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{{Short description|New Zealand hotelier, designer and former actress}}
{{Short description|New Zealand hotelier, designer and actress (born 1941)}}
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| name = Anouska Hempel
| name = Anouska Hempel
| honorific_suffix = Lady Weinberg
| honorific_suffix = Lady Weinberg
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| image = Anouska Hempel.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Hempel as ''Australian Girl'', 1968
| birth_name = Ann Geissler
| birth_name = Ann Geissler
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1941|12}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Appointments: Anouska WEINBERG |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/rGVup0MTrlY9ff05wdhI3b3geu0/appointments |website=Companies House |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1941|12}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Appointments: Anouska WEINBERG |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/rGVup0MTrlY9ff05wdhI3b3geu0/appointments |website=Companies House |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
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| style = [[Modern minimalism]]
| style = [[Modern minimalism]]
| spouse = Constantine Hempel (widowed)<br>{{Marriage|[[Bill Kenwright]]|1978|1980}} (divorced)<br>Sir [[Mark Weinberg]] (m. 1980)
| spouse = Constantine Hempel (widowed)<br>{{Marriage|[[Bill Kenwright]]|1978|1980}} (divorced)<br>Sir [[Mark Weinberg]] (m. 1980)
| children = 2
| children = 3
}}
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'''Anouska Hempel, Lady Weinberg''' (born 1941) is a New Zealand-born film and television actress turned hotelier and interior designer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/f8104b3a-6e8e-11e1-b98d-00144feab49a.html#axzz1tMZh6YA6 |title=At Home: Anouska Hempel |date=23 March 2012 |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |author=Emma Jacobs}}</ref> She is a noted figure in [[London]] society.<ref name=Know/> She is sometimes credited as '''Anoushka Hempel'''.
'''Anouska Hempel, Lady Weinberg''' (born December 1941) is a New Zealand-born film and television actress turned hotelier and interior designer.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/f8104b3a-6e8e-11e1-b98d-00144feab49a.html#axzz1tMZh6YA6 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221211191231/https://www.ft.com/content/f8104b3a-6e8e-11e1-b98d-00144feab49a#axzz1tMZh6YA6 |archive-date=11 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=At Home: Anouska Hempel |date=23 March 2012 |newspaper=[[Financial Times]] |author=Emma Jacobs |access-date=28 April 2012 }}</ref> She is sometimes credited as '''Anoushka Hempel'''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Hempel is of Russian and [[Swiss German]] ancestry and has speculated that she was born on a boat ''en route'' from [[Papua New Guinea]] to New Zealand.<ref name=battle>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10332568 |title=The Naked Romps of Lady Weinberg |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date= 25 June 2005|accessdate=7 May 2011}}</ref> Her family emigrated to New Zealand where she was born.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-133027147 |title=Lady Weinberg Loses Battle |publisher=|date=5 June 2005 |accessdate=}}{{dl|date=July 2021}}</ref> They later moved to [[Cronulla, New South Wales|Cronulla]], south of [[Sydney]] in Australia, where her father owned a [[Automobile repair shop|garage]]. As a teenager in the mid-1950s, Hempel attended Sutherland High School. In 1962 she moved to England carrying only £10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5177516.html|title=Hempel of Doom|via=HighBeam Research|date=29 July 2001|accessdate=7 May 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516233358/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5177516.html|archivedate=16 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Hempel is of Russian and [[Swiss German]] ancestry and has speculated that she was born on a boat ''en route'' from [[Papua New Guinea]] to New Zealand.<ref name=battle>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10332568 |title=The Naked Romps of Lady Weinberg |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date= 25 June 2005|accessdate=7 May 2011}}</ref> Her family emigrated to New Zealand where she was born.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-133027147 |title=Lady Weinberg Loses Battle |publisher=|date=5 June 2005 |accessdate=}}{{dl|date=July 2021}}</ref> They later moved to [[Cronulla, New South Wales|Cronulla]], south of [[Sydney]] in Australia, where her father owned a [[Automobile repair shop|garage]]. As a teenager in the mid-1950s, Hempel attended Sutherland High School. In 1962, she moved to England carrying only £10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5177516.html|title=Hempel of Doom|via=HighBeam Research|date=29 July 2001|accessdate=7 May 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516233358/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-5177516.html|archivedate=16 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Acting ==
==Acting ==
Hempel's first film appearance was in the [[Hammer Horror]] film ''[[The Kiss of the Vampire]]'' (1963). In 1969, she appeared in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' as one of the "angels of death". Thereafter she appeared in several films including ''[[Scars of Dracula]]'' (1970), ''[[The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins]]'' (1971), ''[[Go for a Take]]'' (1972), ''[[Tiffany Jones (film)|Tiffany Jones]]'' (1973), [[Russ Meyer]]'s controversial,<ref>{{cite web|author=Nigel Watson |url=http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/ArticleRussMeyer.html |title=Titillating Russ Meyer |publisher=Talkingpix.co.uk |accessdate=7 May 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609121718/http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/ArticleRussMeyer.html |archivedate=9 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> soft pornographic film ''[[Black Snake (film)|Black Snake]]'' (1973),<ref name=Chatter>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Anouska%20Hempel |title=Revenge of the Dominatrix Hotelier |publisher=Hotelchatter.com |accessdate=7 May 2011}}</ref> ''[[Double Exposure (1977 film)|Double Exposure]]'' (1977), and ''[[Lady Oscar (film)|Lady Oscar]]'' (1979). In the 1970s, Hempel appeared in one episode of the BBC series ''The Lotus Eaters''. She also auditioned for the part of [[Jo Grant]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]'', and appeared in the science-fiction TV series' ''[[UFO (TV series)|UFO]]'' ("[[Mindbender (UFO)|Mindbender]]", 1970) and ''[[Space: 1999]]'' ("[[The Metamorph]]", 1976). During her career as an actress, she appeared as a regular panellist alongside [[Patrick Mower]] for two series of the murder mystery game show ''[[Whodunnit? (British game show)|Whodunnit?]]'', between 1975 and 1976.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
Hempel's first film appearance was in ''[[The Kiss of the Vampire]]'' (1963). In 1969 she appeared in the [[James Bond]] film ''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' as one of the 'angels of death'. Thereafter, she appeared in several films, including ''[[Scars of Dracula]]'' (1970), ''[[The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins]]'' (1971), ''[[Go for a Take]]'' (1972), ''[[Tiffany Jones (film)|Tiffany Jones]]'' (1973), [[Russ Meyer]]'s controversial<ref>{{cite web|author=Nigel Watson |url=http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/ArticleRussMeyer.html |title=Titillating Russ Meyer |publisher=Talkingpix.co.uk |accessdate=7 May 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609121718/http://www.talkingpix.co.uk/ArticleRussMeyer.html |archivedate=9 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Black Snake (film)|Black Snake]]'' (1973),<ref name=Chatter>{{cite web |url=http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Anouska%20Hempel |title=Revenge of the Dominatrix Hotelier |publisher=Hotelchatter.com |accessdate=7 May 2011 |archive-date=12 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712221906/http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Anouska%20Hempel |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Double Exposure'' (1977), and ''[[Lady Oscar (film)|Lady Oscar]]'' (1979). In the 1970s, Hempel appeared in one episode of the BBC series ''The Lotus Eaters''. She appeared in the science-fiction TV series' ''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'' ("[[Mindbender (UFO)|Mindbender]]", 1970) and ''[[Space: 1999]]'' ("[[The Metamorph]]", 1976). Hempel played the female lead in the ITV mini-series ''Zodiac'' (1974). During her career as an actress, she appeared as a regular panellist alongside [[Patrick Mower]] for two series of the murder mystery game show ''[[Whodunnit? (British game show)|Whodunnit?]]'', between 1975 and 1976.


