Occupation Actress Years active 1939-1990 | Name Megs Jenkins Role Character actress | |
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Full Name Muguette Mary Jenkins Spouse George Routledge (m. 1943–1959) TV shows Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!, The Befrienders, Weavers Green, Nathaniel Titlark, The Newcomers, The Old Curiosity Shop Movies Similar People Jack Clayton, Sidney Gilliat, David Kossoff, George Pollock, Phyllis Calvert | ||
MEGS JENKINS TRIBUTE
Muguette Mary "Megs" Jenkins (21 April 1917 – 5 October 1998) was an English character actress who appeared in British films and television programmes.
Contents
- MEGS JENKINS TRIBUTE
- Eerie clips and other moments from The Innocents 1961
- Life and career
- Filmography
- References
Eerie clips and other moments from The Innocents (1961)
Life and career
Jenkins was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, the daughter of a construction engineer. 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.
Filmography
Actress
1990
All Creatures Great and Small (TV Series) as
Mrs Bradley
- Brotherly Love (1990) - Mrs Bradley
1987
Strike It Rich! (TV Series) as
Mrs. Morris
- Showdown (1987) - Mrs. Morris
- Search and Find (1987) - Mrs. Morris
- Contract (1987) - Mrs. Morris
- Second Childhood (1987) - Mrs. Morris
- Poor Little Rich Girl (1987) - Mrs. Morris
- The Root of All Evil (1987) - Mrs. Morris
1985
A Woman of Substance (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Turner
- Episode #1.3 (1985) - Mrs. Turner
- Episode #1.2 (1985) - Mrs. Turner
- Episode #1.1 (1985) - Mrs. Turner
1980
Young at Heart (TV Series) as
Ethel Collyer
- On the Move (1982) - Ethel Collyer
- Food, Glorious Food (1982) - Ethel Collyer
- All Good Things Come to an End (1982) - Ethel Collyer
- Wish You Were Here (1982) - Ethel Collyer
- All's Well That Ends Well (1982) - Ethel Collyer
- What Price Honour? (1982) - Ethel Collyer
- Easy Come, Easy Go (1981) - Ethel Collyer
- Love Is (1981) - Ethel Collyer
- Men Were Deceivers Ever (1981) - Ethel Collyer
- All Through the Night (1981) - Ethel Collyer
- I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (1981) - Ethel Collyer
- Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder (1981) - Ethel Collyer
- Everything in the Garden's Lovely (1981) - Ethel Collyer
- And They Said It Wouldn't Last (1980) - Ethel Collyer
- Oh What a Tangled Web (1980) - Ethel Collyer
- Ashes to Ashes (1980) - Ethel Collyer
- There's No Place Like Home (1980) - Ethel Collyer
- Pastures Green and New (1980) - Ethel Collyer
1981
Goodbye Darling (TV Series) as
Bertha Dooley
- Lina (1981) - Bertha Dooley
1979
Worzel Gummidge (TV Series) as
Mrs. Braithwaite / Mrs Braithwaite
- A Cup 'O Tea and a Slice 'O Cake (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- Choir Practice (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- The Return of Dafthead (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- Worzel's Wager (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- A Fair Old Pullover (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- Moving On (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- The Scarecrow Wedding (1980) - Mrs Braithwaite
- Fire Drill (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- Worzel in the Limelight (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- Very Good, Worzel (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- A Fishy Tale (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- Worzel's Nephew (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- Worzel and Saucy Nancy (1980) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- The Scarecrow Hop (1979) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- A Little Learning (1979) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- The Crowman (1979) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- Aunt Sally (1979) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- A Home Fit for Scarecrows (1979) - Mrs. Braithwaite
- Worzel's Washing Day (1979) - Mrs. Braithwaite
1978
A Woman's Place? (TV Series) as
Iris
- Kay (1978) - Iris
1976
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt (TV Series) as
Mum
- On the Feast of Selwyn (1977) - Mum
- Around the Houses (1977) - Mum
- A Little Learning (1977) - Mum
- Sling Along with Selwyn (1977) - Mum
- Occupational Hazard (1977) - Mum
- Boom Boom (1977) - Mum
- Gala Performance (1977) - Mum
- Be It Ever So Humble, There's No Place (1977) - Mum
- Just Cause and Impediment (1977) - Mum
- The Protection Racket (1977) - Mum
- Alphabetic Orders (1977) - Mum
- Selwyn Rides Again (1977) - Mum
- Raffles (1977) - Mum
- The Game of the Name (1977) - Mum
- Daze of Hope (1977) - Mum
- Ladies' Desire (1976) - Mum
