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Kay Kendall 1926 - 1959

M. Rex Harrison

Her father was a Dancer and Comedian.
She loved the theatre and the movies as a child. Her parents toured a lot, so she and her sister spent time at Boarding School.
Her first professional job was with a touring company.

Joined Ensa during the war.

Died tragically young from leukemia.


Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1939 Tour Black Velvet - Revue Chorus .. ..... .. ..
1941 Blackpool Black and Blue - Revue ..... .. ..... .. ..
1941 ? London Palladium Gangway Chorus .. ..... .. ..
1944 .. .. ..... .. ..... Fiddlers Three Bit Part
1944 .. .. ..... .. ..... Champagne Charlie Bit Part
1945 .. .. ..... .. ..... Dreaming Bit Part
1945 .. .. ..... .. ..... Waltz Time Lady in Waiting
1945 .. .. ..... .. ..... Caesar and Cleopatra Slave Girl
1946 .. .. ..... .. ..... London Town Patsy
1948 .. .. ..... Stars in Your Eyes Singer .. ..
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... Night and the City One of Helen's Girls
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... Dance Hall Doreen
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Happy Go Lovely Secretary
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... Lady Godiva Rides Again Sylvia
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... It Started in Paradise Lady Caroline
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Wings of Danger Alexia LaRoche
1953 .. Pygmalion Eliza Doolittle .. ..... Genevieve Rosalind Peters
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Fast and Loose Carol
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Curtain Up Sandra Beverley
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Mantrap Vera
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Square Ring Eve Lewis
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Street of Shadows Barbara Gale
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... Meet Mr. Lucifer Lonely Hearts Singer
1954 .. Blithe Spirit Elvira .. ..... Doctor in the House Isobel
1955 Hippodrome, Bristol Bell, Book and Candle ..... .. ..... The Constant Husband Monica Hathaway
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... Simon and Laura Laura Foster
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Adventures of Quentin Durward Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy
1955 .. .. ..... .... .... Abdulla the Great Ronnie
1957 .. .. ..... Toast of the Town The Ed Sullivan Show Herself Les Girls Lady Sybil Wren
1957 .. .. ..... The Polly Bergen Show Herself .... ....
1958 .. The Bright One ..... The Phil Silvers Show - Bilko Presents Kay Kendall Herself The Reluctant Debutante Sheila Broadbent
1960 .. .. ..... .. ..... Once More, with Feeling Dolly Fabian


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