===Partial filmography===
===Partial filmography===
*''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' (1969) – The Australian Girl
*''[[On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)|On Her Majesty's Secret Service]]'' (1969) – Australian girl
*''[[The Breaking of Bumbo]]'' (1970) – Debutante
*''[[The Breaking of Bumbo]]'' (1970) – debutante
*''[[Scars of Dracula]]'' (1970) – Tania
*''[[Scars of Dracula]]'' (1970) – Tania
*''[[UFO (TV Series)|UFO]]'' (1970) - Tamara Paulson
*''[[UFO (British TV series)|UFO]]'' (1970) – Tamara Paulson
*''[[The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins]]'' (1971) – Blonde (segment "Lust")
*''[[The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins]]'' (1971) – blonde (segment 'Lust')
*''[[Carry on at Your Convenience]]'' (1971) – New Canteen Girl (uncredited)
*''[[Carry On at Your Convenience]]'' (1971) – new canteen girl (uncredited)
*''[[Go for a Take]]'' (1972) – Suzi Eckmann
*''[[Go for a Take]]'' (1972) – Suzi Eckmann
*''[[Black Snake (film)|Black Snake]]'' (1973) – Lady Susan Walker
*''[[Black Snake (film)|Black Snake]]'' (1973) – Lady Susan Walker
*''[[Tiffany Jones (film)|Tiffany Jones]]'' (1973) – Tiffany Jones
*''[[Tiffany Jones (film)|Tiffany Jones]]'' (1973) – Tiffany Jones
*''[[The Doll (BBC short serial)]] (1975)- Phyllis Du Salle
*''The Doll'' (1975) – Phyllis Du Salle (three episodes)
*''[[Double Exposure (1977 film)|Double Exposure]]'' (1977) – Simone{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
*''Double Exposure'' (1977) – Simone{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}}
*''[[Lady Oscar (film)|Lady Oscar]]'' (1979) – Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte
*''[[Lady Oscar (film)|Lady Oscar]]'' (1979) – Jeanne Vallois / Jeanne de la Motte


