Megs Jenkins
Born April 21, 1917 (Age: 108)
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Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980
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as Mrs Braithwaite
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Age: 63
Kay
1978
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as Iris
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Age: 61
No Image
If You Could See What I Can See
1974
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as Mrs. Palmer
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Age: 57
The Turn of the Screw
1974
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as Mrs. Grose
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Age: 56
No Image
Weekend Guest
1974
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as Beryl Steele
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Age: 56
The Monkey's Paw
1973
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as Mrs. White
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Age: 56
David Copperfield
1969
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as Clara Peggotty
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Age: 52
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969
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as Matron
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Age: 52
Oliver!
1968
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as Mrs. Bedwin
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Age: 51
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
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as Sister
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Age: 48
Macbeth
1964
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as Gentlewoman
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Age: 46
Murder Most Foul
1964
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as Gladys Thomas
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Age: 46
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
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Age: 45
Heart to Heart
1962
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as Lady Johnson
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Age: 45
Life for Ruth
1962
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as Mrs Gordon
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Age: 45
The Innocents
1961
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as Mrs. Grose
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Age: 44
The Green Helmet
1961
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as Kitty Launder
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Age: 43
Jet Storm
1959
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as Rose Brock
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Age: 42
Tiger Bay
1959
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as Mrs. Phillips
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Age: 41
Friends and Neighbours
1959
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as Lily Grimshaw
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Age: 41
Indiscreet
1958
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as Doris Banks
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Age: 41
John and Julie
1955
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as Mrs. Pritchett
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Age: 38
Out of the Clouds
1955
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as Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
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Age: 37
The Gay Dog
1954
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as Maggie Gay
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Age: 37
Trouble in Store
1953
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as Miss Gibson
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Age: 36
Personal Affair
1953
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as Vi Vining
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Age: 36
Rough Shoot
1953
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as Mrs. Powell
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Age: 35
The Cruel Sea
1953
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as Tallow's Sister
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Age: 35
No Place for Jennifer
1950
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as Mrs. Marshall
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Age: 32
Painted Boats
1945
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as Barmaid
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Age: 28
29 Acacia Avenue
1945
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as Shirley
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Age: 28
The Ten Year Plan
1945
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as Housewife
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Age: 27