Kay Kendall

Born: 1927-05-21

From Wikipedia Kay Kendall (21 May 1927 – 6 September 1959) was an English actress. Kendall began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946). Though the film was a financial failure, Kendall continued to work regularly until her appearance in the comedy film Genevieve (1953) brought her widespread recognition. Most prolific in British films, Kendall also achieved some popularity with American audiences, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in the musical-comedy film Les Girls (1957). She began a romantic relationship with actor Rex Harrison after they appeared together in the comedy film The Constant Husband (1955), and they were married in 1957. Harrison learned from Kendall's doctor that she had been diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia, a fact that was kept from Kendall, who believed she was suffering from an iron deficiency. The actor cared for Kendall until her death at age 32.


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Night and the City

as Helen's Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1950-06-15

Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up...

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Les Girls

as Lady Sybil Wren
Released: 1957-10-03

After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls",...

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Caesar and Cleopatra

as Slave Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1945-12-11

The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard...

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Quentin Durward

as Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy
Released: 1955-09-09

During the 15th century reign of France's King Louis XI, a young Scottish man is sent by his...

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Champagne Charlie

as Bit Part (uncredited)
Released: 1944-08-25

A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a...

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Dance Hall

as Doreen
Released: 1950-06-08

Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in...

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The Constant Husband

as Monica Hathaway
Released: 1955-04-21

Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there....

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Meet Mr. Lucifer

as Lonely Hearts Singer
Released: 1953-11-30

A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

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Fiddlers Three

as Girl (uncredited)
Released: 1944-10-01

Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck...

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Doctor in the House

as Isobel Minster
Released: 1954-03-23

The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between...

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The Reluctant Debutante

as Sheila Broadbent
Released: 1958-08-14

While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its...

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Lady Godiva Rides Again

as Sylvia Clark
Released: 1951-10-25

Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain...

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Genevieve

as Rosalind Peters
Released: 1953-05-28

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the...

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Curtain Up

as Sandra Beverley
Released: 1952-03-12

In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the...

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Mantrap

as Vera Corridge
Released: 1953-03-10

Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes...

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Simon and Laura

as Laura Foster
Released: 1955-11-02

Bickering married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.

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Once More, with Feeling!

as Dolly Fabian
Released: 1960-02-11

The wife of brilliant, but boisterous and ill-tempered conductor of the London Symphony puts up...

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The Square Ring

as Eve
Released: 1953-07-13

Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

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London Town

as Patsy
Released: 1946-09-30

Veteran music-hall entertainer Jerry Stanford a washed-up comedian hopes to stage a comeback in...

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Street of Shadows

as Barbara Gale
Released: 1953-10-16

A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web...

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It Started in Paradise

as Lady Caroline Frencham
Released: 1952-10-28

A talented dress designer, who lets nothing get in the way of her success, rises in the fashion...

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Wings of Danger

as Alexia LaRoche
Released: 1952-04-01

A former pilot suffering from blackouts discovers that a fellow flyer is suspected of being...

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Fast and Loose

as Carol Hankin
Released: 1954-02-12

An unmarried couple are forced to adopt a series of pretexts when they stay at a country inn...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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The Phil Silvers Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-20

The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS...

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