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Fiona Hendley

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Fiona Hendley (born 1959) is a British actress and latterly Christian speaker, married to the former Manfred Mann singer and actor Paul Jones.

Career

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Stage

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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

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Hendley played Shirley in both series of Lynda La Plante's ITV television drama series Widows[7] in 1983 and 1985.

Recording

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Coveney, Michael (2 July 1982). "The Beggar's Opera/Cottesloe". Financial Times.
  2. ^ "Also Playing". Illustrated London News. 28 May 1983.
  3. ^ Wilkes, Angela (4 February 1987). "A survivor' s biggest challenge". The Times.
  4. ^ Kingston, Jeremy (11 November 1988). "Going overboard". The Times.
  5. ^ "Jesus Christ Superstar". The Times. 18 August 1990.
  6. ^ Seckerson, Edward (1 April 1993). "Like they used to write". The Independent.
  7. ^ Waymark, Peter (30 March 1985). "On The Air". The Times.
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