Fiona Hendley

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

Career

Stage

She has appeared a number of musical theatre productions. In 1982, she played Jenny Driver in A Beggar's Opera at the National Theatre.[1] In 1983, she returned to the National to appear in Guys and Dolls.[2] She later played Bianca in Kiss Me Kate, opposite Jones, in the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1987 production.[3][4]

She performed in the 1988 production of the play Woman Overboard at the Palace Theatre, Watford.[5]

She played Mary Magdalene in a 1990 concert version of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Barbican Centre, London.[6] In 1993, she appeared in the original production of the musical City of Angels.[7]

Television

Hendley played Shirley in the early 1980s ITV television series Widows.[8]

Recording

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

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

Hendley 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 moved into separate houses until they married.

The couple married on 15 December 1984 at Chelsea Registry Office, before a blessing at All Souls Church, Langham Place.

References

  1. ↑ Coveney, Michael (2 July 1982). "The Beggar's Opera/Cottesloe". Financial Times.
  2. ↑ "Also Playing". Illustrated London News. 28 May 1983.
  3. ↑ Bamigboye, Baz (12 December 1986). "The taming of that wild man Flavin". Daily Mail.
  4. ↑ Wilkes, Angela (4 February 1987). "A survivor' s biggest challenge". The Times.
  5. ↑ Kingston, Jeremy (11 November 1988). "Going overboard". The Times.
  6. ↑ "Jesus Christ Superstar". The Times. 18 August 1990.
  7. ↑ Seckerson, Edward (1 April 1993). "Like they used to write". The Independent.
  8. ↑ Waymark, Peter (30 March 1985). "On The Air". The Times.

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