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Kay Kendall

Date of birth: 1927-05-21

Place of birth:

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy

Kay Kendall

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Genevieve
3.3

Genevieve

1953-05-28

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

Les Girls
3.2

Les Girls

1957-10-03

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

The Reluctant Debutante
3.3

The Reluctant Debutante

1958-08-14

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

Doctor in the House
3.3

Doctor in the House

1954-03-23

The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 an

Mantrap
2.5

Mantrap

1953-03-10

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

Quentin Durward
2.8

Quentin Durward

1955-09-09

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

The Constant Husband
3.5

The Constant Husband

1955-04-21

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

Wings of Danger
2.6

Wings of Danger

1952-04-01

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

Street of Shadows
2.6

Street of Shadows

1953-10-16

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

Simon and Laura
2.9

Simon and Laura

1955-11-02

A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.

Fast and Loose
3.1

Fast and Loose

1954-02-12

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

Once More, with Feeling!
3

Once More, with Feeling!

1960-02-11

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

London Town
0

London Town

1946-09-30

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

Curtain Up
3.6

Curtain Up

1952-03-12

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

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour

2003-04-22

This documentary short subject for DVD gives a look at the making of Cole Porter's MGM classic, "Les

Abdullah's Harem
0

Abdullah's Harem

1955-02-01

Abdullah, absolute monarch of a wealthy Middle Eastern country, has everything a man could want. Eve

Lady Godiva Rides Again
2.9

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951-10-25

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

The Square Ring
3.5

The Square Ring

1953-07-13

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

Meet Mr. Lucifer
2.5

Meet Mr. Lucifer

1953-11-30

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

Dance Hall
2.8

Dance Hall

1950-06-08

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

It Started in Paradise
2.5

It Started in Paradise

1952-10-28

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

Champagne Charlie
2.8

Champagne Charlie

1944-08-25

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

Night and the City
3.8

Night and the City

1950-06-15

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

Caesar and Cleopatra
3.1

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945-12-11

The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

Fiddlers Three
4.1

Fiddlers Three

1944-10-01

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

Happy Go Lovely
3

Happy Go Lovely

1951-03-06

Rich bachelor B.G. Bruno, the head of a successful greeting-card company in Scotland, is essentially