Megs Jenkins

Megs Jenkins

An engineer's daughter, she had first planned on becoming a ballerina, using her original Christian name Muguette, but abandoned those plans by the age of 17 when she realized that her physique was more in keeping with her other first name, Megs. She trained in Liverpool at the School of Dancing and Dramatic Art and then joined the Liverpool Repertory Company in 1933 before moving to London to appear at the Player's Theatre four years later. During the 1950's, Megs was busy acting on stage and had considerable critical success in two plays by Emlyn Williams, 'Light of Heart' (1940) and 'The Wind of Heaven' (1945). Against character, she also played the vicious, unstable Alma Winemiller in 'Summer and Smoke' (1951) by Tennessee Williams. In 1956, she was awarded the Clarence Derwent Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role as the stoic wife of a longshoreman harbouring incestuous feelings for his niece in 'A View from the Bridge' by Arthur Miller. The previous year, she had made her Broadway debut in Chekhov's 'A Day by the Sea' as a supportive governess to an alcoholic physician.

Tentang

Stage Name: Megs Jenkins

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.2853

Jenis Kelamin: Perempuan

Tanggal Lahir: 1917-04-21

Lokasi Lahir: Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Riwayat Perfilman

1980

Young at Heart

Ethel Collyer

1979

Worzel Gummidge

Mrs. Braithwaite

1976

The Daedalus Equations

Eileen Gray

1974

The Turn of the Screw

Sra. Grose

1974

Weekend Guest

Beryl Steele

1973

The Monkey's Paw

Mrs. White

1972

Asylum

Nurse Higgins

1969

David Copperfield

Clara Peggotty

1968

Oliver!

Mrs. Bedwin

1967

Cop-Out

Mrs. Christoforides

1965

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Miss Wellcome

1965

Gideon's Way

Liz Rikker

1964

Macbeth

Gentlewoman

1964

Murder Most Foul

Gladys Thomas

1963

The Human Jungle

Dr. Murphy

1962

Heart to Heart

Lady Johnson

1962

Life for Ruth

Mrs Gordon

1961

The Innocents

Mrs. Grose

1961

The Green Helmet

Kitty Launder

1959

Jet Storm

Rose Brock

1959

Tiger Bay

Mrs. Phillips

1959

Friends and Neighbours

Lily Grimshaw

1958

Indiscreet

Doris Banks

1957

The Man in the Sky

Mrs. Snowden

1955

John and Julie

Mrs. Pritchett

1955

Out of the Clouds

Mrs Jones, the Landlady

1954

The Gay Dog

Maggie Gay

1953

Trouble in Store

Miss Gibson

1953

Personal Affair

Vi Vining

1953

Rough Shoot

Mrs. Powell

1953

The Cruel Sea

Tallow's Sister

1952

Ivanhoe

Servant to Isaac

1952

Secret People

Penny

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Gentlewoman

1951

White Corridors

Mrs. Briggs

1950

No Place for Jennifer

Mrs. Marshall

1949

The History of Mr. Polly

The Innkeeper

1948

The Monkey's Paw

Mrs. Alice Trelawne

1947

The Brothers

Angustina

1946

Green for Danger

Nurse Woods

1945

Painted Boats

Barmaid

1945

29 Acacia Avenue

Shirley

1945

The Ten Year Plan

Housewife

1944

It's in the Bag

Peach St. Clair

1943

The Lamp Still Burns

Nurse (uncredited)

1943

Millions Like Us

Gwen Price

1939

Poison Pen

Barmaid