Jennifer Kendal

Jennifer Kendal
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Shashi Kapoor (1958-1984) (her death) 3 Children

Jennifer Kendal (February 28, 1934 – September 7, 1984) was a British actress who was also a member of the Kapoor family.

Childhood

Jennifer Kendal was born in Southport, England, but spent much of her youth in India. Her parents (she was the daughter of Geoffrey Kendal and elder sister of Felicity Kendal), ran a travelling theatre company, which traveled around India as described in the book and film, Shakespeare Wallah (starring Kendal herself, her husband Shashi Kapoor, her father, and her sister Felicity).

Shashi Kapoor

In July, 1958, Kendal married Indian film star, Shashi Kapoor. Kendal and her husband were also instrumental in the rejuvenation of Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai, a venture now managed by her daughter Sanjana. Kendal and Kapoor also starred in a number of films together, particularly those produced by Merchant Ivory Productions.

They had three children: a daughter Sanjana Kapoor, and two sons, Kunal Kapoor and Karan Kapoor, of whom Kunal Kapoor is an actor and Karan is a photographer.

Death

She passed away from cancer in 1984.

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 - Ruth's Mother
• Bombay Talkie (1970)- Lucia Lane
• Shakespeare Wallah (1965) - Mrs. Bowen

External links

• Jennifer Kendal at IMDb
• 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