Megs Jenkins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 21, 1917
- Died
- October 5, 1998
- Birthplace
- Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special 1980
as Mrs Braithwaite
Kay 1978
as Iris
The Daedalus Equations 1976
as Eileen Gray
The Amorous Milkman 1975
as Iris Peters
- If You Could See What I Can See
If You Could See What I Can See 1974
as Mrs. Palmer
The Turn of the Screw 1974
as Mrs. Grose
- Weekend Guest
Weekend Guest 1974
as Beryl Steele
The Monkey's Paw 1973
as Mrs. White
Asylum 1972
as Nurse Higgins
David Copperfield 1969
as Clara Peggotty
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know 1969
as Matron
Oliver! 1968
as Mrs. Bedwin
Stranger in the House 1967
as Mrs. Christoforides
- Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam 1966
Actor
Bunny Lake Is Missing 1965
as Sister
Macbeth 1964
as Gentlewoman
Murder Most Foul 1964
as Gladys Thomas
The Barber of Stamford Hill 1963
Actor
Heart to Heart 1962
as Lady Johnson
Life for Ruth 1962
as Mrs Gordon
The Innocents 1961
as Mrs. Grose
The Green Helmet 1961
as Kitty Launder
Jet Storm 1959
as Rose Brock
Tiger Bay 1959
as Mrs. Phillips
Friends and Neighbours 1959
as Lily Grimshaw
Indiscreet 1958
as Doris Banks
The Story of Esther Costello 1957
as Nurse Evans
The Passionate Stranger 1957
as Millie
The Man in the Sky 1957
as Mrs. Snowden
John and Julie 1955
as Mrs. Pritchett
Out of the Clouds 1955
as Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
The Gay Dog 1954
as Maggie Gay
Trouble in Store 1953
as Miss Gibson
Personal Affair 1953
as Vi Vining
Rough Shoot 1953
as Mrs. Powell
The Cruel Sea 1953
as Tallow's Sister
Ivanhoe 1952
as Servant to Isaac
Secret People 1952
as Penny
White Corridors 1951
as Mrs. Briggs
No Place for Jennifer 1950
as Mrs. Marshall
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike 1949
as Nan Ritchie
The History of Mr. Polly 1949
as The Innkeeper
Saraband for Dead Lovers 1948
as Frau Busche
The Monkey's Paw 1948
as Mrs. Alice Trelawne
The Brothers 1947
as Angustina
Green for Danger 1946
as Nurse Woods
Painted Boats 1945
as Barmaid
29 Acacia Avenue 1945
as Shirley
The Ten Year Plan 1945
as Housewife
- It's in the Bag
It's in the Bag 1944
as Peach St. Clair
The Lamp Still Burns 1943
as Nurse (uncredited)
Millions Like Us 1943
as Gwen Price
- Secret Journey
Secret Journey 1939
as Berta Von Reimer
Poison Pen 1939
as Barmaid
Credits from TMDB.