Felicity Kendal
Felicity Kendal
Felicity Ann Kendal, CBEis an English actress, working in television and theatre. She has appeared in numerous stage and screen roles over a 45-year career, but the role that brought attention to her career was that of Barbara Good in the 1975 television series The Good Life...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth25 September 1946
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From the early days of the Raj, Shakespeare had been woven into the fabric of India's education, and my father understood that in a culture rich with storytelling and fantastical tales, Shakespeare's characters and storylines resonated in a powerful way.
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After making my stage debut aged nine as Macduff's small son in 'Macbeth,' I had played a number of parts, from 'Twelfth Night's Viola to 'The Merchant Of Venice's Portia'.
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A lot of my close friends are nothing to do with show business. But the people I've had relationships with, invariably, I've worked with. I think that's probably because I grew up in a family where we all worked together, so it's something I feel comfortable with.
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I'm lucky in that I don't like sweet things at all. My father loved cakes to such a degree that he kept forcing them down my throat when I was little, and it put me off for life. He had terrible cholesterol, poor thing.
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I wouldn't trade anything for family time. To me, it is more important than everything else, and I have a very deep-rooted belief in it, which is influenced by my Jewish faith. That's a very great source of who I am and what I believe in.
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I have to say I am a 'Strictly' fan, which is why I am in it. I've always watched it for years. I am not an 'X Factor' fan, and I just think it is a different show. One is about learning something new and having a great time, and the other is rather desperate.
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The girl-next-door image is a sort of joke; for years, I couldnt get any roles other than as somebody dark.
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Every woman feels she is too old and has missed the boat.
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There is the most wonderful thing called Polaris: it's a very high frequency laser treatment that lifts and tightens the skin.
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It's nice not to have lines when you frown, especially on TV. I don't know why people make such a fuss about it. No one is interested if a woman has her teeth capped or her hair dyed.
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I don't take money seriously, so I can't keep any.
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Success breeds success, and failure leads to a sort of fallow period.
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When I was little I always thought I was marked out, special, on the verge of something momentous. I used to tingle with anticipation.
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So many roles for women demand that you make the audience fall in love with you or sympathise with you.