DorothyMcKegg
- Actor
Dorothy McKegg’s acting and singing talent took her from Palmerston North to London, while she was still a teen. Back home, her acting career encompassed memorable screen roles in Carry Me Back, Middle Age Spread and Matrons of Honour, and theatre work at Mercury, Downstage and Circa. McKegg passed away in February 2008.
Biography
Dorothy McKegg was born in 1928, growing up in a large family who were keen on theatre, music and dance. At age five she acted in in her first play; by 19 she had begun a long association with radio, and won a bursary to study at Laurence Olivier’s Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The bursary had to be put on hold because the school was building new premises; impatient, she won a bursary to study singing at London’s Royal College of Music instead.
Screenography
“She was the star from the word go, but she was so lovely with it. She had an instinctive flair. ”