Victoria Tennant
Victoria Tennant | |
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| Spouse(s) | Peppo Vanini (1969-1976) Matthew Chapman (1978-1982) Steve Martin (1986-1994) Kirk Stambler (1996-present) |
Victoria Tennant (born 30 September, 1950) is an Anglo-American film and television actress.
Early life
Tennant was born in London, England. Her mother, Irina Baronova, was a Russian-born 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.[1] 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. She attended the Central School of Speech and Drama at the University of London.
Personal life
Tennant has been married twice. Her first husband was Steve Martin (1986–1994); she starred opposite him in All of Me and LA 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: Katya and Nicky who are 8 and 11.[2] She is distantly related to silent film actress Barbara Tennant (1892–1982).
In addition to being a UK national and citizen, Tennant is also a naturalized American citizen.[citation needed]
Career
Filmography
- The Ragman's Daughter (1972) .... Doris Randall
- Ich bin dein Killer (1979) .... Annette Dorberg
... aka Nullpunkt (West Germany)
- Inseminoid (1981) .... Barbra
... aka Horror Planet (USA) ... aka Horrorplanet (USA)
- 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 Covenant (1985) .... Helden von Tiebolt/Helden Tennyson
- Best Seller (1987) .... Roberta Gillian
- Flowers in the Attic (1987) .... Mother
- Whispers (1989/I) .... Hilary
... aka Dean R. Koontz's Whispers
- Zugzwang (1989) .... Alice Gordon
... aka Fool's Mate
- The Handmaid's Tale (1990) .... Aunt Lydia
- L.A. Story (1991) .... Sara McDowel
- Peste, La (1992) .... Alicia Rieux
... aka The Plague (USA)
- Edie & Pen (1996) .... Blonde With Dog
... aka Desert Gamble (UK: TV title)
- Legend of the Mummy (1997) .... Mary
... aka Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy ... aka Bram Stoker's The Mummy (USA: video title)
Television
- The Winds of War (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Pamela Tudsbury
- Guerre des insectes, La (1981) (TV) .... Helen Curtiss
- Dempsey (1983) (TV) .... Estelle Taylor
- Chiefs (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Trish Lee
- Under Siege (1986) (TV) .... Gloria Garry
- The Twilight Zone (1986) .... Valentina (in the episode Red Snow)
- Maigret (1988) (TV) .... Victoria Portman
- War and Remembrance (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Pamela Tudsbury
- Act of Will (1989) (TV) .... Audra
- Voice of the Heart (1990) (TV) .... Francesca Cunningham
- Diagnosis: Murder (1997) (TV) .... Victoria Larkin - Deadly Games episode
- Sister Mary Explains It All (2001) (TV) .... Bitter Divorcee
- Scrubs (2007) (TV) .... Maggie Kent