Megs Jenkins

Megs Jenkins
Born Muguette Mary Jenkins
(1917-04-21)21 April 1917
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Died 5 October 1998(1998-10-05) (aged 81)
Suffolk, England, UK
Occupation Actress
Years active 1939–1990
Spouse(s) George Routledge (1943–1959) (divorced)

Muguette Mary "Megs" Jenkins (21 April 1917 – 5 October 1998) was an English character actress who appeared in British films and television programmes.

Life and career

Jenkins was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, the daughter of a construction engineer.[1] She originally trained to be a ballet dancer. Although born in England, she often played Welsh characters.

She made her first noticeable film debut in Millions Like Us (1943) as the Welsh room-mate and confidante of the main character (played by Patricia Roc). She appeared in such classics as Green for Danger (1946), The History of Mr. Polly (1949), The Cruel Sea (1953), and Oliver! (1968). She played the housekeeper Mrs Grose in two adaptations of Henry James's The Turn of the Screw: the film The Innocents (1961), and a 1974 television adaptation. She frequently played comic roles, and in later life was a regular in the sitcom, Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!, and the children's series, Worzel Gummidge.

From 1933, Jenkins also had a long stage career, and appeared in several plays by Emlyn Williams. In 1956 she won the Clarence Derwent Award for best supporting performance in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1939 The Silent Battle Louise Released as Continental Express in USA
Secret Journey Reception girl in glasses uncredited
Poison Pen Barmaid
Luck of the Devil Claudine Live TV drama
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday Maid uncredited
1943 Millions Like Us Gwen
The Lamp Still Burns Nurse uncredited
1944 It's in the Bag Peach St. Clair
1945 29 Acacia Avenue Shirley Released as The Facts of Love in USA
Painted Boats Barmaid Released as The Girl of the Canal in USA
1946 Green for Danger Nurse Woods
1947 The Brothers Augustina McFarish
1948 The Monkey's Paw Mrs Trelawne
Saraband for Dead Lovers Frau Busche Released as Saraband in USA
1949 A Boy, a Girl and a Bike Nan Ritchie
The History of Mr. Polly The Innkeeper
1950 No Place for Jennifer Mrs Marshall
Mr. Gillie Mrs Gillie Live TV drama
1951 White Corridors Mrs Briggs
1952 The Secret People Penny
Ivanhoe Servant to Isaac
1953 Rough Shoot Mrs Powell Released as Shoot First in USA
The Cruel Sea Tallow's sister
Trouble in Store Miss Gibson
Personal Affair Vi Vining
1954 The Gay Dog Maggie Gay
1955 John and Julie Mrs Pritchett
Out of the Clouds The Landlady
1957 The Passionate Stranger Millie Released as A Novel Affair in USA
The Man in the Sky Mrs Snowden Released as Decision Against Time in USA
The Story of Esther Costello Nurse Evans
1958 Indiscreet Doris Banks
1959 Tiger Bay Mrs Philips
Jet Storm Rose Brock
Friends and Neighbours Lily Grimshaw
1960 Conspiracy of Hearts Sister Constance
1961 The Green Helmet Kitty Launder
The Innocents Mrs Grose
1962 Life for Ruth Mrs. Gordon
The Wild and the Willing Mrs Corbett
The Barber of Stamford Hill
1964 Murder Most Foul Mrs Gladys Thomas
1965 Bunny Lake Is Missing Sister
1967 Stranger in the House Mrs Christoforides Released as Cop-Out in USA
1968 Oliver! Mrs Bedwin
1969 The Smashing Bird I Used to Know Matron Released as School for Unchained Girls in USA
1972 Asylum Miss Higgins
1975 The Amorous Milkman Iris

Television

References

  1. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-megs-jenkins-1177763.html
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1998/10/22/arts/megs-jenkins-81-an-actress-known-for-her-matronly-roles.html?pagewanted=1

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