Jennifer Caron Hall

Jennifer Caron Hall
Born (1958-09-21) 21 September 1958 (age 66)
London, England
Occupation(s)Actress, singer-songwriter, artist, journalist
Spouses
Alex Clive
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(m. 1984; div. 1989)​
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(m. 1996)​
Children1
Parents
Relatives
Websitebluebirogallery.com, claudecomms.com

Jennifer Caron Hall (born 21 September 1958; also known as Jenny Wilhide)[1] is an English actress, singer-songwriter, artist and journalist.[2]

Early life

Hall was educated at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, Bedales School and Newnham College, Cambridge, where she read English.[3]

Actress

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] Caron also appeared in The Love Boat, alongside her mother in an hour-and-a-half special entitled 'The Christmas Cruise.'

Music

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]

Art

Self-portrait created by Jennifer Caron Hall.

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]

Journalism

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]

References

  1. ^ "Jenny Wilhide | Newnham Associates". Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  2. ^ Caron, Leslie (2009). Thank Heaven. JR Books. pp. 142. ISBN 978-1-906779-24-5. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Newnham Associates: Jenny Wilhide". Newnham College, Cambridge. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  4. ^ "BBC World Service – Meridian, A Midsummer Night's Dream – Bill Bryden". BBC. 2 December 1982.
  5. ^ "A Midsummer Night's Dream Custom Print | National Theatre Bookshop". shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk.
  6. ^ "King's College London Arts and Humanities Data Service".
  7. ^ "The Peacock Spring Part 1 (1996)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019.
  8. ^ Peacock Spring Audio Cassette. ASIN 0333669533.
  9. ^ "Overview: Fortune and Men's Eyes". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Review: Bright Lights, Big City Original Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  11. ^ "The Blue Biro Gallery: Digital paintings by Jennifer Caron Hall". Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  12. ^ "The Vogue Blog: Hall of Fame". Vogue. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  13. ^ "Serena Morton Gallery". Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Evening Standard Article Index: Jenny Wilhide". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  15. ^ "The Spectator Article Index: Jenny Wilhide". The Spectator. Press Holdings. Retrieved 15 November 2012.

Bibliography

  • WGBH (1997). Peacock Spring: Program Description. Masterpiece Theatre, 1997. Retrieved from [1].
  • Mulryne, J.R.; Shewring, Margaret; Barnes, Jason; Mulryne, Ronnie (1999). "The Cottesloe at the National: Infinite Riches in a Little Room" (book). Mulryne & Shewring Ltd, 1999.