McKenna

American  

[muh-ken-uh] / məˈkɛn ə /

noun

1. Siobhan 1923–86, Irish actress.

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McKenna British  

/ məˈkɛnə /

noun

1. Siobhán (ʃəˈvɔːn ). 1923–86, Irish actress, whose notable roles included Pegeen Mike in Synge's The Playboy of the Western World and Shaw's Saint Joan

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Example Sentences

And although Ashton and McKenna don't socialise - "I don't have time to socialise", the chairman has said - there is no doubt they are very firmly on the same page.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Even with all four main players from the original cast reprising their roles, and Aline Brosh McKenna and David Frankel returning to write and direct, respectively, none of this merit was guaranteed.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The sequel, from returning director David Frankel and screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna, doesn’t find its own footing until it acknowledges that a Cinderella story about making it in journalism no longer fits.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

It features the same cast as the 2006 movie—the aforementioned Hathaway and Streep, plus co-stars Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci—the same writer, Aline Brosh McKenna, and the same director, David Frankel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Fuchsia isn’t her real name, but she wasn’t a fan of the name McKenna, and she’s even less a fan of her mom.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden