Felicity Kendal

Felicity Kendal speaks Hindi, having grown up in India.

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Her parents, Laura Liddell and Geoffrey Kendal, ran a Shakespeare company that toured India. The 1965 film Shakespeare-Wallah was based on their experiences.

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She was in a romantic relationship with Tom Stoppard for much of the 1990s. She later reunited with her second husband.

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She was appointed CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1995 Queen's New Year Honours for services to drama.

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In the 1975 film Edward the King, she played Princess Vicky, Queen Victoria's eldest child and the mother of Kaiser Wilhelm II, from the age of 14 (in 1855) to 60 (in 1901).

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Although she played Timothy West's older sister in Edward the King (1975), in real life she is nearly twelve years younger than him.

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Her father, a distant relative of Melvyn Bragg, took his professional name from his birthplace of Kendal, Westmorland, England.

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In 2010 she took part in the eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing (2004), partnered with Vincent Simone, and finished eighth among fourteen celebrities.

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When she was very young, her parents took her and their theatre company to India, where she appeared on stage as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream. At 20 she returned to London to continue her acting career. Her first job was in A Little Murder at the Savoy Theatre in London.

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She played the role of Dottie in the Theatre Royal Bath touring production of Michael Frayn's comedy play Noises Off, in October 2022.

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Although she played Christopher Neame's mother in Edward the King (1975), in real life she is less than a year his senior.

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She was cast alongside Joe Melia, Derek Godfrey, Jack Shepperd and Dilys Laye in the film Seven Who Were Hanged, but it was cancelled when the financing ran out.

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In India she appeared on stage as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream in her parents' theatre company.

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Her family took her to India when she was 9 years old.

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Her father took his wife and 2 daughters on theatre tours in India.

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She was the youngest member of the main cast of The Good Life (1975), and after Dame Penelope Keith's death in 2026 she became the last surviving cast member.

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