Megs Jenkins
Known for Acting · 76 credits
- Born
- 1917-04-21
- Died
- 1998-10-05
- Place of birth
- Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Мегс Дженкинс · Muguette Mary "Megs" Jenkins · Muguette Mary Jenkins
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.
Known For
TV Shows (22)
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Mrs. Turner / Molly Wilderness
Playhouse
1974
as Eileen Gray
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Beryl Steele
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Miss Wellcome
Gideon's Way
1965
as Liz Rikker
Drama 61-67
1961
as Amy
A Woman of Substance
1985
as Mrs Turner
Mystery and Imagination
1966
as Mrs Bunch / Mrs Smedhurst
The Human Jungle
1963
as Dr. Murphy
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Mrs. White
Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Mrs. Braithwaite
Father Brown
1974
as Mrs Banks
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Gentlewoman
Menace
1970
as Mrs. Pepper
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Mrs. Bulfinch
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Ma Waite
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
1974
as Mum
The Old Curiosity Shop
1962
Ben Travers Farces
1970
as Mrs. Hewlett
The Befrienders
1972
as Janet
Nathaniel Titlark
1956
Young at Heart
1980
as Ethel Collyer
Movies (54)
Oliver!
1968
as Mrs. Bedwin
Ivanhoe
1952
as Servant to Isaac
The Innocents
1961
as Mrs. Grose
Asylum
1972
as Nurse Higgins
The Cruel Sea
1953
as Tallow's Sister
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
as Sister
Indiscreet
1958
as Doris Banks
Tiger Bay
1959
as Mrs. Phillips
Murder Most Foul
1964
as Gladys Thomas
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948
as Frau Busche
David Copperfield
1969
as Clara Peggotty
The Monkey's Paw
1948
as Mrs. Alice Trelawne
Macbeth
1964
as Gentlewoman
Millions Like Us
1943
as Gwen Price
Trouble in Store
1953
as Miss Gibson
Stranger in the House
1967
as Mrs. Christoforides
Where the Buffalo Roam
1966
Life for Ruth
1962
as Mrs Gordon
Green for Danger
1946
as Nurse Woods
Jet Storm
1959
as Rose Brock
The History of Mr. Polly
1949
as The Innkeeper
Poison Pen
1939
as Barmaid
Personal Affair
1953
as Vi Vining
The Story of Esther Costello
1957
as Nurse Evans
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
1969
as Matron
The Green Helmet
1961
as Kitty Launder
The Man in the Sky
1957
as Mrs. Snowden
Secret People
1952
as Penny
White Corridors
1951
as Mrs. Briggs
Rough Shoot
1953
as Mrs. Powell
Out of the Clouds
1955
as Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
The Turn of the Screw
1974
as Mrs. Grose
John and Julie
1955
as Mrs. Pritchett
Painted Boats
1945
as Barmaid
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
1949
as Nan Ritchie
The Gay Dog
1954
as Maggie Gay
The Passionate Stranger
1957
as Millie
Secret Journey
1939
as Berta Von Reimer
The Lamp Still Burns
1943
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Brothers
1947
as Angustina
The Daedalus Equations
1976
as Eileen Gray
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
1980
as Mrs Braithwaite
The Amorous Milkman
1975
as Iris Peters
29 Acacia Avenue
1945
as Shirley
No Place for Jennifer
1950
as Mrs. Marshall
Friends and Neighbours
1959
as Lily Grimshaw
It's in the Bag
1944
as Peach St. Clair
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1963
Weekend Guest
1974
as Beryl Steele
If You Could See What I Can See
1974
as Mrs. Palmer
Heart to Heart
1962
as Lady Johnson
The Ten Year Plan
1945
as Housewife
The Monkey's Paw
1973
as Mrs. White
Kay
1978
as Iris
About 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… With 76 credits spanning from 1939 to 1985, Megs Jenkins has appeared in 54 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Megs Jenkins Movies
- Oliver! (1968) — as Mrs. Bedwin
- Ivanhoe (1952) — as Servant to Isaac
- The Innocents (1961) — as Mrs. Grose
- Asylum (1972) — as Nurse Higgins
- The Cruel Sea (1953) — as Tallow's Sister
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