Fiona Hendley
Fiona Hendley (born 1959) is a British actress and latterly Christian speaker, married to the former Manfred Mann singer and actor Paul Jones.
Career[edit]
Stage[edit]
She has appeared in a number of musical theatre productions. In 1982, she played Jenny Driver in A Beggar's Opera at the National Theatre[1] having been part of the original cast of its highly successful production of Guys and Dolls. Both were directed by the Theatre's future artistic director Richard Eyre.[2] She later played Bianca in Kiss Me Kate, opposite Jones, in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1987 production.[3]
She performed in the 1988 production of the play Woman Overboard at the Palace Theatre, Watford.[4]
She played Mary Magdalene in a 1990 concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Barbican Centre, London.[5] In 1993, she appeared in the original production of the musical City of Angels.[6]
Television[edit]
Hendley played Shirley in both series of Lynda La Plante's ITV television drama series Widows[7] in 1983 and 1985.
Recording[edit]
During the early 1990s, Hendley was featured alongside Jones on the Pickwick Records The Shows Collection series of albums featuring music from musical theatre.
Christian speaker[edit]
Hendley ended her career as an actress to spend more time touring as a Christian speaker, including presenting gospel shows alongside Jones in which they testified to their finding faith.
Personal life[edit]
Hendley was born in Surrey.
She and Jones both became Christians after being invited by Cliff Richard to a large-scale evangelistic event led by Luis Palau in the early 1980s. They had until that point been living together but as a result, decided to move into separate houses until they married.
The couple married on 15 December 1984 at Chelsea Register Office, before a blessing at All Souls Church, Langham Place.
References[edit]
- ^ Coveney, Michael (2 July 1982). "The Beggar's Opera/Cottesloe". Financial Times.
- ^ "Also Playing". Illustrated London News. 28 May 1983.
- ^ Wilkes, Angela (4 February 1987). "A survivor' s biggest challenge". The Times.
- ^ Kingston, Jeremy (11 November 1988). "Going overboard". The Times.
- ^ "Jesus Christ Superstar". The Times. 18 August 1990.
- ^ Seckerson, Edward (1 April 1993). "Like they used to write". The Independent.
- ^ Waymark, Peter (30 March 1985). "On The Air". The Times.
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