Acting
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 Woman of Substance
Series · 1985
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Film · 1980
Young at Heart
Series · 1980
Worzel Gummidge
Series · 1979
Kay
Film · 1978
The Sound of Laughter
Series · 1977
The Daedalus Equations
Film · 1976
The Amorous Milkman
Film · 1975
Weekend Guest
Film · 1974
If You Could See What I Can See
Film · 1974
The Turn of the Screw
Film · 1974
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
Series · 1974
Playhouse
Series · 1974
Father Brown
Series · 1974
The Monkey's Paw
Film · 1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Series · 1973
Asylum
Film · 1972
The Befrienders
Series · 1972
Menace
Series · 1970
Ben Travers Farces
Series · 1970
David Copperfield
Film · 1969
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
Film · 1969
W. Somerset Maugham
Series · 1969
Oliver!
Film · 1968
Stranger in the House
Film · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
Where the Buffalo Roam
Film · 1966
Mystery and Imagination
Series · 1966
Mystery and Imagination
Series · 1966
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Film · 1965
Gideon's Way
Series · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
Murder Most Foul
Film · 1964
Macbeth
Film · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
The Wednesday Play
Series · 1964
The Barber of Stamford Hill
Film · 1963
The Human Jungle
Series · 1963
Life for Ruth
Film · 1962
Heart to Heart
Film · 1962
The Old Curiosity Shop
Series · 1962
The Innocents
Film · 1961
The Green Helmet
Film · 1961
Drama 61-67
Series · 1961
Friends and Neighbours
Film · 1959
Tiger Bay
Film · 1959
Jet Storm
Film · 1959
Indiscreet
Film · 1958
The Passionate Stranger
Film · 1957
The Man in the Sky
Film · 1957
The Story of Esther Costello
Film · 1957
Nathaniel Titlark
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
John and Julie
Film · 1955
Out of the Clouds
Film · 1955
The Gay Dog
Film · 1954
Trouble in Store
Film · 1953
Personal Affair
Film · 1953
The Cruel Sea
Film · 1953
Rough Shoot
Film · 1953
Secret People
Film · 1952
Ivanhoe
Film · 1952
White Corridors
Film · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
No Place for Jennifer
Film · 1950
The History of Mr. Polly
Film · 1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Film · 1949
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Film · 1948
The Monkey's Paw
Film · 1948
The Brothers
Film · 1947
Green for Danger
Film · 1946
Painted Boats
Film · 1945
The Ten Year Plan
Film · 1945
29 Acacia Avenue
Film · 1945
It's in the Bag
Film · 1944
Millions Like Us
Film · 1943
The Lamp Still Burns
Film · 1943
Poison Pen
Film · 1939
Secret Journey
Film · 1939