Jennifer Kendal

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Jennifer S. Kapoor
File:Jennifer Kendal Kapoor.jpg
Kendal in the film Junoon (1979)
Born
Jennifer Kendal

(1934-02-27)27 February 1934
Southport, Lancashire, England
Died7 September 1984(1984-09-07) (aged 50)
London, England
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1958)
ChildrenKunal Kapoor
Karan Kapoor
Sanjana Kapoor
Parent(s)Geoffrey Kendal
Laura Liddell
RelativesFelicity Kendal (sister)
See also Kapoor family

Jennifer Kendal Kapoor (27 February 1934 – 7 September 1984)[1] was an English actress and the founder of the Prithvi Theatre. She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the film 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981). Her other film appearances included Bombay Talkie (1970), Junoon (1978), Heat and Dust (1983), and Ghare Baire (1984).

Childhood[edit]

Jennifer Kendal was born in Southport, England, but spent much of her youth in India. She and younger sister Felicity Kendal were born to Geoffrey Kendal and Laura Liddell, who ran a travelling theatre company, "Shakespeareana",[2] which travelled around India as depicted in the book and film, Shakespeare Wallah (1965) in which Kendal appeared, uncredited, and which starred her husband Shashi Kapoor, her parents and her sister.

Shashi Kapoor[edit]

Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer met for the first time in Kolkata, in 1956, where he was part of the Prithvi Theatre company, while she was playing Miranda in the play The Tempest, as part of Shakespeareana.[3] Soon, Shashi Kapoor also began to tour with the Shakespeareana Company,[4] and the couple married in July 1958. Kendal and her husband were also instrumental in the rejuvenation of Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai, with the opening of their theatre in the Juhu area of the city in 1978.[5] Kendal and Kapoor also starred in a number of films together, particularly those produced by Merchant Ivory Productions. Their first joint starring roles were in Bombay Talkie (1970), which was also one of the earlier films produced by Merchant Ivory.[citation needed]

Personal life[edit]

The Kapoors had three children: sons Kunal Kapoor and Karan Kapoor, and a daughter Sanjana Kapoor, all are former Bollywood actors.[6]

She was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer in 1982 and died of the disease in 1984.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Costume Design[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Jennifer Kendal". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Jennifer Kendal – Biography and images
  3. ↑ A question of pedigree Archived 5 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine The Hindu, 6 September 2004.
  4. ↑ Jennifer Biography
  5. ↑ "Prithvi, pioneer in theatre". The Hindu. 7 November 2003. Archived from the original on 1 January 2004.
  6. ↑ Meet the Kapoors, Network 18.
  7. ↑ Piers Morgan's Life Stories, 19 October 2012
  8. ↑ Jennifer Kapoor – Filmography The New York Times
  9. ↑ Bafta Awards Nominations 1982 British Academy Film Awards official website.

External links[edit]

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