==Hotel and design ==
==Hotel and design ==
After finishing acting, Hempel has embarked in a career as a hotelier and interior designer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anouska Hempel – a Woman of Many Firsts|url=https://www.gdcinteriors.com/anouska-hempel/|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> In 2002, she was ranked by [[Architectural Digest]] as one of the top 100 [[interior designer]]s and architects in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architects/100/anouska_hempel/anouska_hempel_profile |title=Architectural Digest |publisher=[[Architectural Digest]] |date=8 January 2009 |accessdate=7 May 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606002333/http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architects/100/anouska_hempel/anouska_hempel_profile |archivedate=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
After finishing acting, Hempel has embarked in a career as a hotelier and interior designer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Anouska Hempel – a Woman of Many Firsts|url=https://www.gdcinteriors.com/anouska-hempel/|accessdate=5 October 2015}}</ref> In 2002, she was ranked by ''[[Architectural Digest]]'' as one of the top 100 [[interior designer]]s and architects in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architects/100/anouska_hempel/anouska_hempel_profile |title=Architectural Digest |publisher=[[Architectural Digest]] |date=8 January 2009 |accessdate=7 May 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606002333/http://www.architecturaldigest.com/architects/100/anouska_hempel/anouska_hempel_profile |archivedate=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


===Hotels===
===Hotels===
Hempel has established four hotels. [[Blakes Hotel]] was created in 1978 as one of the world's first luxury [[boutique hotel]]s.<ref name=Chatter/> Based in [[South Kensington]], it is well known for its design, quality of service and privacy.<ref name=Know>{{Cite web|url=http://gridskipper.com/archives/entries/52572/52572.php |title=Know Your Hoteliers, Part 3 |work=[[Gawker Media|Gridskipper.com]] |date=17 March 2005 |accessdate=7 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930132919/http://gridskipper.com/archives/entries/52572/52572.php |archivedate=30 September 2011 }}</ref> The hotel's restaurant has become a destination in its own right, featuring a fusion of Hempel's own favourite cuisines – Japanese and Italian. Her second hotel, the [[Hempel Hotel]], was noted as a [[minimalist]] hotel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Terrace towers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/oct/02/architecture.communities?INTCMP=SRCH|accessdate=26 November 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2 October 2006|author=Glancey, Jonathan|quote=... the ultra-minimalist, five-star Hempel Hotel|location=London}}</ref> Blakes Amsterdam was opened in 1999, drawing inspiration from [[Amsterdam]]'s historic [[Dutch East India Company]].
Hempel has established four hotels. [[Blakes Hotel]] was created in 1978 as one of the world's first luxury [[boutique hotel]]s.<ref name=Chatter/> Based in [[South Kensington]], it is well known for its design, quality of service and privacy.<ref name=Know>{{Cite web|url=http://gridskipper.com/archives/entries/52572/52572.php |title=Know Your Hoteliers, Part 3 |work=[[Gawker Media|Gridskipper.com]] |date=17 March 2005 |accessdate=7 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930132919/http://gridskipper.com/archives/entries/52572/52572.php |archivedate=30 September 2011 }}</ref> The hotel's restaurant has become a destination in its own right, featuring a fusion of Hempel's favourite cuisines of Japanese and Italian. Her second hotel, the [[Hempel Hotel]], was noted as a [[minimalist]] hotel.<ref>{{cite news|title=Terrace towers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/oct/02/architecture.communities?INTCMP=SRCH|accessdate=26 November 2012|newspaper=The Guardian|date=2 October 2006|author=Glancey, Jonathan|quote=... the ultra-minimalist, five-star Hempel Hotel|location=London}}</ref> Blakes Amsterdam was opened in 1999, drawing inspiration from [[Amsterdam]]'s historic [[Dutch East India Company]].

