Mary Kenton was born in 1923 in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England as Mary Winifred Whitfield. She was an actress, known for Swallows and Amazons (1963), Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) and ITV Playhouse (1967). She was married to Gerard Heinz. She died on August 19, 2010 in Stratford-upon-Avon.