical for her performance opposite Yul Brynner in The King and I. Over the years she appeared in more films but was also very active with television roles and on stage where she continues to make occasional appearances.
Virginia McKenna was married to actor Bill Travers from 1957 until his death in 1994 and they had four children, one of whom is Will. She is the grandmother of actress Lily Travers.