- The Master Builder (1976) - Mum
- The Grand Outing (1976) - Mum
- There Are Several Businesses Like Show Business (1976) - Mum
- We Are the Masters Now (1976) - Mum
- Three Fifths of the World Loves a Lover (1976) - Mum
1977
The Sound of Laughter (TV Series) as
Emily Lloyd
- The Best of Friends (1977) - Emily Lloyd
1977
Cottage to Let (TV Series) as
Alice
- The Last Day (1977) - Alice
1976
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) as
Eileen Gray
- The Mind Beyond: The Daedalus Equations (1976) - Eileen Gray
1976
Softly Softly: Task Force (TV Series) as
Mirabelle Mollison
- The Visitor (1976) - Mirabelle Mollison
1976
ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV Series) as
Alice
- Afternoon Dancing (1976) - Alice
1975
The Amorous Milkman as
Iris
1974
Father Brown (TV Series) as
Mrs. Banks
- The Man with Two Beards (1974) - Mrs. Banks
1974
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Dr. Bridget Walker
- Vermin: Part 3 (1974) - Dr. Bridget Walker
- Vermin: Part 2 (1974) - Dr. Bridget Walker
1964
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Palmer / Ma Waite
- If You Could See What I Can See (1974) - Mrs. Palmer
- They Throw It at You (1964) - Ma Waite
1974
The Turn of the Screw (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Grose
1974
ITV Playhouse (TV Series) as
Beryl Steele
- Weekend Guest (1974) - Beryl Steele
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) as
Mrs. White
- The Monkey's Paw (1973) - Mrs. White
1973
Jane Eyre (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Fairfax
- Part 4 (1973) - Mrs. Fairfax
- Part 3 (1973) - Mrs. Fairfax
- Part 2 (1973) - Mrs. Fairfax
- Part 1 (1973) - Mrs. Fairfax
1972
Asylum as
Miss Higgins (segment "Lucy Comes to Stay")
1972
The Befrienders (TV Series) as
Janet
- Fallen Star (1972) - Janet
- Odds Against (1972) - Janet
- Wedding March (1972) - Janet
- Next Patient, Please (1972) - Janet
- Lots of Friends in the Big City (1972) - Janet
- Nobody Understands Miranda (1972) - Janet
- A Case of No Resolution (1972) - Janet
- Dense Forest, Hungry Wolves (1972) - Janet
- Hunted (1972) - Janet
- Mister Marland's Revolt (1972) - Janet
- Allenby and Son, Limited (1972) - Janet
1970
The Befrienders (TV Movie) as
Janet
1970
Menace (TV Series) as
Mrs. Pepper
- The Millicent Sisters, Edward de Bruno and Ruth - Where Are They Now? (1970) - Mrs. Pepper
1970
Plunder (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Hewlett
1970
A Cup of Kindness (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Tutt
1970
A Cuckoo in the Nest (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Spoker
1970
Daniel Deronda (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Meyrick
- Destinies (1970) - Mrs. Meyrick
- Revelations (1970) - Mrs. Meyrick
- Fire (1970) - Mrs. Meyrick
- The Diamonds (1970) - Mrs. Meyrick
- Pursuit (1970) - Mrs. Meyrick
1970
Kate (TV Series) as
Sabby Ruddick
- A Little Learning (1970) - Sabby Ruddick
1970
David Copperfield (TV Movie) as
Clara Peggotty
1969
School for Unclaimed Girls as
Matron
1969
W. Somerset Maugham (TV Series) as
Mrs. Bulfinch
- The Creative Impulse (1969) - Mrs. Bulfinch
1966
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Molly Wilderness / Mrs. Turner
- Blodwen, Home from Rachel's Marriage (1969) - Molly Wilderness
- Where the Buffalo Roam (1966) - Mrs. Turner
1969
A Touch of Venus (TV Series) as
Bianca
- Long Live the Queen (1969) - Bianca
1968
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (TV Series) as
Mrs. Markham
- Pursuit (1969) - Mrs. Markham
- Marriage (1969) - Mrs. Markham
- Recluse (1968) - Mrs. Markham
1968
Oliver! as
Mrs. Bedwin
1966
Mystery and Imagination (TV Series) as
Mrs. Smedhurst / Mrs. Bunch
- A Place of One's Own (1968) - Mrs. Smedhurst
- Lost Hearts (1966) - Mrs. Bunch
1967
Cop-Out as
Mrs. Christoforides
1967
The Newcomers (TV Series) as
Mary Penrose
1966
Weavers Green (TV Series) as
Dotty Armstrong
- Episode #1.49 (1966) - Dotty Armstrong
- Episode #1.48 (1966) - Dotty Armstrong
- Episode #1.45 (1966) - Dotty Armstrong
- Episode #1.31 (1966) - Dotty Armstrong
- Episode #1.11 (1966) - Dotty Armstrong
- Episode #1.2 (1966) - Dotty Armstrong
- Episode #1.1 (1966) - Dotty Armstrong
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Miss Welcome
- Mr. Ponge (1965) - Miss Welcome
1965
Knock on Any Door (TV Series) as
Marion Weiss
- Close Season (1965) - Marion Weiss
1964
Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) as
Mrs. Jackson / Beryl Morris
- Castles in the Air (1965) - Mrs. Jackson
- The Root of All Evil (1964) - Beryl Morris
1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing as
Sister
1965
Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) as
Liz Rikker
- The Wall (1965) - Liz Rikker
1964
