A Woman of Substance
1985 · TV Show
as Mrs Turner
Megs Jenkins
1917-04-21
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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980 · Movie
as Mrs Braithwaite
Young at Heart
1980 · TV Show
as Ethel Collyer
Worzel Gummidge
1979 · TV Show
as Mrs. Braithwaite
Kay
1978 · Movie
as Iris
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The Sound of Laughter
1977 · TV Show
as Emily Lloyd
The Daedalus Equations
1976 · Movie
as Eileen Gray
The Amorous Milkman
1975 · Movie
as Iris Peters
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Weekend Guest
1974 · Movie
as Beryl Steele
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If You Could See What I Can See
1974 · Movie
as Mrs. Palmer
The Turn of the Screw
1974 · Movie
as Mrs. Grose
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
1974 · TV Show
as Mum
Playhouse
1974 · TV Show
as Eileen Gray
Father Brown
1974 · TV Show
as Mrs Banks
The Monkey's Paw
1973 · Movie
as Mrs. White
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 · TV Show
as Mrs. White
Asylum
1972 · Movie
as Nurse Higgins
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The Befrienders
1972 · TV Show
as Janet
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Menace
1970 · TV Show
as Mrs. Pepper
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Ben Travers Farces
1970 · TV Show
as Mrs. Hewlett
David Copperfield
1969 · Movie
as Clara Peggotty
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969 · Movie
as Matron
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W. Somerset Maugham
1969 · TV Show
as Mrs. Bulfinch
Oliver!
1968 · Movie
as Mrs. Bedwin
Stranger in the House
1967 · Movie
as Mrs. Christoforides
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV Show
as Beryl Steele
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Where the Buffalo Roam
1966 · Movie
Mystery and Imagination
1966 · TV Show
as Mrs Bunch, Mrs Smedhurst
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965 · Movie
as Sister
Gideon's Way
1965 · TV Show
as Liz Rikker
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · TV Show
as Miss Wellcome
Murder Most Foul
1964 · Movie
as Gladys Thomas
Macbeth
1964 · Movie
as Gentlewoman
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
as Mrs. Turner, Molly Wilderness
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963 · Movie
The Human Jungle
1963 · TV Show
as Dr. Murphy
Life for Ruth
1962 · Movie
as Mrs Gordon
Heart to Heart
1962 · Movie
as Lady Johnson
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The Old Curiosity Shop
1962 · TV Show
The Innocents
1961 · Movie
as Mrs. Grose
The Green Helmet
1961 · Movie
as Kitty Launder
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Drama 61-67
1961 · TV Show
as Amy
Friends and Neighbours
1959 · Movie
as Lily Grimshaw
Tiger Bay
1959 · Movie
as Mrs. Phillips
Jet Storm
1959 · Movie
as Rose Brock
Indiscreet
1958 · Movie
as Doris Banks
The Passionate Stranger
1957 · Movie
as Millie
The Man in the Sky
1957 · Movie
as Mrs. Snowden
The Story of Esther Costello
1957 · Movie
as Nurse Evans
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Nathaniel Titlark
1956 · TV Show
Armchair Theatre
1956 · TV Show
as Ma Waite
John and Julie
1955 · Movie
as Mrs. Pritchett
Out of the Clouds
1955 · Movie
as Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
The Gay Dog
1954 · Movie
as Maggie Gay
Trouble in Store
1953 · Movie
as Miss Gibson
Personal Affair
1953 · Movie
as Vi Vining
The Cruel Sea
1953 · Movie
as Tallow's Sister
Rough Shoot
1953 · Movie
as Mrs. Powell
Secret People
1952 · Movie
as Penny
Ivanhoe
1952 · Movie
as Servant to Isaac
White Corridors
1951 · Movie
as Mrs. Briggs
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Gentlewoman
No Place for Jennifer
1950 · Movie
as Mrs. Marshall
The History of Mr. Polly
1949 · Movie
as The Innkeeper
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949 · Movie
as Nan Ritchie
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948 · Movie
as Frau Busche
The Monkey's Paw
1948 · Movie
as Mrs. Alice Trelawne
The Brothers
1947 · Movie
as Angustina
Green for Danger
1946 · Movie
as Nurse Woods
Painted Boats
1945 · Movie
as Barmaid
The Ten Year Plan
1945 · Movie
as Housewife
29 Acacia Avenue
1945 · Movie
as Shirley
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It's in the Bag
1944 · Movie
as Peach St. Clair
Millions Like Us
1943 · Movie
as Gwen Price
The Lamp Still Burns
1943 · Movie
as Nurse (uncredited)
Poison Pen
1939 · Movie
as Barmaid
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Secret Journey
1939 · Movie
as Berta Von Reimer
