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name: "Zena Walker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/zena-walker"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 March 1934"
died: "24 August 2003"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 83
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-20T06:27:18.388376+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Zena Walker

Actor. Born 7 March 1934 in Birmingham, England, UK. Died 24 August 2003.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 March 1934, Birmingham, England, UK
- **Died:** 24 August 2003
- **Active:** 1967–1983
- **Average Fi1m score:** 83, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 85 (2), 1980s 80 (1)
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action & Adventure 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zena_Walker, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8068994, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908322/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/153080

## Biography

Zena Walker was an English actress who worked in film, theatre and television. Born in Birmingham, she trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after making her professional stage debut in 1950.

She appeared in the 1967 television series *The Prisoner* as Janet Portland and in the 1970 film *Cromwell* as Mrs Cromwell. Walker won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her Broadway performance in *A Day in the Death of Joe Egg*. Her later film roles included Her Ladyship in *The Dresser* (1983) and Vanda Chevenix in an episode of *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Dresser* (1983), Fi1m 80, as Her Ladyship — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dresser.md)
- *Callan* (1967), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)
- *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Janet Portland — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Rosemary & Thyme* (2003), series, as Doris Deeping
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Mary Melchett
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Ellen Birley
- *Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death* (1990), as Joan
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Vanda Chevenix
- *In Sickness and in Health* (1985), series, as Council Lady
- *The Dresser* (1983), as Her Ladyship — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dresser.md)
- *Number 10* (1983), series, as Queen Victoria
- *Dead Ernest* (1982), series, Actor
- *Random Moments in a May Garden* (1981), as Sophie
- *C₂H₅OH* (1980), as Mary Purser
- *'That Crazy Woman'* (1980), as Dr. Barbara Moore
- *The Beast* (1979), as Millie Hopkins
- *Sorry...* (1978), as Vera - 'Private View'
- *When the Actors Come* (1978), as Eva
- *A Dog's Ransom* (1978), as Gina Reynolds
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Eva
- *The Sunday Drama* (1977), series, as Brenda Barnes
- *Abide with Me* (1976), as Iris Allen
- *A Collier's Friday Night* (1976), as Mrs Lambert
- *Jumbo* (1976), as Sally
- *The Likely Lads* (1976), as Laura
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Sally, Sophie
- *Baby Blues* (1973), as Lavinia
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Woman
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Betty Drew
- *The Four Beauties* (1973), as Mrs. Davenport
- *Full House* (1972), series, Actor
- *Six Faces* (1972), series, as Mary Drew
- *Country Matters* (1972), series, as Mrs Davenport
- *A Splinter of Ice* (1972), as Bridget
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Iris
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Lavinia, Dr. Barbara Moore, Mary Purser
- *Cromwell* (1970), as Mrs. Cromwell
- *Albert and Victoria* (1970), series, Actor
- *The Reckoning* (1970), as Hilda Greening
- *Happy Ever After* (1969), series, as Barbara Woodcock
- *The Last Shot You Hear* (1969), as Eileen Forbes
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Peg
- *Journey to the Unknown* (1968), series, as Carrie Clark
- *The Prisoner* (1967), series, as Janet Portland — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Allison, Maggie Ware, Bridget
- *Callan* (1967), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)
- *Shotgun* (1966), as Harriet
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Barbara Jackson
- *Change Partners* (1965), as Anna Arkwright
- *The Man with Two Faces* (1964), as Janet Carswell
- *Daylight Robbery* (1964), as Trudy's mum
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Susan
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Lydia
- *Girl in the Headlines* (1963), as Mildred Birkett
- *The Chocolate Tree* (1963), as Rachel Strang
- *Sammy Going South* (1963), as Aunt Jane
- *The Marked One* (1963), as Kay Mason
- *The Traitors* (1962), as Annette Lane
- *Emergency* (1962), as Joan Bell
- *The Hellions* (1961), as Julie Hargis
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Belinda
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, Actor
- *Danger Tomorrow* (1960), as Ginny
- *Snowball* (1960), as Mary Donovan
- *Our Mutual Friend* (1958), series, as Bella Wilfer, Bella Rokesmith (née Wilfer)
- *The Adventures of Sir Lancelot* (1956), series, as Lady Angela
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Rachel Strang
- *The Adventures of Robin Hood* (1955), series, as Isabella, Ann de Brissac

## Gallery

- ![Zena Walker](https://film.one/media/person/389255/gallery-9cc68624ca5f.jpg) Zena Walker — unknown (Playbill Magazine), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Zena_Walker-Donal_Donnelly_in_Joe_Egg.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Zena Walker](https://film.one/media/person/389255/gallery-872d391e19c0.jpg) Zena Walker — Image via TMDB
- ![Zena Walker](https://film.one/media/person/389255/gallery-0c0d18ad2d49.jpg) Zena Walker — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play 1968: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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