Kay Kendall

Kay Kendall

From Wikipedia Kay Kendall (21 May 1927 – 6 September 1959) was an English actress. Kendall began her film career in the musical film London Town (1946). Though the film was a financial failure, Kendall continued to work regularly until her appearance in the comedy film Genevieve (1953) brought her widespread recognition. Most prolific in British films, Kendall also achieved some popularity with American audiences, and won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for her role in the musical-comedy film Les Girls (1957). She began a romantic relationship with actor Rex Harrison after they appeared together in the comedy film The Constant Husband (1955), and they were married in 1957. Harrison learned from Kendall's doctor that she had been diagnosed with myeloid leukaemia, a fact that was kept from Kendall, who believed she was suffering from an iron deficiency. The actor cared for Kendall until her death at age 32.

  • Title: Kay Kendall
  • Popularity: 3.109
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1927-05-21
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  • Also Known As: Justine Kay Kendall McCarthy
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Kay Kendall Movies

  • 1953
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    Genevieve

    Genevieve

    6.5 1953 HD

    Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.

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  • 1957
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    Les Girls

    Les Girls

    6.4 1957 HD

    After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren is sued for libeling her fellow dancer...

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  • 1958
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    The Reluctant Debutante

    The Reluctant Debutante

    6.7 1958 HD

    While visiting her father, an American teenage girl is thrown into London society during its final "Debutante Season."

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  • 1954
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    Doctor in the House

    Doctor in the House

    6.3 1954 HD

    The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical...

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  • 1953
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    Mantrap

    Mantrap

    5.125 1953 HD

    Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes from the asylum, determined to clear his name. He...

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  • 1955
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    Quentin Durward

    Quentin Durward

    6 1955 HD

    During the 15th century reign of France's King Louis XI, a young Scottish man is sent by his English Lord to woo a French lady on his behalf. The...

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  • 1955
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    The Constant Husband

    The Constant Husband

    6.9 1955 HD

    Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist he traces his...

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  • 1952
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    Wings of Danger

    Wings of Danger

    5.214 1952 HD

    A former pilot suffering from blackouts discovers that a fellow flyer is suspected of being mixed up with a web of smugglers. While searching for...

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  • 1953
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    Street of Shadows

    Street of Shadows

    5.5 1953 HD

    A saloon owner falls in love with the abused wife of a heavy gambler. He is snared into a web of intrigue when an ex-girlfriend is found murdered in...

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  • 1955
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    Simon and Laura

    Simon and Laura

    5.5 1955 HD

    A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.

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  • 1954
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    Fast and Loose

    Fast and Loose

    5.8 1954 HD

    An unmarried couple are forced to adopt a series of pretexts when they stay at a country inn together with only one spare room.

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  • 1960
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    Once More, with Feeling!

    Once More, with Feeling!

    6 1960 HD

    The wife of brilliant, but boisterous and ill-tempered conductor of the London Symphony puts up with his childishness, but the last straw is drawn...

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  • 1946
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    London Town

    London Town

    1 1946 HD

    Veteran music-hall entertainer Jerry Stanford a washed-up comedian hopes to stage a comeback in a glittering new revue. Alas, Stanford is hired as...

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  • 1952
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    Curtain Up

    Curtain Up

    7.7 1952 HD

    In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing...

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  • 2003
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    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour

    1 2003 HD

    This documentary short subject for DVD gives a look at the making of Cole Porter's MGM classic, "Les Girls". Hosted by Finnish film legend and star...

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  • 1955
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    Abdullah's Harem

    Abdullah's Harem

    1 1955 HD

    Abdullah, absolute monarch of a wealthy Middle Eastern country, has everything a man could want. Everything, that is, until he falls for a beautiful...

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  • 1951
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    Lady Godiva Rides Again

    Lady Godiva Rides Again

    5.9 1951 HD

    Marjory Clark wins a competition in her Midland town and finds herself in a Festival of Britain procession as Lady Godiva - though not in the buff....

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  • 1953
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    The Square Ring

    The Square Ring

    6.6 1953 HD

    Boxing drama following the lives of 5 different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.

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  • 1953
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    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    Meet Mr. Lucifer

    5.1 1953 HD

    A TV set given as a retirement present is sold on to different households causing misery each time.

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  • 1950
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    Dance Hall

    Dance Hall

    4.6 1950 HD

    Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick, London. Unusual at the time, the film tells its...

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  • 1952
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    It Started in Paradise

    It Started in Paradise

    5 1952 HD

    A talented dress designer, who lets nothing get in the way of her success, rises in the fashion world then loses contact with her own humanity. She...

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  • 1944
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    Champagne Charlie

    Champagne Charlie

    5 1944 HD

    A man from the countryside becomes London’s newest music hall sensation, and competes with a rival music hall performer for the...

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  • 1950
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    Night and the City

    Night and the City

    7.5 1950 HD

    Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary, becomes...

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  • 1945
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    Caesar and Cleopatra

    Caesar and Cleopatra

    6.1 1945 HD

    The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.

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  • 1944
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    Fiddlers Three

    Fiddlers Three

    8.2 1944 HD

    Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.

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  • 1955
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    The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

    6.667 1955 HD

    The Phil Silvers Show, originally titled You'll Never Get Rich, was a sitcom which ran on CBS from 1955 to 1959 for 142 episodes, plus a 1959...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.667 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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