Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers in the 1966 classic film Born Free (Image: Galloway News) Then Virginia lived out the film’s message by devoting her life to protecting wild animals.

Virginia McKenna was one of Britain’s biggest movie stars of the 50s and 60s, starring in films like A Town Called Alice and Carve Her Name With Pride. She also got to know Yul Brynner pretty well, ...

Virginia McKenna said: "I am extremely honored to have been invited to attend the San Francisco Green Film Festival, and thrilled that the film Born Free has been chosen to close this wonderful event.

Virginia McKenna (Barry Batchelor/PA) McKenna, who turned 90 on Monday, said starring in Born Free “certainly was a life-changing experience”.

Fifty years of devotion to saving animals, actress-turned-wildlife campaigner Virginia McKenna is fierce at the age of 83. Mckenna is effortlessly elegant with a wide smile from her glamour days ...

Virginia McKenna said her damehood “really belongs” to campaigners who are fighting to “end wild animal suffering and keep wildlife in the wild”. The 91-year-old actress, co-founder of the Born Free ...

Virginia McKenna Biography From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dame Virginia Anne McKenna, DBE (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, activist, and wildlife campaigner.

EXCLUSIVE: Virginia McKenna has said that she is still worried about the future of some animals some 55 years after starring in Born Free opened her eyes to wildlife conservation ...

Virginia McKenna has hailed the “life-changing experience” she had appearing in the film Born Free as she celebrates her 90th birthday.