Megs Jenkins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

72

Gender

Female

Birthday

1917-04-21

Day of death

1998-10-05 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK

Megs Jenkins

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • Ivanhoe

    Ivanhoe

  • Drama 61-67

    Drama 61-67

  • Indiscreet

    Indiscreet

  • Asylum

    Asylum

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre

    Thirty-Minute Theatre

  • Macbeth

    Macbeth

  • Poison Pen

    Poison Pen

  • Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

  • Where the Buffalo Roam

    Where the Buffalo Roam

  • Out of the Clouds

    Out of the Clouds

  • Friends and Neighbours

    Friends and Neighbours

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • White Corridors

    White Corridors

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • Worzel Gummidge

    Worzel Gummidge

  • The Human Jungle

    The Human Jungle

  • Oliver!

    Oliver!

  • Tiger Bay

    Tiger Bay

  • The Innocents

    The Innocents

  • Rough Shoot

    Rough Shoot

  • Murder Most Foul

    Murder Most Foul

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

    Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

    Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!

  • 29 Acacia Avenue

    29 Acacia Avenue

  • The Cruel Sea

    The Cruel Sea

  • Jet Storm

    Jet Storm

  • Painted Boats

    Painted Boats

  • Bunny Lake Is Missing

    Bunny Lake Is Missing

  • Menace

    Menace

  • Saraband for Dead Lovers

    Saraband for Dead Lovers

  • Secret People

    Secret People

  • Green for Danger

    Green for Danger

  • The Befrienders

    The Befrienders

  • Young at Heart

    Young at Heart

  • Ben Travers Farces

    Ben Travers Farces

  • Stranger in the House

    Stranger in the House

  • Kay

    Kay

  • The Brothers

    The Brothers

  • Life for Ruth

    Life for Ruth

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • Nathaniel Titlark

    Nathaniel Titlark

  • The Turn of the Screw

    The Turn of the Screw

  • The Ten Year Plan

    The Ten Year Plan

  • The Amorous Milkman

    The Amorous Milkman

  • The Story of Esther Costello

    The Story of Esther Costello

  • Personal Affair

    Personal Affair

  • No Place for Jennifer

    No Place for Jennifer

  • Millions Like Us

    Millions Like Us

  • Trouble in Store

    Trouble in Store

  • A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

    A Boy, a Girl and a Bike

  • Heart to Heart

    Heart to Heart

  • John and Julie

    John and Julie

  • The Man in the Sky

    The Man in the Sky

  • The Barber of Stamford Hill

    The Barber of Stamford Hill

  • The Lamp Still Burns

    The Lamp Still Burns

  • The Gay Dog

    The Gay Dog

  • It's in the Bag

    It's in the Bag

  • The Green Helmet

    The Green Helmet

  • A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

    A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

  • The History of Mr. Polly

    The History of Mr. Polly

  • The Smashing Bird I Used to Know

    The Smashing Bird I Used to Know

  • The Passionate Stranger

    The Passionate Stranger

  • If You Could See What I Can See

    If You Could See What I Can See

  • The Monkey's Paw

    The Monkey's Paw

  • The Monkey's Paw

    The Monkey's Paw

  • The Daedalus Equations

    The Daedalus Equations

  • Weekend Guest

    Weekend Guest

  • Secret Journey

    Secret Journey