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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 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.
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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
Sep 6, 2012 · Virginia McKenna starred in the 1966 film "Born Free" and became a wildlife activist with her husband Bill Travers. She shares her memories of making the film, working with George Adamson, and founding the Born Free Foundation.
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.
Born Free is a UK-based charity that works to stop the exploitation and suffering of wild animals in captivity and in the wild. It was founded in 1984 by Virginia McKenna DBE, Will Travers OBE and Bill Travers MBE, who starred in the film Born Free.
