• Source: Jennifer Caron Hall

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


      Early life


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


      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. This was the first ever production of Shakespeare in the Cottesloe Theatre 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
      In the BBC's 1996 television adaptation of Rumer Godden's The Peacock Spring, Hall played Alix Lamont, a character of half-Indian, half-European descent and narrated the Macmillan Audio Book of it.


      Music


      Hall was signed to Warner Bros. Records and as Jennifer Hall released the album Fortune and Men's Eyes in 1987. Her song "Ice Cream Days" appears on the Bright Lights, Big City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.


      Art



      In 2009, Hall began painting on her iPhone and exhibiting on a blog, The Blue Biro Gallery. Her digitally enhanced self-portrait was featured in Vogue online.
      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.


      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 and The Spectator,


      References




      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.


      External links


      Official website
      SHAKE Festival
      Jennifer Caron Hall at IMDb

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