Megs Jenkins
Megs Jenkins (born April 21, 1917 in Birkenhead , Cheshire , England , † October 5, 1998 in Suffolk , England as Muguette Mary Jenkins ) was a British actress .
Career
Jenkins, who originally wanted to train as a ballet dancer, made her film debut in The Silent Battle in 1939 and then appeared in films such as Green for Danger (1946), The Great Atlantic (1953), Tiger Bay (1959) and Oliver (1968) ) on. She had great success in 1958 on the side of Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant in Indiscreet and in 1964 as Gladys Thomas on the side of Margaret Rutherford in the Agatha Christie classic Four Women and a Murder . In 1979/1980 she appeared in five episodes of the children's series Worzel Gummidge as Mrs. Braithwhaite and most recently in 1990 as a guest star in the series Der Doktor und das liebe Vieh .
Jenkins was married to George Routledge from 1943 to 1959. The marriage ended in divorce.
Prizes and awards
In 1956 she won the Clarence Derwent Award for her performance in the Arthur Miller -Stück A View from the Bridge .
Filmography (selection)
- 1939: The Silent Battle
- 1943: The Sacred Fire (The Lamp Still Burns)
- 1946: Warning: Green! (Green for Danger)
- 1947: The Brothers
- 1948: Königsliebe (Saraband for Dead Lovers)
- 1949: The History of Mr. Polly
- 1951: White Corridors (White Corridors)
- 1952: The Secret People
- 1952: Ivanhoe - The Black Knight (Ivanhoe)
- 1953: The Cruel Sea (The Cruel Sea)
- 1953: Rough Shoot
- 1953: danger to Barbara (personal affair)
- 1955: In love with a queen (John and Julie)
- 1957: Test machine CB 5 (The Man in the Sky)
- 1957: A Passionate Stranger
- 1957: Esther Costello (The Story of Esther Costello)
- 1958: Indiscreet (Indiscreet)
- 1959: Tiger Bay
- 1959: Death is Belated (Jet Storm)
- 1960: Conspiracy of Hearts (Conspiracy of Hearts)
- 1961: Castle of Secrets (The Innocents)
- 1962: Burning Debt (Life for Ruth)
- 1964: Four Women and One Murder (Murder Most Foul)
- 1965: Bunny Lake is Missing
- 1967: The stranger in the house (Stranger in the House)
- 1968: Oliver!
- 1969: School for Unclaimed Girls
- 1972: Asylum
Web links
- Megs Jenkins in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Megs Jenkins in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- Megs Jenkins in the German dubbing file
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jenkins, Megs |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jenkins, Muguette Mary (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Birkenhead , Cheshire , England , UK |
DATE OF DEATH | October 5, 1998 |
Place of death | Suffolk , England , UK |