1917-04-21 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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.
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A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special | Mrs Braithwaite | 1980-12-27 |
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The Daedalus Equations | Eileen Gray | 1976-10-20 |
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The Amorous Milkman | Iris | 1975-01-01 |
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The Turn of the Screw | Sra. Grose | 1974-04-15 |
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Weekend Guest | Beryl Steele | 1974-02-26 |
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Asylum | Nurse Higgins | 1972-11-17 |
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The Smashing Bird I Used to Know | Matron | 1969-08-25 |
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David Copperfield | Clara Peggotty | 1969-12-01 |
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Oliver! | Mrs. Bedwin | 1968-09-26 |
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Stranger in the House | Mrs. Christoforides | 1967-05-23 |
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Where the Buffalo Roam | 1966-11-02 | |
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Bunny Lake Is Missing | Sister | 1965-10-03 |
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Murder Most Foul | Gladys Thomas | 1964-03-01 |
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Macbeth | Gentlewoman | 1964-03-16 |
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The Barber of Stamford Hill | 1963-01-10 | |
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Heart to Heart | Lady Johnson | 1962-12-06 |
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Life for Ruth | Mrs Gordon | 1962-09-06 |
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The Innocents | Mrs. Grose | 1961-12-15 |
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The Green Helmet | Kitty Launder | 1961-04-20 |
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Jet Storm | Rose Brock | 1959-09-16 |
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Tiger Bay | Mrs. Phillips | 1959-03-01 |
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Friends and Neighbours | Lily Grimshaw | 1959-01-11 |
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Indiscreet | Doris Banks | 1958-07-16 |
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The Man in the Sky | Mrs. Snowden | 1957-01-24 |
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The Story of Esther Costello | Nurse Evans | 1957-11-06 |
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The Passionate Stranger | Millie | 1957-03-04 |
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John and Julie | Mrs. Pritchett | 1955-07-26 |
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Out of the Clouds | Mrs Jones, the Landlady | 1955-02-15 |
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The Gay Dog | Maggie Gay | 1954-06-01 |
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The Cruel Sea | Tallow's Sister | 1953-02-24 |
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Rough Shoot | Mrs. Powell | 1953-03-30 |
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Trouble in Store | Miss Gibson | 1953-12-14 |
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Personal Affair | Vi Vining | 1953-10-20 |
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Secret People | Penny | 1952-02-05 |
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Ivanhoe | Servant to Isaac | 1952-07-31 |
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White Corridors | Mrs. Briggs | 1951-01-12 |
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No Place for Jennifer | Mrs. Marshall | 1950-01-17 |
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A Boy, a Girl and a Bike | Nan Ritchie | 1949-05-23 |
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The History of Mr. Polly | The Innkeeper | 1949-02-08 |
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Saraband for Dead Lovers | Frau Busche | 1948-10-04 |
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The Monkey's Paw | Mrs. Alice Trelawne | 1948-06-01 |
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The Brothers | Angustina | 1947-05-07 |
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Green for Danger | Nurse Woods | 1946-12-07 |
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The Ten Year Plan | Housewife | 1945-01-02 |
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Painted Boats | Barmaid | 1945-09-01 |
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29 Acacia Avenue | Shirley | 1945-05-01 |
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It's in the Bag | Peach St. Clair | 1944-02-07 |
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The Lamp Still Burns | Nurse (uncredited) | 1943-11-29 |
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Millions Like Us | Gwen Price | 1943-06-01 |
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Poison Pen | Barmaid | 1939-07-03 |
