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.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 21, 1917Deathday
October 5, 1998Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
51Place of birth
Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UKAlso known as
Мегс Дженкинс, Muguette Mary "Megs" Jenkins, Muguette Mary Jenkins
Cast credits
Murder Most Foul
Gladys Thomas
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Sister
Indiscreet
Doris Banks
Asylum
Nurse Higgins
Green for Danger
Nurse Woods
Tiger Bay
Mrs. Phillips
Trouble in Store
Miss Gibson
The Innocents
Mrs. Grose
Oliver!
Mrs. Bedwin
Saraband for Dead Lovers
Frau Busche
The Monkey's Paw
Mrs. Alice Trelawne
The History of Mr. Polly
The Innkeeper
Personal Affair
Vi Vining
Painted Boats
Barmaid
The Gay Dog
Maggie Gay
John and Julie
Mrs. Pritchett
The Cruel Sea
Tallow's Sister
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Nan Ritchie
Jet Storm
Rose Brock
Poison Pen
Barmaid
Rough Shoot
Mrs. PowellImages
