I do still get the odd fan letter about The Good Life, clearly written by somebody aged 18, who says: Will you send a photograph? And I think: Maybe it's kinder not to. I'm deeply into my 50s now.

Her sister Jennifer Kendal (died 1984 aged 51) also became an actress. [citation needed]
Kendal's stage career blossomed during the 1980s and 1990s when Felicity Kendal formed a close professional association with Sir Tom Stoppard starring in the first productions of many of his plays including The Real Thing (1982) Hapgood (1988) Arcadia (1993) and Indian Ink (1995).

Felicity Ann Kendal CBE (born 25 September 1946) is an English actress known for her television and stage work. Kendal has appeared in numerous stage and screen roles over a 45-year career and the role that brought attention to her career is Barbara Good in the 1975 television series The Good Life.