MJ
Megs Jenkins
Actor
Born April 21, 1917Died October 5, 1998 (81 years)
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.
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
Filmography
| 1984 | A Woman of Substance (TV Series) · as Mrs. Turner |
| 1980 | A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special · as Mrs Braithwaite |
| 1979 | Worzel Gummidge (TV Series) · as Mrs. Braithwaite |
| 1978 | All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) · as Mrs Bradley |
| 1975 | The Amorous Milkman · as Iris |
| 1974 | Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt (TV Series) · as Mum |
| 1974 | Father Brown (1974) (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Turn of the Screw · as Sra. Grose |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Eileen Gray |
| 1973 | Jane Eyre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Fairfax |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) · as Mrs. White |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Dr. Bridget Walker |
| 1972 | |
| 1970 | David Copperfield · as Clara Peggotty |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Mirabelle Mollison |
| 1969 | School for Unclaimed Girls · as Matron |
| 1968 | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1968) (TV Series) · as Mrs. Markham |
| 1968 | Oliver! · as Mrs. Bedwin |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Beryl Steele |
| 1967 | Cop-Out · as Mrs. Christoforides |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Bunny Lake Is Missing · as Sister |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Miss Wellcome |
| 1964 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Liz Rikker |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Molly Wilderness |
| 1964 | Murder Most Foul · as Gladys Thomas |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle (TV Series) · as Dr. Murphy |
| 1963 | |
| 1962 | The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart · as Lady Johnson |
| 1962 | Young and Willing · as Mrs. Corbett |
| 1962 | Walk in the Shadow · as Mrs Gordon |
| 1961 | The Innocents · as Mrs. Grose |
| 1961 | The Green Helmet · as Kitty Launder |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 (TV Series) · as Amy |
| 1960 | Macbeth · as Gentlewoman |
| 1960 | Conspiracy of Hearts · as Sister Constance |
| 1959 | Jet Storm · as Rose Brock |
| 1959 | Tiger Bay · as Mrs. Phillips |
| 1959 | Friends and Neighbours · as Lily Grimshaw |
| 1958 | Indiscreet · as Doris Banks |
| 1957 | The Story of Esther Costello · as Nurse Evans |
| 1957 | A Novel Affair · as Millie |
| 1957 | Decision Against Time · as Mrs. Snowden |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Ma Waite |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Kate Keller |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Molly Cudden |
| 1955 | John and Julie · as Mrs. Pritchett |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Beryl Morris |
| 1955 | Out of the Clouds · as Mrs Jones, The Landlady |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Margaret Bellamy |
| 1954 | The Gay Dog · as Maggie Gay |
| 1953 | Trouble in Store · as Miss Gibson |
| 1953 | Personal Affair · as Vi Vining |
| 1953 | The Cruel Sea · as Tallow's Sister |
| 1953 | Shoot First · as Mrs. Powell |
| 1952 | Ivanhoe · as Servant To Isaac |
| 1952 | Secret People · as Penny |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Gentlewoman |
| 1951 | White Corridors · as Mrs. Briggs |
| 1950 | No Place for Jennifer · as Mrs. Marshall |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Mrs. Hudson |
| 1949 | A Boy, a Girl and a Bike · as Nan Ritchie |
| 1949 | The History of Mr. Polly · as The Innkeeper |
| 1948 | Saraband · as Frau Busche |
| 1948 | The Monkey's Paw · as Mrs. Alice Trelawne |
| 1947 | The Brothers · as Angustina |
| 1946 | Green for Danger · as Nurse Woods |
| 1945 | The Girl of the Canal · as Barmaid |
| 1945 | The Facts of Love · as Shirley |
| 1945 | The Ten Year Plan · as Housewife |
| 1944 | It's in the Bag · as Peach St. Clair |
| 1943 | The Lamp Still Burns · as Nurse (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Millions Like Us · as Gwen Price |
| 1939 | Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday · as Freda - The Maid |
| 1939 | Poison Pen · as Barmaid |