Rachel Kempson: Rachel Kempson. Actress: Out of Africa. Rachel Kempson, the matriarch of one of theatre and film's most famous acting dynasties, took rather a back seat to the attention placed on several of the others. Born on May 28, 1910, in Dartmouth, Devon, England, to Beatrice Hamilton (Ashwell) and Eric William Edward Kempson, a headmaster, Rachel trained at RADA and made her professional stage debut at Stratford in 1933 playing Hero in...
Known For: Out of Africa (Lady Belfield), Tom Jones (Bridget Allworthy), A Woman's Vengeance (Emily Maurier), The Black Tower (Grace Willison)