Hempel currently works as a silent adviser in her hotel company<ref name=Know/><ref name=Chatter/> and is working on other hotels in Beirut, Santiago Chile, Lisbon, Istanbul and a new hotel for Baccarat in Rabat. Her showcase hotel "Warapuru" is set in the Brazilian rainforest overlooking the ocean, but opening has been delayed several years. Other recent openings include The Grosvenor House Apartments, on Park Lane and La Suite West in Bayswater, both in London. Blakes Hotel was recently sold to investors, following a renovation by the Anouska Hempel Design there are plans to expand the brand with Blakes Shoreditch. Anouska Hempel Design's projects that opened recently include Duxton Reserve, Singapore, and Monsieur George, Paris.

===Other designs===
Hempel's restaurant designs range from [[Modern Minimalism|modern minimalist]] to theatrical. Her restaurant projects include Shy in [[Jakarta]] and Tom Aiken in London. She has designed retail stores for [[Van Cleef & Arpels]] (in London, Paris, [[Monaco]], [[Beverly Hills]], [[Osaka]] and [[Geneva]]) and [[Louis Vuitton]], for whom she designed their flagship Paris store and items such as luxury fountain pens and ballpoint pens with leather and lacquer surface ("doc leather"). Other stores include Henry Cottons in Milan and Lokum in London.

Hempel has also designed two yachts: "Beluga", her own yacht, a renovated 10 berth Turkish [[gulet]] which has black sails; and San Lorenzo, a sleek minimal design for a private commission.

Hempel has taken private commissions for homes and landscapes, most recently a garden in honour of [[Princess Margaret]] in [[Oxford]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Oxford Gardens|url=http://www.anouskahempeldesign.com/landscapes/oxford-garden//|accessdate=12 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606082436/http://www.anouskahempeldesign.com/landscapes/oxford-garden/|archive-date=6 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Memorial Garden to Princess Margaret in Oxford|url=http://www.anthonystiffassociates.co.uk/PG-LD-PrincessMargaret.shtml/|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Princess Margaret Memorial Garden opens to public, 21st August|url=http://www.rai.ox.ac.uk/article/princess-margaret-memorial-garden-opens-public-21st-august|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> Her own homes, [[Cole Park]] near [[Malmesbury]], Wiltshire<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/anouska-hempel-wiltshire-england-cole-park-article|title=Designer Anouska Hempel's Historic Manor in the English Countryside|last=Gardner|first=Anthony|date=6 February 2017|website=Architectural Digest|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922235553/http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/anouska-hempel-wiltshire-england-cole-park-article |archive-date=22 September 2015 |access-date=2020-02-23}}</ref> and a large house in [[Ennismore Gardens]], London, regularly appear in design magazines. Through a boutique in [[South Kensington]], she has designed ''[[haute couture]]'' clothes for many famous women, including [[Princess Diana]] and Princess Margaret of the [[British Royal Family|Royal Family]].{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1964, she married Constantine Hempel, with whom she had a son and daughter. He was a journalist and property developer who was killed in 1973, crashing his car into a basement in Pimlico.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 December 2010|title=Obituary: Ned Ryan|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8226041/Ned-Ryan.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-20|website=The Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230103850/http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8226041/Ned-Ryan.html |archive-date=30 December 2010 }}</ref> Hempel and her second husband, theatrical producer [[Bill Kenwright]], divorced after two years of marriage in 1980. Later that year, Hempel married financier Sir [[Mark Weinberg]], with whom she has a son, Jonathan.<ref name=IMDB>{{cite web|url=https://us.imdb.com/name/nm0376138/bio |title=IMDB Biography |publisher=[[IMDb]] |date=1 May 2009 |accessdate=7 May 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070729/http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0376138/bio |archivedate=6 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> She appears in a photographic portrait by [[Bryan Wharton]] on display in the [[National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)|National Portrait Gallery]].
In 1964, she married Constantine Hempel, with whom she had a son and daughter. He was a journalist and property developer who was killed in 1973, crashing his car into a basement in Pimlico.<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 December 2010|title=Obituary: Ned Ryan|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8226041/Ned-Ryan.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-20|website=The Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230103850/http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/news/obituaries/royalty-obituaries/8226041/Ned-Ryan.html |archive-date=30 December 2010 }}</ref> Hempel and her second husband, theatrical producer [[Bill Kenwright]] (1945–2023), divorced after two years of marriage in 1980. Later that year, Hempel married financier [[Mark Weinberg]], with whom she has a son, Jonathan.<ref name=IMDB>{{cite web|url=https://us.imdb.com/name/nm0376138/bio |title=IMDB Biography |publisher=[[IMDb]] |date=1 May 2009 |accessdate=7 May 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110606070729/http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0376138/bio |archivedate=6 June 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> She appears in a photographic portrait by [[Bryan Wharton]] on display in the [[National Portrait Gallery (United Kingdom)|National Portrait Gallery]].


