Megs Jenkins
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting76
tvA Woman of Substance
1985
Mrs Turner
tvYoung at Heart
1980
Ethel Collyer
tvWorzel Gummidge
1979
Mrs. Braithwaite
movieKay
1978
Iris
movieThe Daedalus Equations
1976
Eileen Gray
movieThe Amorous Milkman
1975
Iris Peters
tvFather Brown
1974
Mrs Banks
movieThe Turn of the Screw
1974
Mrs. Grose
tvPlayhouse
1974
Eileen Gray
Weekend Guest
1974
Beryl Steele
movieThe Monkey's Paw
1973
Mrs. White
tvOrson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Mrs. White
movieAsylum
1972
Nurse Higgins
Menace
1970
Mrs. Pepper
Ben Travers Farces
1970
Mrs. Hewlett
movieDavid Copperfield
1969
Clara Peggotty
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
Mrs. Bulfinch
movieOliver!
1968
Mrs. Bedwin
tvITV Playhouse
1967
Beryl Steele
movieStranger in the House
1967
Mrs. Christoforides
tvMystery and Imagination
1966
Mrs Bunch / Mrs Smedhurst
tvThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Miss Wellcome
tvGideon's Way
1965
Liz Rikker
tvThe Wednesday Play
1964
Mrs. Turner / Molly Wilderness
movieMacbeth
1964
Gentlewoman
movieMurder Most Foul
1964
Gladys Thomas
tvThe Human Jungle
1963
Dr. Murphy
movieHeart to Heart
1962
Lady Johnson
movieLife for Ruth
1962
Mrs Gordon
movieThe Innocents
1961
Mrs. Grose
movieThe Green Helmet
1961
Kitty Launder
movieJet Storm
1959
Rose Brock
movieTiger Bay
1959
Mrs. Phillips
movieFriends and Neighbours
1959
Lily Grimshaw
movieIndiscreet
1958
Doris Banks
movieThe Story of Esther Costello
1957
Nurse Evans
movieThe Man in the Sky
1957
Mrs. Snowden
tvArmchair Theatre
1956
Ma Waite
movieJohn and Julie
1955
Mrs. Pritchett
movieOut of the Clouds
1955
Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
movieThe Gay Dog
1954
Maggie Gay
movieTrouble in Store
1953
Miss Gibson
moviePersonal Affair
1953
Vi Vining
movieRough Shoot
1953
Mrs. Powell
movieThe Cruel Sea
1953
Tallow's Sister
movieIvanhoe
1952
Servant to Isaac
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Gentlewoman
movieWhite Corridors
1951
Mrs. Briggs
movieNo Place for Jennifer
1950
Mrs. Marshall
movieA Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
Nan Ritchie
movieThe History of Mr. Polly
1949
The Innkeeper
movieSaraband for Dead Lovers
1948
Frau Busche
movieThe Monkey's Paw
1948
Mrs. Alice Trelawne
movieThe Brothers
1947
Angustina
movieGreen for Danger
1946
Nurse Woods
moviePainted Boats
1945
Barmaid
movie29 Acacia Avenue
1945
Shirley
movieThe Ten Year Plan
1945
Housewife
It's in the Bag
1944
Peach St. Clair
movieThe Lamp Still Burns
1943
Nurse (uncredited)
movieMillions Like Us
1943
Gwen Price
Secret Journey
1939
Berta Von Reimer
moviePoison Pen
1939
Barmaid