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.
Acted in 64
1980s
- 1985
- 1980
A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special
Mrs Braithwaite
Young at Heart
Ethel Collyer · 19 episodes
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Kay
Iris
- 1976
The Daedalus Equations
Eileen Gray
- 1975
The Amorous Milkman
Iris Peters
- 1974
Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggitt!
Mum · 15 episodes
- 1973
The Monkey's Paw
Mrs. White
- 1972
1960s
- 1969
David Copperfield
Clara Peggotty
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
Matron
- 1968
- 1967
Stranger in the House
Mrs. Christoforides
- 1966
- 1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing
Sister
- 1964
Macbeth
Gentlewoman
Murder Most Foul
Gladys Thomas
- 1963
The Barber of Stamford Hill
Movie
- 1962
Heart to Heart
Lady Johnson
Life for Ruth
Mrs Gordon
- 1961
The Green Helmet
Kitty Launder
1950s
- 1959
Jet Storm
Rose Brock
Tiger Bay
Mrs. Phillips
Friends and Neighbours
Lily Grimshaw
- 1958
Indiscreet
Doris Banks
- 1957
The Story of Esther Costello
Nurse Evans
The Passionate Stranger
Millie
The Man in the Sky
Mrs. Snowden
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
Ma Waite · 1 episode
- 1955
John and Julie
Mrs. Pritchett
Out of the Clouds
Mrs. Jones, the Landlady
- 1954
The Gay Dog
Maggie Gay
- 1953
Trouble in Store
Miss Gibson
Personal Affair
Vi Vining
Rough Shoot
Mrs. Powell
- 1952
Secret People
Penny
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Gentlewoman · 1 episode
White Corridors
Mrs. Briggs
- 1950
No Place for Jennifer
Mrs. Marshall
1940s
- 1949
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Nan Ritchie
- 1948
The Monkey's Paw
Mrs. Alice Trelawne
- 1947
The Brothers
Angustina
- 1946
Green for Danger
Nurse Woods
- 1945
Painted Boats
Barmaid
29 Acacia Avenue
Shirley
The Ten Year Plan
Housewife
- 1943
Millions Like Us
Gwen Price
1930s
- 1939
Poison Pen
Barmaid