Victoria Tennant
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Victoria Tennant is an English
film and television actress.
, was a Russian prima ballerina who appeared with the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo, and her father, Cecil Tennant, was an English producer and talent agent who ran MCA
's talent office and whose clients included Laurence Olivier
, Vivien Leigh
, John Gielgud
and Michael Redgrave
. Her maternal grandfather, Misha Baronov, was a senior officer in the Russian navy
, and her maternal grandmother, the former Lydia Vishniakova, was a general
's daughter. Laurence
Olivier was Tennant's godfather
. She has a sister, Irina, and a brother, Robert, both of whom were badly injured in the car accident that killed their father in 1967. Victoria Tennant herself trained in ballet
like her mother, at the Elmhurst Ballet School and for two years at the Central School for Speech and Drama in London. She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama
at the University of London
.
from 1986 to 1994; she starred opposite him in All of Me and L.A. Story
. Since 1996, Tennant has been married to Kirk Justin Stambler, a lawyer with Warner Bros.
, with whom she has a daughter and a son. She is distantly related to silent film actress Barbara Tennant (1892–1982).
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
film and television actress.
Early life
Tennant was born in London, England. Her mother, Irina BaronovaIrina Baronova
Irina Mikhailovna Baronova , FRAD was a Russian ballerina who was one of the Baby Ballerinas of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, discovered by George Balanchine in Paris in the 1930s...
, was a Russian prima ballerina who appeared with the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo, and her father, Cecil Tennant, was an English producer and talent agent who ran MCA
Music Corporation of America
MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...
's talent office and whose clients included Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright...
, Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier was an English actress. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire , a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as for her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark...
, John Gielgud
John Gielgud
Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH was an English actor, director, and producer. A descendant of the renowned Terry acting family, he achieved early international acclaim for his youthful, emotionally expressive Hamlet which broke box office records on Broadway in 1937...
and Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, CBE was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author.-Youth and education:...
. Her maternal grandfather, Misha Baronov, was a senior officer in the Russian navy
Navy
A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
, and her maternal grandmother, the former Lydia Vishniakova, was a general
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
's daughter. Laurence
Olivier was Tennant's godfather
Godparent
A godparent, in many denominations of Christianity, is someone who sponsors a child's baptism. A male godparent is a godfather, and a female godparent is a godmother...
. She has a sister, Irina, and a brother, Robert, both of whom were badly injured in the car accident that killed their father in 1967. Victoria Tennant herself trained in ballet
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
like her mother, at the Elmhurst Ballet School and for two years at the Central School for Speech and Drama in London. She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama
Central School of Speech and Drama
The Central School of Speech and Drama was founded in London in 1906 by Elsie Fogerty to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for young actors and other students...
at the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
.
Personal life
Tennant was married to Steve MartinSteve Martin
Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....
from 1986 to 1994; she starred opposite him in All of Me and L.A. Story
L.A. Story
L.A. Story is a 1991 American romantic comedy film, written by and starring Steve Martin. Set in Los Angeles, California, it relates a series of episodes in the romantic life of an L.A. TV weatherman. It includes surreal sequences in which he is offered romantic advice flashed to him by a freeway...
. Since 1996, Tennant has been married to Kirk Justin Stambler, a lawyer with Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
, with whom she has a daughter and a son. She is distantly related to silent film actress Barbara Tennant (1892–1982).
Filmography
- The Ragman's DaughterThe Ragman's Daughter-Cast:* Simon Rouse as Tony Bradmore* Victoria Tennant as Doris Randall* Patrick O'Connell as Tony, aged 35 yrs* Jane Wood as Tony's Wife* Leslie Sands as Doris' father* Rita Howard as Doris' mother* Brenda Peters as Tony's mother...
(1972) .... Doris Randall - Ich bin dein Killer (1979) .... Annette Dorberg (German title: Nullpunkt)
- InseminoidInseminoidInseminoid is a British film of science fiction and horror released in 1981. Norman J. Warren's eighth motion picture, the plot of Inseminoid concerns a group of future scientists excavating the ruins of an ancient civilisation on a distant planet...
(1981) .... Barbra (US title: Horror Planet or Horrorplanet) - The Dogs of War (1981) .... Dinner Party Guest
- Sphinx (1981) .... Lady Carnaryon
- Strangers Kiss (1983) .... Carol Redding/Betty
- All of Me (1984) .... Terry Hoskins
- The Holcroft CovenantThe Holcroft Covenant (film)The Holcroft Covenant is a 1985 film based on the Robert Ludlum novel The Holcroft Covenant. The film starred Michael Caine and was directed by John Frankenheimer...
