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Kay Walsh
Actor

Kay Walsh

15 Nov 1911Born
16 Apr 2005Died
93Age at death
62Credits

Biography

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Kay Walsh  (born Kathleen Walsh, 15 November 1911,Chelsea, London, England; died 16 April 2005, Chelsea, London) was an English actress and dancer. She grew up in Pimlico, brought up by her grandmother. She began her career as a dancer in West End music halls. Walsh made her film debut in How's Chances? (1934) in a small part, and had a larger role in another 1934 film, Get Your Man. She continued to act in "quota quickies" films for several years. Walsh first met David Lean, then a film editor, in 1936, during the filming of Secret Of Stamboul. They began a relationship and Walsh broke off her engagement to Pownell Pellew.

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Walsh and Lean married on 23 November 1940. She moved on to higher-prestige films with appearances in two Noel Coward-scripted films, In Which We Serve (1942) and This Happy Breed (1944), both directed by Lean. Walsh had campaigned for Lean to receive co-director credit on In Which We Serve. Walsh contributed dialogue to the 1938 film of Pygmalion, and also devised the scenario for the closing sequence of Lean's film adaptation of Great Expectations (1946), for which she received a writing credit on the latter film. She also devised the opening sequence of Lean's adaptation of Oliver Twist (1948), as well as performing the role of Nancy. Walsh and Lean divorced in 1949, on grounds of infidelity based on Lean's relationship with Ann Todd. Walsh continued to work as a character actress in films through the 1950s, including films with Alfred Hitchcock and Ronald Neame. Her own favourite film role was that of the barmaid Miss D. Coker in Neame's 1958 film of The Horse's Mouth, with Alec Guinness. Between films, she appeared regularly in plays and farces at the Strand and Aldwych Theatres, directed by Basil Dean. She was a semi-regular on the 1979 Anglo-Polish TV series Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. She remained active in films until her retirement in 1981, after the film Night Crossing. Walsh later lived in retirement in London. She died at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital from multiple burns, following an accident, aged 93. Her second marriage was to the Canadian psychologist Elliott Jaques, and they adopted a daughter, Gemma, in 1956. This marriage also ended in divorce.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 2008Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney MarshFilm: Mrs. Waggett (archive footage)
  2. 1982Night CrossingFilm
  3. 1979Sherlock Holmes and Dr. WatsonSeries: Mrs. Watson (24 episodes)
  4. 1972The Ruling ClassFilm: Mrs. Piggott-Jones
  5. 1970ScroogeFilm: Mrs. Fezziwig
  6. 1970The Virgin and the GypsyFilm: Aunt Cissie
  7. 1970Connecting RoomsFilm: Mrs. Brent
  8. 1969Taste of ExcitementFilm: Miss Barrow
  9. 1969Journey to the UnknownFilm: Joan Walker
  10. 1968Journey to the UnknownSeries: Mrs Joan Walker (1 episode)
  11. 1967Bikini ParadiseFilm: Harriet Pembroke
  12. 1966The WitchesFilm: Stephanie Bax
  13. 1966ABC Stage 67Series: Greta (1 episode)
  14. 1965A Study in TerrorFilm: Cathy Eddowes
  15. 1965He Who Rides a TigerFilm: Mrs. Woodley
  16. 1965Gideon's WaySeries: Harriet Bright (2 episodes)
  17. 1964The Beauty JungleFilm: Mrs. Freeman
  18. 1964The Scarecrow of Romney MarshSeries: Mrs. Waggett (3 episodes)
  19. 1963Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowFilm: Mrs. Waggett
  20. 196380,000 SuspectsFilm: Matron
  21. 1963The Human JungleSeries: Mrs. Kross (1 episode)
  22. 1962The L-Shaped RoomFilm: Prostitute (uncredited)
  23. 1962Reach for GloryFilm: Mrs. Curlew
  24. 1962Lunch HourFilm: The Manageress
  25. 1961Greyfriars BobbyFilm: Mrs. Brown
  26. 1960Tunes of GloryFilm: Mary Titterington
  27. 1958The Horse's MouthFilm: Dee Coker
  28. 1956Now and ForeverFilm: Miss Muir
  29. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries: Mrs. Morgan (1 episode)
  30. 1955Cast a Dark ShadowFilm: Charlotte Young
  31. 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeries: Mrs. Waggett (3 episodes)
  32. 1954Lease of LifeFilm: Mrs. Vera Thorne
  33. 1954The Rainbow JacketFilm: Barbara Crain
  34. 1953Gilbert Harding Speaking of MurderFilm: Priscilla
  35. 1953Young BessFilm: Mrs. Ashley
  36. 1952Meet Me TonightFilm: Lily Pepper
  37. 1952HuntedFilm: Mrs. Sykes
  38. 1952The Magic BoxFilm: Hotel Receptionist
  39. 1951EncoreFilm: Miss Molly Reid
  40. 1950The MagnetFilm: Mrs Brent
  41. 1950Last HolidayFilm: Mrs. Poole
  42. 1950Stage FrightFilm: Nellie Goode
  43. 1948Oliver TwistFilm: Nancy
  44. 1948Vice VersaFilm: Florence 'Fanny' Verlane
  45. 1947The October ManFilm: Molly Newman
  46. 1946Great ExpectationsFilm: Screenplay
  47. 1944This Happy BreedFilm: Queenie Gibbons
  48. 1942In Which We ServeFilm: Freda Lewis / Freda
  49. 1940The Middle WatchFilm: Fay Eaton
  50. 1940The Chinese BungalowFilm: Sadie Merivale
  51. 1940The Second Mr. BushFilm: Angela Windel-Todd
  52. 1940All At SeaFilm: Diana
  53. 1939Sons of the SeaFilm: Alison Devar
  54. 1939The Missing PeopleFilm: Peggy Gillette
  55. 1939The Mind of Mr. ReederFilm: Peggy Gillette
  56. 1938Meet Mr. PennyFilm: Peggy Allgood
  57. 1938I See IceFilm: Judy Gaye
  58. 1937Keep FitFilm: Joan Allen
  59. 1936All That GlittersFilm: Eve Payne-Coade
  60. 1936The Secret of StamboulFilm: Diana
  61. 1935The Luck of the IrishFilm: Eileen O'Donnell
  62. 1935A Little Bit of BluffFilm: Enid's Friend (uncredited)

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