Felicity Kendal

Acting

Felicity Kendal

Born September 25, 1946Olton, West Midlands, England, UK44 credits

Felicity Ann Kendal CBE is an English actress, working in television and theatre. She has appeared in numerous stage and screen roles over a more than 50-year career, but the role that brought attention to her career was that of Barbara Good in the 1975 television series The Good Life.

Known For

Small Town Scandal
4.0

Small Town Scandal

TV

2026

The Good Life: Inside Out

The Good Life: Inside Out

Movie

2025

Ludwig
7.7

Ludwig

TV

2024

Merchant Ivory
7.7

Merchant Ivory

Movie

2024

Slammer

Movie

2023

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
7.0

The Good Life: Secret & Scandals

Movie

2022

Filmography

Small Town Scandal
2026Small Town Scandalas SueTV
The Good Life: Inside Out
2025The Good Life: Inside OutMovie
Ludwig
2024Ludwigas Lady Camilla BryceTV
Merchant Ivory
2024Merchant Ivoryas SelfMovie
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2023Slammeras Helen Fyre (voice)Movie
The Good Life: Secret & Scandals
2022The Good Life: Secret & Scandalsas (archive footage)Movie
Anything Goes
2021Anything Goesas Mrs. Evangeline HarcourtMovie
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselvesas Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Inside No. 9
2014Inside No. 9as PatriciaTV
Felicity Kendal's Indian Shakespeare Quest
2012Felicity Kendal's Indian Shakespeare QuestMovie
All About The Good Life
2010All About The Good LifeMovie
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2007That's What I Call Televisionas SelfTV
The Graham Norton Show
2007The Graham Norton Showas SelfTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas Self - GuestTV
Doctor Who
2005Doctor Whoas Lady EddisonTV
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2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas SelfMovie
Strictly Come Dancing
2004Strictly Come Dancingas SelfTV
Rosemary & Thyme
2003Rosemary & Thymeas Rosemary BoxerTV
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas SelfTV
How Proust Can Change Your Life
2000How Proust Can Change Your Lifeas The NarratorMovie
Loose Women
1999Loose Womenas SelfTV
Parting Shots
1999Parting Shotsas Jill SaundersMovie
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse
1996The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouseas Hunca Munca (voice)Movie
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1994Honey for Teaas Nancy BelascoTV
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993We're Back! A Dinosaur's Storyas Elsa (voice)Movie
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992Shakespeare: The Animated Talesas Narrator (voice)TV
The Camomile Lawn
1992The Camomile Lawnas HelenaTV
French & Saunders
1987French & Saundersas HerselfTV
The Mistress
1985The Mistressas Maxine ManselTV
The Wandering Company
1984The Wandering Companyas SelfMovie
On the Razzle
1983On the Razzleas ChristopherMovie
Wogan
1982Woganas Self - HostTV
Solo
1981SoloTV
Twelfth Night
1980Twelfth Nightas ViolaMovie
Clouds of Glory
1978Clouds of Gloryas Dorothy WordsworthTV
Valentino
1977Valentinoas June MathisMovie
The Good Life
1975The Good Lifeas Barbara GoodTV
Edward the Seventh
1975Edward the Seventhas Princess VickyTV
Jason King
1971Jason KingTV
Man in a Suitcase
1967Man in a Suitcaseas Marcelle RobartTV
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1966The Mayfly and the Frogas The GirlMovie
Shakespeare-Wallah
1965Shakespeare-Wallahas Lizzie BuckinghamMovie
The Wednesday Play
1964The Wednesday Playas The GirlTV
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—Frank and PercyMovie