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| Born | 21 September 1958 London, England |
| Occupation(s) | actress, singer-songwriter, artist, journalist |
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| Website | bluebirogallery |
Jennifer Caron Hall (born 21 September 1958; also known as Jenny Wilhide) [1] is an English actress, singer-songwriter, artist and journalist. [2]
Hall was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, Bedales School and Newnham College, Cambridge, where she read English. [3]
At the National Theatre in London, Hall played Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Bill Bryden in 1982–1983, starring Paul Scofield and Susan Fleetwood as Oberon and Titania. [4] This was the first ever production of Shakespeare in the Cottesloe Theatre [5] and transferred to the Lyttelton in 1983. While Hall continued to play Helena, Scofield was replaced by Sir Robert Stephens and Brenda Blethyn joined the cast as Hermia [6]
In the BBC's 1996 television adaptation of Rumer Godden's The Peacock Spring, [7] Hall played Alix Lamont, a character of half-Indian, half-European descent and narrated the Macmillan Audio Book of it. [8]
Hall was signed to Warner Bros. Records and as Jennifer Hall released the album Fortune and Men's Eyes in 1987. [9] Her song "Ice Cream Days" appears on the Bright Lights, Big City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack . [10]
In 2009, Hall began painting on her iPhone and exhibiting on a blog, The Blue Biro Gallery. [11] Her digitally enhanced self-portrait was featured in Vogue online. [12]
In 2012, the Theatre Royal in Bath commissioned her to paint a portrait of her father in oils. In 2013, Hall had a solo show at the Serena Moreton Gallery in London. [13]
As a freelance journalist writing under the name Jenny Wilhide, she has written on arts and trends in titles such as the Evening Standard [14] and The Spectator , [15]
Leslie Claire Margaret Caron is a French and American actress and dancer. She is the recipient of a Golden Globe Award, two BAFTA Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards.
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