Megs Jenkins
About
Filmography
Family & Companions
Biography
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (Special)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1933
Took her first professional role, playing a German hausfrau in the Liverpool Repertory Company's production of "The Lift That Failed"
1937
Moved to London
1940
Gave a critically acclaimed performance in Emlyn Williams' play "Light of Heart"
1945
Portrayed the mother of a possible messiah in "The Wind of Heaven"
1951
Played a mentally unstable mother in Tennessee Williams' "Summer and Smoke" for the London stage
1954
Acted in the title role of a London stage production of Pinero's "School Mistress"
1956
Won the prestigious Clarence Derwent Award for her performance in Arthur Miller's "View from the Bridge"
1958
Played Ingrid Bergman's housekeeper in "Indiscreet"
1965
Played a nurse in the zany mystery "Bunny Lake Is Missing"
1968
Played a maid in the musical adaptation "Oliver!"
1970
Appeared in NBC's adaptation of "David Copperfield"
1972
Appeared in the Peter Cushing horror vehicle "Asylum"
1973
Appeared in a BBC production of "Jane Eyre", broadcast on PBS in the US in 1982
1974
Starred in the ABC miniseries "Turn of the Screw"
1984
Appeared in the syndicated miniseries "A Woman of Substance"
Videos
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Companions
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