Wendy Barrie (born Marguerite Wendy Jenkins, 18 April 1912 â€" 2
February 1978) was a British-American film and television
actress.Barrie was born in Hong Kong to English parents. Her father
was a successful lawyer and King's Counsel, F.C. Jenkins and her
mother Sarah Cohen was a Russian Jewish actress and performed in the
world's first professional Yiddish-language theater troupe. She
received her education at a convent school in England and a finishing
school in Switzerland.While still in her teens, she began pursuing a
career as an actress, helped by her red-gold hair and blue eyes. She
adopted the stage name Wendy Barrie in honour of Peter Pan author J.M.
Barrie, who was her godfather. She began her acting life in English
theatre.
February 1978) was a British-American film and television
actress.Barrie was born in Hong Kong to English parents. Her father
was a successful lawyer and King's Counsel, F.C. Jenkins and her
mother Sarah Cohen was a Russian Jewish actress and performed in the
world's first professional Yiddish-language theater troupe. She
received her education at a convent school in England and a finishing
school in Switzerland.While still in her teens, she began pursuing a
career as an actress, helped by her red-gold hair and blue eyes. She
adopted the stage name Wendy Barrie in honour of Peter Pan author J.M.
Barrie, who was her godfather. She began her acting life in English
theatre.
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