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Felicity Kendal

British actress · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1946 · age 80

Felicity Ann Kendal 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 Barbara Good in the television series The Good Life from 1975 to 1978.

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A life in dates

2025The Good Life: Inside OutFilm2024LudwigSeries, Lady Camilla BryceMerchant IvoryFilm, 20242022The Good Life: Secret & ScandalsFilm, (archive footage)2021Anything GoesFilm, Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt2012Felicity Kendal's Indian Shakespeare QuestFilm2010All About The Good LifeFilm2007The Graham Norton ShowSeries2005Doctor WhoSeries, Lady EddisonThe Funny Blokes of British ComedyFilm2003Rosemary & ThymeSeries, Rosemary Boxer1999Loose WomenSeriesParting ShotsFilm, 1999Jill Saunders1996The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-MouseFilm, Hunca Munca (voice)1995Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's StoryFilm, Elsa (voice)1989Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best ActressAward1983On the RazzleFilm, Christopher1982WoganSeries1980Twelfth NightFilm, Viola1978The BBC Television ShakespeareSeries, Viola1975Edward the SeventhSeries, Princess Vicky1967Half Hour StorySeries, Candy1966The Mayfly and the FrogFilm, The Girl1965Shakespeare-WallahFilm, Lizzie Buckingham1964The Wednesday PlaySeries, The Girl1946Born25 September 1946

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Filmography 20

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Television 24

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Photos 1

Awards

Commander of the Order of the British Empire1995
Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress1989

About this person

Kendal was born in England, but moved to India with her family aged 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.

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United Kingdom
Category
Actors
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Actor
Status
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Born 1946 · age 80