Jennifer Kendal (Shashi Kapoor’s Wife) Age, Death Cause, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Jennifer Kendal
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats & More
Eye Colour	Hazel Blue
Hair Colour	Light Blonde
Personal Life
Date of Birth	28 February 1933
Birth Place	Southport, Lancashire, England
Date of Death	7 September 1984
Place of Death	London, England, UK
Age (at the time of death)	51 Years
Death Cause	terminal colon cancer
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Nationality	British
Hometown	Southport, Lancashire, England
School	Not Known
College	Not Known
Educational Qualification	Not Known
Debut	Film: Bombay Talkie (1970) TV: The Far Pavilions (1984)
Family	Father- Geoffrey KendalGeoffrey Kendal (an English actor-manager) Mother- Laura Liddell (ran a travelling theatre company) Brother- Not Known Sister- Felicity Kendal, an English actress (younger)
Religion	Not Known
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Shashi Kapoor, Indian Actor (1956-1958)
Husband/Spouse	Shashi Kapoor, Indian Actor
Marriage Date	July 1958
Children	Sons- Kunal Kapoor (Ad Maker), Karan Kapoor (Photographer) Daughter- Sanjana Kapoor (Entrepreneur)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Jennifer Kendal

• Did Jennifer Kendal smoke?: Not Known

• Did Jennifer Kendal drink alcohol?: Yes

• She was born to an English actor-manager in Southport England.

• Much of her youth was spent in India.

• Her parents, Geoffrey Kendal and Laura Liddell, ran a travelling theatre company, “Shakespeareana.” The company travelled around India, and the same was depicted in the book and film- Shakespeare Wallah, in which Kendal appeared, uncredited.

• While playing the role of Miranda in the play “The Tempest” in 1956, Jennifer met Shashi Kapoor for the first time Calcutta (now, Kolkata).

• After dating for two years, Shashi and Jennifer married in July 1958.

• She helped Shashi rejuvenating the Prithvi Theatre in Bombay (now, Mumbai).

• Kendal and Kapoor appeared together in several films, especially those produced by Merchant Ivory Productions.

• In 1982, Jennifer was diagnosed with Terminal Colon Cancer and died of the same in 1984.