Background
Born into an aristocratic family, she was the daughter of David Pax Tennant and Hermione Baddeley.
Born into an aristocratic family, she was the daughter of David Pax Tennant and Hermione Baddeley.
Tennant appeared in films such as Great Day (1945, screen debut), Brighton Rock (1947), Passport to Pimlico (1949), The Queen of Spades (1949), and Mary Poppins (1964), and in numerous stage productions. During her younger years she was often seen at the bar of the prestigious Ritz, London. In an obituary for The Independent, the writer Philip Hoare described Tennant as "a true bohemian aristocrat – a tension of qualities that were literally in her genes.".