Kay Kendall

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Kay Kendall (born May 21, 1927 in Withernsea , East Riding of Yorkshire , England , † September 6, 1959 in London ; born Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy ) was a British actress .

Career

The grave of Kay Kendall in St John-at-Hampstead Cemetery, London

Kay Kendall comes from an actor dynasty and performed in ballet at the age of eight. She started her career at the London Palladium . She later formed a show number with her sister.

She made her film debut in 1943, but it was not until the early 1950s that she was able to assert herself as an actress with films such as Die fierige Isabella and Aber, Herr Doktor . 1956 Kay Kendall accepted an offer from Hollywood and played in Les Girls , directed by George Cukor alongside Gene Kelly . For the role in this film, she and her film colleague Taina Elg received the Golden Globe Award in 1958 . She played her last role alongside Yul Brynner in 1959 in Once again with emotion .

Kay Kendall was married to actor Rex Harrison , who had previously been married to Lilli Palmer , from 1957 until her death . Her siblings are the actors Cavan Kendall and Kim Campbell. She died of leukemia . She was buried in the churchyard of St John-at-Hampstead in the London borough of Hampstead

Filmography (selection)

  • 1943: Champagne Charlie
  • 1944: Dreaming
  • 1944: Wedding Waltz
  • 1945: Caesar and Cleopatra
  • 1946: Spring Song
  • 1946: Paradise of love
  • 1949: The Soho Rat
  • 1949: Dance Hall
  • 1950: happy and in love
  • 1950: Maxie makes a career
  • 1951: The premiere takes place after all
  • 1952: The fiery Isabella
  • 1953: The Soho Vampire
  • 1953: Jim, the last winner
  • 1954: a kingdom for a woman
  • 1954: But, Doctor ...
  • 1954: That's what women love
  • 1955: Simon and Laura
  • 1955: love, death and the devil
  • 1956: The Girls (Les Girls)
  • 1958: What does mom know about love?
  • 1960: That Old Feeling (Once More, with Feeling!) [Published posthumously, shot in 1959]

Web links

Commons : Kay Kendall  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ KENDALL, Kay . filmreference.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. ↑ Entry on Kay Kendall on findagrave.com
personal data
SURNAME Kendall, Kay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Withernsea , East Riding of Yorkshire , England , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
DATE OF DEATH September 6, 1959
Place of death London , England , UK