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Kay Kendall (1926–1959)

Actress | Soundtrack

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Sister of Kim Campbell See more trivia »

Born:

Justine Kay Kendall-McCarthy
in Withernsea, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 33) in London, England, UK
Still of Gene Kelly, Taina Elg and Kay Kendall in Les Girls Still of Gene Kelly, Taina Elg, Mitzi Gaynor and Kay Kendall in Les Girls Still of Taina Elg, Mitzi Gaynor and Kay Kendall in Les Girls
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1960 Once More, with Feeling!
Dolly Fabian
 
1958 The Reluctant Debutante
Sheila Broadbent
 
1957 Les Girls
Lady Sybil Wren
 
1955 Quentin Durward
Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy
 
1955 Simon and Laura
Laura Foster
 
1955 Marriage a la Mode
Monica Hathaway
 
1955 Abdullah's Harem
Ronnie
 
1954 Doctor in the House
Isobel Minster
 
1954 Fast and Loose
Carol Hankin
 
1953 Meet Mr. Lucifer
Lonely Hearts Singer
 
1953 The Square Ring
Eve Lewis
 
1953 The Shadow Man
Barbara Gale
 
1953 Genevieve
Rosalind Peters
 
1953 Man in Hiding
Vera
 
1952 It Started in Paradise
Lady Caroline Frencham
 
1952 Curtain Up
Sandra Beverley
 
1952 Dead on Course
Alexia LaRoche
 
1951 Bikini Baby
Sylvia
 
1951 Happy Go Lovely
Secretary (uncredited)
 
1950 Dance Hall
Doreen
 
1950 Night and the City
One of Helen's Girls (uncredited)
 
1946 London Town
Patsy
 
1945 Caesar and Cleopatra
Slave Girl (uncredited)
 
1945 Waltz Time
Lady in Waiting
 
1945 Dreaming
Party Girl (uncredited)
 
1944 Champagne Charlie
Bit Part (uncredited)
 
1944 While Nero Fiddled
Girl (uncredited)
 
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1957 Les Girls (performer: "Les Girls" - uncredited, "Ladies in Waiting" - uncredited, "You're Just Too Too!" - uncredited)
 
1946 London Town (performer: "The 'Ampstead Way", "My Heart Goes Crazy", "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way" - uncredited, "Any Old Iron" - uncredited, "Wot Cher, Knocked 'Em in the Old Kent Road" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (4 titles)
1959 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Kenneth More (1959) … Herself
 
1958 The Phil Silvers Show (TV series)
Herself
– Bilko Presents Kay Kendall (1958) … Herself
 
1957 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #11.9 (1957) … Herself
 
1957 The Polly Bergen Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.5 (1957) … Herself
– Episode #1.3 (1957) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2003 Ça c'est l'amour (video short)
Scenes: Les Girls
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

My Fair Lady (1956). Musical/Romantic comedy. Book by Alan Jay Lerner. Music by Frederick Loewe. Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner. Adapted from "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. Music arranged by Robert Russell Bennett and Philip J. Lang. Dance arrangements by Trude Rittman. Musical Director: Franz Allers. Choral... See more »

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1 Print Biography  | 33 Articles  | 14 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

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The Kay Kendall Leukaemia Fund | See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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We British are so square we have to smuggle our tits past Customs. See more »

Trivia:

Sister of Kim Campbell See more »

Nickname:

Katie See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini