Jennifer Kendal
| Jennifer Kapoor | |
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As Miss Violet Stoneham in 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) | |
| Born |
Jennifer Kendal 28 February 1933 Southport, Merseyside, England, UK |
| Died |
7 September 1984 (aged 51) London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) |
Shashi Kapoor (m. 1958-1984, her death) |
| Children |
Sanjana Kapoor Kunal Kapoor (actor) Karan Kapoor |
| Relatives |
Prithviraj Kapoor (Father-in-law) Ramsarni Kapoor (Mother-in-law) See Kapoor family |
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Jennifer Kapoor, born Jennifer Kendal, (28 February 1933 – 7 September 1984) was a British actress who married Shashi Kapoor of the Kapoor family.
Childhood
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",[1] which traveled around India as depicted in the book and film, Shakespeare Wallah (in which Kendal appeared, uncredited, and which starred her husband Shashi Kapoor, her parents and her sister).
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer met for the first time in Calcutta, in 1956, where he was part of Prithvi Theatre troupe, while she was playing Miranda in the play The Tempest, as part of Shakespeareana.[2] Soon, Shashi Kapoor started touring with the Shakespeareana Company,[3] and they married in July 1958. Kendal and her husband were also instrumental in the rejuvenation of Prithvi Theatre in Bombay, with the opening of their theatre in Juhu, Bombay in 1978, which is today one of the most important theatre destinations in the city,[4] a venture now managed by their daughter, Sanjana. 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.
Personal life
The Kapoors had three children: sons Kunal Kapoor and Karan Kapoor, and a daughter Sanjana Kapoor, all erstwhile Bollywood actors.
She was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer in 1982 and died of the disease in 1984.[5]
Filmography
- Ghare-Baire (1984) - Miss Gilby (The Home and the World)
- The Far Pavilions (1984) - Mrs. Viccary
- Heat and Dust (1983) - Mrs. Saunders
- 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981) Miss Violet Stoneham
- Junoon (1978) - Miriam Labadoor (Ruth's Mother)
- Bombay Talkie (1970) - Lucia Lane
- Shakespeare Wallah (1965) - Mrs. Bowen (uncredited)[6]
Costume Design
Awards
- 1983: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role - 36 Chowringhee Lane - Nominated [7]
- 1982: Evening Standard British Film Awards - Best Actress: 36 Chowringhee Lane - Won
References
- ↑ Jennifer Kendal - Biography and images
- ↑ A question of pedigree The Hindu, 6 September 2004.
- ↑ Jennifer Biography
- ↑ "Prithvi, pioneer in theatre". The Hindu. Nov 7, 2003.
- ↑ Piers Morgan's Life Stories, 19 October 2012
- ↑ Jennifer Kapoor - Filmography New York Times
- ↑ Bafta Awards Nominations 1982 British Academy Film Awards official website.
External links
- Jennifer Kendal at the Internet Movie Database
- Biography from The Kapoor Family website
- She didn’t really look at me: Shashi Kapoor recounts his and Jennifer Kendal’s first, and lasting, meeting in Calcutta to Deepa Gahlot - The Telegraph
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