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{{Infobox person<br />
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| name = Jennifer S. Kapoor<br />
| image = Jennifer Kendal Kapoor.jpg<br />
| caption = Kendal in the film ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1979)<br />
| birth_name = Jennifer Kendal<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1934|02|27}} <br />
| birth_place = [[Southport]], [[Lancashire]], England<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1984|09|7|1934|02|27}}<br />
| death_place = [[London]], England<br />
| occupation = Actress<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Shashi Kapoor]]|1958}}<br />
| parents = [[Geoffrey Kendal]]<br />Laura Liddell<br />
| children = [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]]<br />[[Karan Kapoor]]<br />[[Sanjana Kapoor]]<br />
| relatives = [[Felicity Kendal]] (sister)<br />See also [[Kapoor family]]<br />
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'''Jennifer Kendal Kapoor''' (27 February 1934 – 7 September 1984)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f12e269 |title=Jennifer Kendal |website=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=28 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213163253/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f12e269 |archive-date=13 December 2017}}</ref> was an English actress and the founder of the [[Prithvi Theatre]]. She was nominated for the [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] for the film ''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]'' (1981). Her other film appearances included ''[[Bombay Talkie]]'' (1970), ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1978), ''[[Heat and Dust (film)|Heat and Dust]]'' (1983), and ''[[Ghare Baire (film)|Ghare Baire]]'' (1984).<br />
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==Childhood==<br />
Jennifer Kendal was born in [[Southport]], England, but spent much of her youth in India. She and younger sister [[Felicity Kendal]] were born to [[Geoffrey Kendal]] and Laura Liddell, who ran a travelling theatre company, "Shakespeareana",<ref>[https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Makeup/2559/jennifer_kendal023.htm&date=2009-10-25+08:09:53 Jennifer Kendal – Biography and images]</ref> which travelled around India as depicted in the book and film, ''[[Shakespeare Wallah]]'' (1965) in which Kendal appeared, uncredited, and which starred her husband [[Shashi Kapoor]], her parents and her sister.<br />
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==Shashi Kapoor==<br />
Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer met for the first time in Kolkata, in 1956, where he was part of the [[Prithvi Theatre]] company, while she was playing Miranda in the play ''[[The Tempest]]'', as part of Shakespeareana.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/06/stories/2004090600840300.htm A question of pedigree] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805231813/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/09/06/stories/2004090600840300.htm |date=5 August 2010 }} [[The Hindu]], 6 September 2004.</ref> Soon, Shashi Kapoor also began to tour with the Shakespeareana Company,<ref>[http://www.junglee.org.in/jennifer.html Jennifer Biography]</ref> and the couple married in July 1958. Kendal and her husband were also instrumental in the rejuvenation of Prithvi Theatre in [[Mumbai]], with the opening of their theatre in the [[Juhu]] area of the city in 1978.<ref name=ben>{{cite news |title=Prithvi, pioneer in theatre |url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/07/stories/2003110701340600.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040101014620/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/11/07/stories/2003110701340600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 January 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 November 2003 }}</ref> Kendal and Kapoor also starred in a number of films together, particularly those produced by [[Merchant Ivory Productions]]. Their first joint starring roles were in ''[[Bombay Talkie]]'' (1970), which was also one of the earlier films produced by Merchant Ivory.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
The Kapoors had three children: sons [[Kunal Kapoor (actor, born 1959)|Kunal Kapoor]] and [[Karan Kapoor]], and a daughter [[Sanjana Kapoor]], all are former Bollywood actors.<ref name=n18>[http://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/in-pics-meet-shashi-kapoors-family-992937-10.html Meet the Kapoors], [[Network 18]].</ref><br />
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She was [[diagnose]]d with terminal [[colon cancer]] in 1982 and died of the disease in 1984.<ref>''[[Piers Morgan's Life Stories]]'', 19 October 2012</ref><br />
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==Filmography==<br />
* ''[[Shakespeare Wallah]]'' (1965) – Mrs Bowen (uncredited)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090208230417/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/36879/Jennifer-Kapoor Jennifer Kapoor – Filmography] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref><br />
* ''[[Bombay Talkie]]'' (1970) – Lucia Lane<br />
* ''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1978) – Miriam Labadoor (Ruth's Mother)<br />
* ''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]'' (1981) Miss Violet Stoneham<br />
* ''[[Heat and Dust (film)|Heat and Dust]]'' (1983) – Mrs Saunders<br />
* ''[[The Far Pavilions]]'' (1984) – Mrs Viccary<br />
* ''[[Ghare Baire (movie)|Ghare-Baire]]'' (1984) – Miss Gilby (''The Home and the World'')<br />
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===Costume Design===<br />
*''[[Mukti (1977 film)|Mukti]]'' (1977)<br />
*''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1978)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* 1982: [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]] – [[Evening Standard British Film Awards#1982 Winners|Best Actress]]: ''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]'' – Won<br />
* 1983: [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role]] – ''[[36 Chowringhee Lane]]'' – Nominated<ref>[http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/nominations/?year=1982 Bafta Awards Nominations 1982] [[British Academy Film Awards]] official website.</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f12e269 Jennifer Kendal] at the [[British Film Institute]]<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=0447557|name=Jennifer Kendal}}<br />
* [http://www.junglee.org.in/jennifer.html Biography from The Kapoor Family website]<br />
*''[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050218/asp/etc/story_4371945.asp She didn’t really look at me: Shashi Kapoor recounts his and Jennifer Kendal’s first, and lasting, meeting in Calcutta to Deepa Gahlot]'' – [[The Telegraph (Calcutta)|The Telegraph]]<br />
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