(1985) .... Helden von Tiebolt/Helden Tennyson - Best Seller (1987) .... Roberta Gillian
- Flowers in the AtticFlowers in the AtticFlowers in the Attic is a 1979 novel by Virginia Andrews. It is the first book in the Dollanganger Series, and was followed by Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday, and Garden of Shadows. The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of Cathy Dollanganger...
(1987) .... Corinne - Whispers (1989/I) .... Hilary (aka Dean R. Koontz's Whispers)
- Zugzwang (1989) .... Alice Gordon (aka Fool's Mate)
- The Handmaid's TaleThe Handmaid's Tale (film)The Handmaid's Tale is a 1990 film adaptation of the Margaret Atwood novel of the same name. Directed by Volker Schlöndorff the film stars Natasha Richardson , Faye Dunaway , Robert Duvall , Aidan Quinn , and Elizabeth McGovern . The screenplay was written by Harold Pinter...
(1990) .... Aunt Lydia - L.A. StoryL.A. StoryL.A. Story is a 1991 American romantic comedy film, written by and starring Steve Martin. Set in Los Angeles, California, it relates a series of episodes in the romantic life of an L.A. TV weatherman. It includes surreal sequences in which he is offered romantic advice flashed to him by a freeway...
(1991) .... Sara McDowel - La Peste (1992) .... Alicia Rieux (US title: The Plague)
- Edie & Pen (1996) .... Blonde With Dog (UK: TV title: Desert Gamble)
- Legend of the Mummy (1997) .... Mary (aka Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy or USA: video title: Bram Stoker's The Mummy)
- Irene in TimeIrene in TimeIrene in Time is a 2009 American indie film directed by Henry Jaglom. It marked the second collaboration between director Jaglom and his protégé, actress Tanna Frederick, who also starred in Hollywood Dreams, Jaglom's 2006 film. Irene also starred Victoria Tennant, Lanre Idewu, and Andrea...
(2009) .... Mother - Will & Kate (2011).... Sylvia
Television
- The Winds of WarThe Winds of WarThe Winds of War is Herman Wouk's second book about World War II, the first being The Caine Mutiny . Published in 1971, it was followed up seven years later by War and Remembrance; originally conceived as one volume, Wouk decided to break it in two when he realized it took nearly 1000 pages just to...
(1983) (mini) TV Series .... Pamela Tudsbury - La Guerre des insectes (1981) .... Helen Curtiss
- Dempsey (1983) .... Estelle TaylorEstelle TaylorEstelle Taylor was an American Hollywood actress whose career was most prominent during the silent film era of the 1920s....
- Chiefs (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Trish Lee
- Under Siege (1986) .... Gloria Garry
- The Twilight ZoneThe Twilight ZoneThe Twilight Zone is an American television anthology series created by Rod Serling. Each episode is a mixture of self-contained drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist...
(1986) .... Valentina (in the episode Red Snow) - MaigretMaigretJules Maigret, Maigret to most people, including his wife, is a fictional police detective, actually a commissaire or commissioner of the Paris "Brigade Criminelle" , created by writer Georges Simenon.Seventy-five novels and twenty-eight short stories about Maigret were published between 1931 and...
(1988) .... Victoria Portman - War and RemembranceWar and RemembranceWar and Remembrance is a novel by Herman Wouk, published in 1978, which is the sequel to The Winds of War. It continues the story of the extended Henry family and the Jastrow family starting on 15 December 1941 and ending on 6 August 1945. This novel was adapted into a mini-series presented on...
(1988) (mini) TV Series .... Pamela Tudsbury - Act of Will (1989) .... Audra
- Voice of the Heart (1990) .... Francesca Cunningham
- Diagnosis: MurderDiagnosis: MurderDiagnosis: Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...
(1997) .... Victoria Larkin - Deadly Games episode - Sister Mary Explains It AllSister Mary Explains It AllSister Mary Explains It All is a 2001 satirical dark comedy film written by Christopher Durang and directed by Marshall Brickman. The film, based upon Durang's 1979 play Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You, and starring Diane Keaton in the title role, premiered on the Showtime network.-...
(2001) .... Bitter Divorcee - ScrubsScrubs (TV series)Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
(2007) .... Maggie Kent - The BeastThe Beast (2009 TV series)The Beast is an American crime drama series starring Patrick Swayze and Travis Fimmel. It debuted on the A&E Network on Thursday, 15 January 2009 at 10 PM EST. On June 15, 2009, Entertainment Tonight announced that the show was canceled due to Swayze's pancreatic cancer...
(2009) .... Susan Redman (in the episode Infected)