Felicity Kendal

Acting

Felicity Kendal

Born 25 September 1946 · Olton, West Midlands, England, UK · 80

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

Highlights

Doctor Who2005 · Series · Lady Eddison
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler2019 · Series · Baroness Ortsey
Inside No. 92014 · Series · Patricia
Ludwig2024 · Series · Lady Camilla Bryce
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story1993 · Film · Elsa (voice)
Rivals2024 · Series · Carole Miroy

Filmography

Movies

13 films

Frank and Percy2026 · Film
The Good Life: Inside Out2025 · Film
Anything Goes2021 · Film · Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt
All About The Good Life2010 · Film
Diary of a Mother on the Edge2008 · Film · Narradora/Narrator
How Proust Can Change Your Life2000 · Film · The Narrator
Parting Shots1999 · Film · Jill Saunders
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Two Bad Mice and Johnny Town-Mouse1996 · Film · Hunca Munca (voice)
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story1993 · Film · Elsa (voice)
On the Razzle1983 · Film · Christopher
Twelfth Night1980 · Film · Viola
Valentino1977 · Film · June Mathis
Shakespeare-Wallah1965 · Film · Lizzie Buckingham

Filmography

Series

22 shows

Small Town Scandal2026 · Series · Sue
Rivals2024 · Series · Carole Miroy
Ludwig2024 · Series · Lady Camilla Bryce
Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman's Butler2019 · Series · Baroness Ortsey
Inside No. 92014 · Series · Patricia
The Secret Show2006 · Series · Lucy Wu (voice)
Doctor Who2005 · Series · Lady Eddison
Rosemary & Thyme2003 · Series · Rosemary Boxer
The Camomile Lawn1992 · Series · Helena
The Mistress1985 · Series · Maxine Mansel
Solo1981 · Series · Gemma
The BBC Television Shakespeare1978 · Series · Viola
Clouds of Glory1978 · Series · Dorothy Wordsworth
The Good Life1975 · Series · Barbara Good
Edward the Seventh1975 · Series · Princess Vicky
Jason King1971 · Series · Toki
Crime of Passion1970 · Series · Catherine
Man in a Suitcase1967 · Series · Marcelle Robart
Boy Meets Girl1967 · Series · Mina
Half Hour Story1967 · Series · Candy
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · La Principessa
The Wednesday Play1964 · Series · The Girl