The Human Jungle (TV Series) as
Dr. Murphy
- Conscience on a Rack (1964) - Dr. Murphy
1964
The Hidden Truth (TV Series) as
Daisy Oakman
- One for the Road (1964) - Daisy Oakman
1964
Murder Most Foul as
Mrs. Gladys Thomas
1963
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Amy
- Drama '63: Night of the Leopard (1963) - Amy
1962
The Old Curiosity Shop (TV Mini Series) as
Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.13 (1963) - Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.12 (1963) - Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.11 (1963) - Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.9 (1963) - Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.8 (1963) - Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.7 (1963) - Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.5 (1962) - Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.4 (1962) - Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.3 (1962) - Mrs. Nubbles
- Episode #1.2 (1962) - Mrs. Nubbles
1963
The Barber of Stamford Hill as
Mrs. Werner
1962
The Largest Theatre in the World: Heart to Heart (TV Movie) as
Lady Johnson
1962
Young and Willing as
Mrs. Corbett
1962
Walk in the Shadow as
Mrs. Gordon
1961
The Innocents as
Mrs. Grose
1961
The Green Helmet as
Kitty Launder
1961
People of Nowhere (TV Movie) as
Anna Maczek
1960
Macbeth (TV Movie) as
Gentlewoman
1960
Somerset Maugham Hour (TV Series) as
Beatrice Sunbury
- The Kite (1960) - Beatrice Sunbury
1960
Conspiracy of Hearts as
Sister Constance
1959
Friends and Neighbours as
Lily Grimshaw
1959
Jet Storm as
Rose Brock
1958
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Miss Mathieson / Mrs. Vockerath / Kate Keller
- A Day by the Sea (1959) - Miss Mathieson
- Garden of Loneliness (1959) - Mrs. Vockerath
- All My Sons (1958) - Kate Keller
1959
Tiger Bay as
Mrs. Phillips
1958
Indiscreet as
Doris Banks
1957
The Story of Esther Costello as
Nurse Evans
1957
A Novel Affair as
Millie
1957
Decision Against Time as
Mrs. Snowden
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
Prison Officer Mooney / Molly Cudden
- All Correct, Sir (1956) - Prison Officer Mooney
- The Golden Fleece (1955) - Molly Cudden
1953
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Mrs. Quinney / Mrs. Hudson
- Quinney's (1956) - Mrs. Quinney
- Sounding Brass (I) (1953) - Mrs. Hudson
1956
H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (TV Series) as
Amy Holmes
- The Golden Entry (1956) - Amy Holmes
1956
Nathaniel Titlark (TV Series) as
Jessie Titlark
- Nat Helps an Invasion (1956) - Jessie Titlark
- A Vote for Titlark (1956) - Jessie Titlark
- The Major and the Widow (1956) - Jessie Titlark
- Matrimonial Affairs (1956) - Jessie Titlark
1956
London Playhouse (TV Series) as
Grace
- Sam and the Great Unveiling (1956) - Grace
1955
John and Julie as
Mrs. Pritchett
1955
The Vise (TV Series) as
Margaret Bellamy
- Ring of Greed (1955) - Margaret Bellamy
1955
Tristram (TV Movie) as
Nurse
1955
Out of the Clouds as
The Landlady
1954
The Gay Dog as
Maggie Gay
1953
Trouble in Store as
Miss Gibson
1953
Personal Affair as
Vi Vining
1953
Shoot First as
Mrs. Powell
1953
The Cruel Sea as
Tallow's Sister
1952
Huckleberry Finn (TV Series) as
Aunt Sally
- Back to the River (1952) - Aunt Sally
- The Auction (1952) - Aunt Sally
1952
The Gay Dog (TV Movie) as
Maggie Gay
1952
Ivanhoe as
Servant to Isaac
1952
Secret People as
Penny
1951
Dark Summer (TV Movie) as
Gisela Waldstein
1951
White Corridors as
Mrs. Briggs
1951
Jenny Meade (TV Movie) as
Ada Robbins
1950
Mr. Gillie (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Gillie
1950
No Place for Jennifer as
Mrs. Marshall
1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike as
Nan Ritchie
1949
She Stoops to Conquer (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Hardcastle
1949
The History of Mr. Polly as
The Innkeeper
1948
Saraband as
Frau Busche
1948
The Monkey's Paw as
Mrs. Trelawne (as Megs. Jenkins)
1947
The Brothers as
Angusina
1946
Green for Danger as
The Nurses: Nurse Woods
1945
The Girl of the Canal as
Barmaid - Glad
1945
The Facts of Love as
Shirley
1944
It's in the Bag as
Peach St.Clair
1943
The Lamp Still Burns as
Nurse (uncredited)
1943
Millions Like Us as
Gwen Price
1939
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday as
Freda - The Maid (uncredited)
1939
Luck of the Devil (TV Movie) as
Claudine
1939
Poison Pen as
Barmaid
1939
Among Human Wolves as
Reception - girl in glasses (uncredited)
1939
Continental Express as
Louise
Self
1972
Film Night (TV Series) as
Self
- Two's a Company (1972) - Self
1967
The Heart of Show Business (TV Special) as
Self - Performer
1945
The Ten Year Plan (Documentary short) as
Housewife with Baby
References
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