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Acting

Kay Kendall

Career

Active from 1946 to 2003, with a break from 1961 to 2002, busiest in 1955 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
13
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Genevieve
Genevieve
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kay Kendall Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Scare
    0.9, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • British Slapstick Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour (2003)

as Scenes: Les Girls (archive footage)

1960s

1 title · average score 51
Once More, with Feeling!
Once More, with Feeling! (1960)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dolly Fabian

1950s

22 titles · average score 65
The Reluctant Debutante
The Reluctant Debutante (1958)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sheila Broadbent

Les Girls
Les Girls (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

as Lady Sybil Wren

The Constant Husband
The Constant Husband (1955)
GoodWatch score 66

as Monica Hathaway

Quentin Durward
Quentin Durward (1955)
GoodWatch score 52

as Isabelle, Countess of Marcroy

Simon and Laura
Simon and Laura (1955)
GoodWatch score 64

as Laura Foster

Abdullah's Harem
Abdullah's Harem (1955)

as Ronnie

Fast and Loose
Fast and Loose (1954)

as Carol Hankin

Doctor in the House
Doctor in the House (1954)
GoodWatch score 72

as Miss Isobel Minster

Genevieve
Genevieve (1953)
GoodWatch score 78

as Rosalind Peters

Street of Shadows
Street of Shadows (1953)
GoodWatch score 49

as Barbara Gale

Curtain Up
Curtain Up (1952)
GoodWatch score 67

as Sandra Beverley

Lady Godiva Rides Again
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sylvia Clark

1940s

5 titles · average score 62
London Town
London Town (1946)

as Patsy

Caesar and Cleopatra
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Slave Girl (uncredited)

Waltz Time
Waltz Time (1945)

as Lady in Waiting

Champagne Charlie
Champagne Charlie (1944)
GoodWatch score 56

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Fiddlers Three
Fiddlers Three (1944)

as Girl (uncredited)