Gayle Hunnicutt
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Gayle Hunnicutt Lady Jenkins |
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Hunnicutt in The Golden Bowl (1973)
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| Born |
February 6, 1943 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Residence | Delray Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Actress Writer Model |
| Years active | 1966-99 |
| Spouse(s) |
David Hemmings (m. 1968–75) (divorced) Sir Simon Jenkins (m. 1978–2009) (divorced) |
| Children |
Nolan Hemmings Edward Jenkins |
| Parent(s) | Colonel Sam Lloyd Hunnicutt and Virginia Hunnicutt |
Gayle, Lady Jenkins (born February 6, 1943), known by her birth name Gayle Hunnicutt, is an American film, television and stage actress, who was based in the United Kingdom for many years. She has made more than 30 film appearances.
The daughter of Colonel Sam Lloyd Hunnicutt and Mary Virginia (née Dickerson) Hunnicutt, she was born in Fort Worth, Texas. Hunnicutt attended the University of California, Los Angeles on a scholarship to study English literature and theatre. She worked as a fashion model before pursuing acting.
Hunnicutt is the mother of two boys (through separate marriages). On November 16, 1968, Hunnicutt married British actor David Hemmings, with whom she had a son, the actor Nolan Hemmings. They divorced in 1975. Hunnicutt subsequently married journalist Sir Simon Jenkins; the couple lived in Primrose Hill, London. With Jenkins, she had a second son, Edward. They divorced in 2009. Hunnicutt has a home in Delray Beach, Florida.
During her film career, Hunnicutt was typecast as a brunette sexpot. She portrayed Emaline Fetty, a con woman trying to extort money from the Clampetts in two episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies in 1966. She co-starred with James Garner in the 1969 film Marlowe, in which her character was a glamorous Hollywood actress.
After she moved to England with Hemmings in 1970, Hunnicutt was able to use the finer range of her acting. She had a notable role as Charlotte Stant, in Jack Pulman's 1972 TV adaptation of Henry James's novel The Golden Bowl. She played Lionel's wife in The Legend of Hell House (1973) and Tsarina Alexandra in Fall of Eagles (1974).
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