Tom Stoppard (1991–1998) Michael Rudman (1998; died. 2023)[1]
Children
2, including Charley Henley
Parents
Geoffrey Kendal (father)
Laura Liddell (mother)
Relatives
Jennifer Kendal (sister)
Felicity Ann KendalCBE (born 25 September 1946) is an English actress, working principally in television and theatre. She has appeared in numerous stage and screen roles over a more than 70-year career, including as Barbara Good in the 1975 television series The Good Life. Kendal was born in Olton, England, and moved to India with her family from the age of seven. Her father was an English actor-manager who led his own repertory company on tours of India, and Kendal appeared in roles for the company both before and after leaving England. She appeared in the film Shakespeare Wallah (1965) which was inspired by her family.
Kendal made several television appearances, starting with Love Story in 1966, and made her London stage debut in Minor Murder (1967) at the Savoy Theatre. She was initially approached to appear in The Good Life while appearing in The Norman Conquests, and appeared in all four series. She later went on to star in the sitcoms Solo (1981–82) and The Mistress (1985 and 1987) which were scripted by Carla Lane. Later television work included The Camomile Lawn (1992), which as of 2022 it remained the most-watched drama ever on Channel 4. However, the poor reception to the 1994 sitcom Honey for Tea led Kendal to focus on stage rather than television work for some years. She co-starred with Pam Ferris on television in Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006) as one of pair of gardeners and detectives.
Her stage career blossomed during the 1980s and 1990s when she formed a close professional association with Tom Stoppard, starring in the first productions of many of his plays, including On the Razzle (1981), The Real Thing (1982), Hapgood (1988), and Arcadia (1993). She also appeared in ten plays directed Peter Hall, from portraying Constanze Mozart in Amadeus (1979) to Esme in Amy's View (2006). She took her first role in a musical as Evangeline Harcourt in the 2021 London revival of Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre. In 2023, she starred as Dotty Otley in the London revival of Noises Off at the Phoenix Theatre and the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Many of her stage performances have been critically acclaimed. Kendal was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1995 New Year Honours for services to drama.
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Felicity Ann Kendal CBE (born 25 September 1946) is an English actress, working principally in television and theatre. She has appeared in numerous stage...
Jennifer Kendal was born in Southport, England, but spent much of her youth in India. She and younger sister FelicityKendal were born to Geoffrey Kendal and...
England in 1992. The couple's two daughters, Jennifer (1934–1984) and FelicityKendal (b. 1946), became successful actresses. His daughter, Jennifer, was...
two daughters, Amanda and Katherine Rudman. He was later married to FelicityKendal from 1983 to 1994. They had one son together, Jacob Rudman. They parted...
aunt, actress FelicityKendal. Karan Kapoor was born on 18 January 1962 to actor Shashi Kapoor and British theatre actress Jennifer Kendal. Kapoor has two...
Buckingham (Geoffrey Kendal) and his wife Carla (Laura Liddell) oversee the troupe. Their daughter, Lizzie Buckingham (FelicityKendal), falls in love with...
coming in fifth place. In the eighth series in 2010, he partnered FelicityKendal; they were voted off on 14 November, finishing in 8th place. In September...
April 1975 to 10 June 1978, and starred Richard Briers (Tom Good), FelicityKendal (Barbara Good), Penelope Keith (Margo Leadbetter) and Paul Eddington...
retired from acting due to bipolar disorder. His second wife was actress FelicityKendal, with whom he had a son, Charley Henley. Henley appeared in film, television...
to March 2023 (following a short UK tour in autumn 2022) starring FelicityKendal, Matthew Kelly, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Alexander Hanson, Sasha Frost, Joseph...
one-off publicity stunt. Five years later it became an annual event with FelicityKendal receiving the honours. The 1982 winner Suzi Quatro commented: "I’ve...
Neil Corbould. He is the son of the actor Drewe Henley and actress FelicityKendal. Gladiator (2000) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) A...
during a protest. The leading roles were originated by Roger Rees, and FelicityKendal. The story examines various constructs of honesty including a play...
Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2013. In 2014, she appeared with FelicityKendal in a UK tour of Hay Fever as Jackie. In 2016, she appeared in the fifth...
based on the family, which starred her father and her aunt, actress FelicityKendal. Sanjana attended the Bombay International School in Mumbai. She made...
Catweazle and Mrs. Palmer in the television series Solo, alongside FelicityKendal. Gray had a long stage career, particularly known for her appearances...
Parting Shots is a 1999 British dark comedy film starring Chris Rea, FelicityKendal, Oliver Reed, Bob Hoskins, Diana Rigg, Ben Kingsley, John Cleese and...
Moonface Martin, Gary Wilmot as Eli Whitney and FelicityKendal as Mrs. Harcourt. Foster and Kendal departed the production in October, and were replaced...
Peter Moss 1989: The Evening Standard Award for "Best Actress" went to FelicityKendal as Beatrice in Elijah Moshinsky's production at the Strand Theatre...
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