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 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
as Mrs Braithwaite
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
as Mrs Braithwaite
Kay
as Iris
Kay
as Iris
The Daedalus Equations
as Eileen Gray
The Daedalus Equations
as Eileen Gray
The Amorous Milkman
as Iris Peters
The Amorous Milkman
as Iris Peters
If You Could See What I Can See
as Mrs. Palmer
If You Could See What I Can See
as Mrs. Palmer
The Turn of the Screw
as Mrs. Grose
The Turn of the Screw
as Mrs. Grose
Weekend Guest
as Beryl Steele
Weekend Guest
as Beryl Steele
The Monkey's Paw
as Mrs. White
The Monkey's Paw
as Mrs. White
Asylum
as Nurse Higgins
Asylum
as Nurse Higgins
David Copperfield
as Clara Peggotty
David Copperfield
as Clara Peggotty
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
as Matron
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
as Matron
Oliver!
as Mrs. Bedwin
Oliver!
as Mrs. Bedwin
Stranger in the House
as Mrs. Christoforides
Stranger in the House
as Mrs. Christoforides
Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Sister
Bunny Lake Is Missing
as Sister
Macbeth
as Gentlewoman
Macbeth
as Gentlewoman
Murder Most Foul
as Gladys Thomas
Murder Most Foul
as Gladys Thomas
The Barber of Stamford Hill
The Barber of Stamford Hill
Heart to Heart
as Lady Johnson
Heart to Heart
as Lady Johnson
Life for Ruth
as Mrs Gordon
Life for Ruth
as Mrs Gordon
The Innocents
as Mrs. Grose
The Innocents
as Mrs. Grose
The Green Helmet
as Kitty Launder
The Green Helmet
as Kitty Launder
Jet Storm
as Rose Brock
Jet Storm
as Rose Brock
Tiger Bay
as Mrs. Phillips
Tiger Bay
as Mrs. Phillips
Friends and Neighbours
as Lily Grimshaw
Friends and Neighbours
as Lily Grimshaw
Indiscreet
as Doris Banks
Indiscreet
as Doris Banks
The Story of Esther Costello
as Nurse Evans
The Story of Esther Costello
as Nurse Evans
The Passionate Stranger
as Millie
The Passionate Stranger
as Millie
The Man in the Sky
as Mrs. Snowden
The Man in the Sky
as Mrs. Snowden
John and Julie
as Mrs. Pritchett
John and Julie
as Mrs. Pritchett
Out of the Clouds
as Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
Out of the Clouds
as Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
The Gay Dog
as Maggie Gay
The Gay Dog
as Maggie Gay
Trouble in Store
as Miss Gibson
Trouble in Store
as Miss Gibson
Personal Affair
as Vi Vining
Personal Affair
as Vi Vining
Rough Shoot
as Mrs. Powell
Rough Shoot
as Mrs. Powell
The Cruel Sea
as Tallow's Sister
The Cruel Sea
as Tallow's Sister
Ivanhoe
as Servant to Isaac
Ivanhoe
as Servant to Isaac
Secret People
as Penny
Secret People
as Penny
White Corridors
as Mrs. Briggs
White Corridors
as Mrs. Briggs
No Place for Jennifer
as Mrs. Marshall
No Place for Jennifer
as Mrs. Marshall
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Nan Ritchie
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
as Nan Ritchie
The History of Mr. Polly
as The Innkeeper
The History of Mr. Polly
as The Innkeeper
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Frau Busche
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Frau Busche
The Monkey's Paw
as Mrs. Alice Trelawne
The Monkey's Paw
as Mrs. Alice Trelawne
The Brothers
as Angustina
The Brothers
as Angustina
Green for Danger
as Nurse Woods
Green for Danger
as Nurse Woods
Painted Boats
as Barmaid
Painted Boats
as Barmaid
29 Acacia Avenue
as Shirley
29 Acacia Avenue
as Shirley
The Ten Year Plan
as Housewife
The Ten Year Plan
as Housewife
It's in the Bag
as Peach St. Clair
It's in the Bag
as Peach St. Clair
The Lamp Still Burns
as Nurse (uncredited)
The Lamp Still Burns
as Nurse (uncredited)
Millions Like Us
as Gwen Price
Millions Like Us
as Gwen Price
Secret Journey
as Berta Von Reimer
Secret Journey
as Berta Von Reimer
Poison Pen
as Barmaid
Poison Pen
as Barmaid