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.the-hempel.co.uk The Hempel Hotel]
*[http://www.the-hempel.co.uk The Hempel Hotel]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070602222838/http://warapuru.com/ Warapuru Hotel]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070602222838/http://warapuru.com/ Warapuru Hotel]
*[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw19007/Anouska-Hempel-Lady-Weinberg Anouska Hempel - National Portrait Gallery] — [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]]
*[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw19007/Anouska-Hempel-Lady-Weinberg Anouska Hempel – National Portrait Gallery] — [[National Portrait Gallery (London)|National Portrait Gallery]]


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Latest revision as of 14:32, 28 November 2024

Anouska Hempel
Lady Weinberg
Hempel as Australian Girl, 1968
Born
Ann Geissler

December 1941 (age 83)[1]
Wellington, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealand
Other namesAnouska Hempel
CitizenshipBritish
EducationSutherland High School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Hotelier and designer
Former actress
Years active1963 to present
Known forDesigner of Blakes Hotel and Hempel Hotel
StyleModern minimalism
Spouse(s)Constantine Hempel (widowed)
​
(m. 1978⁠–⁠1980)​
(divorced)
Sir Mark Weinberg (m. 1980)
Children3

Anouska Hempel, Lady Weinberg (born December 1941) is a New Zealand-born film and television actress turned hotelier and interior designer.[2] She is sometimes credited as Anoushka Hempel.

Early life

[edit]

Hempel is of Russian and Swiss German ancestry and has speculated that she was born on a boat en route from Papua New Guinea to New Zealand.[3] Her family emigrated to New Zealand where she was born.[4] They later moved to Cronulla, south of Sydney in Australia, where her father owned a garage. As a teenager in the mid-1950s, Hempel attended Sutherland High School. In 1962, she moved to England carrying only £10.[5]

Acting

[edit]

Hempel's first film appearance was in The Kiss of the Vampire (1963). In 1969 she appeared in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service as one of the 'angels of death'. Thereafter, she appeared in several films, including Scars of Dracula (1970), The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971), Go for a Take (1972), Tiffany Jones (1973), Russ Meyer's controversial[6] Black Snake (1973),[7] Double Exposure (1977), and Lady Oscar (1979). In the 1970s, Hempel appeared in one episode of the BBC series The Lotus Eaters. She appeared in the science-fiction TV series' UFO ("Mindbender", 1970) and Space: 1999 ("The Metamorph", 1976). Hempel played the female lead in the ITV mini-series Zodiac (1974). During her career as an actress, she appeared as a regular panellist alongside Patrick Mower for two series of the murder mystery game show Whodunnit?, between 1975 and 1976.

Partial filmography

[edit]

Hotel and design

[edit]

After finishing acting, Hempel has embarked in a career as a hotelier and interior designer.[8] In 2002, she was ranked by Architectural Digest as one of the top 100 interior designers and architects in the world.[9]

Hotels

[edit]

Hempel has established four hotels. Blakes Hotel was created in 1978 as one of the world's first luxury boutique hotels.[7] Based in South Kensington, it is well known for its design, quality of service and privacy.[10] The hotel's restaurant has become a destination in its own right, featuring a fusion of Hempel's favourite cuisines of Japanese and Italian. Her second hotel, the Hempel Hotel, was noted as a minimalist hotel.[11] Blakes Amsterdam was opened in 1999, drawing inspiration from Amsterdam's historic Dutch East India Company.

Personal life

[edit]

In 1964, she married Constantine Hempel, with whom she had a son and daughter. He was a journalist and property developer who was killed in 1973, crashing his car into a basement in Pimlico.[12] Hempel and her second husband, theatrical producer Bill Kenwright (1945–2023), divorced after two years of marriage in 1980. Later that year, Hempel married financier Mark Weinberg, with whom she has a son, Jonathan.[13] She appears in a photographic portrait by Bryan Wharton on display in the National Portrait Gallery.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Appointments: Anouska WEINBERG". Companies House. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ Emma Jacobs (23 March 2012). "At Home: Anouska Hempel". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ "The Naked Romps of Lady Weinberg". The New Zealand Herald. 25 June 2005. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Lady Weinberg Loses Battle". 5 June 2005.[dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Hempel of Doom". 29 July 2001. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011 – via HighBeam Research.
  6. ^ Nigel Watson. "Titillating Russ Meyer". Talkingpix.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Revenge of the Dominatrix Hotelier". Hotelchatter.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Anouska Hempel – a Woman of Many Firsts". Retrieved 5 October 2015.
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