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Kay Walsh
Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Died April 16, 2005 (93 years)
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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. 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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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. 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
| 1982 | Night Crossing · as Doris' Mother |
| 1980 | Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV Series) · as Mrs. Watson |
| 1972 | The Ruling Class · as Mrs. Piggott-Jones |
| 1970 | |
| 1970 | The Virgin and the Gypsy · as Aunt Cissie |
| 1970 | Connecting Rooms · as Mrs. Brent |
| 1969 | Taste of Excitement · as Miss Barrow |
| 1969 | Journey to the Unknown · as Mrs. Joan Walker (episode 'the Last Visitor' |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown (TV Series) · as Mrs Joan Walker |
| 1966 | The Witches · as Stephanie Bax |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) · as Greta |
| 1966 | The Baron (TV Series) · as Dr. Ingar Sorenson |
| 1965 | He Who Rides a Tiger · as Mrs. Woodley |
| 1965 | A Study in Terror · as Cathy Eddowes |
| 1964 | Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Harriet Bright |
| 1964 | Contest Girl · as Mrs. Freeman |
| 1964 | Circus World · as Flo Hunt |
| 1963 | Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow · as Mrs. Waggett |
| 1963 | 80,000 Suspects · as Matron |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle (TV Series) · as Mrs. Kross |
| 1963 | Lunch Hour · as The Manageress |
| 1962 | The L-Shaped Room · as Prostitute (uncredited) |
| 1962 | Reach for Glory · as Mrs. Curlew |
| 1961 | Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog · as Mrs. Brown |
| 1960 | Tunes of Glory · as Mary Titterington |
| 1958 | The Horse's Mouth · as Dee Coker |
| 1956 | Now and Forever · as Miss Muir |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Mrs. Morgan |
| 1955 | Cast a Dark Shadow · as Charlotte Young |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Mrs. Waggett |
| 1954 | Lease of Life · as Mrs. Vera Thorne |
| 1954 | The Rainbow Jacket · as Barbara Crain |
| 1953 | Young Bess · as Mrs. Ashley |
| 1952 | Tonight at 8:30 · as Lily Pepper |
| 1952 | The Stranger in Between · as Mrs. Sykes |
| 1951 | Encore · as Miss Molly Reid |
| 1951 | The Magic Box · as Hotel Receptionist |
| 1950 | The Magnet · as Mrs Brent |
| 1950 | Last Holiday · as Mrs. Poole |
| 1950 | Stage Fright · as Nellie Goode |
| 1948 | Oliver Twist · as Nancy |
| 1948 | Vice Versa · as Florence 'fanny' Verlane |
| 1947 | The October Man · as Molly Newman |
| 1944 | This Happy Breed · as Queenie Gibbons |
| 1942 | In Which We Serve · as Freda Lewis / Freda |
| 1940 | The Middle Watch · as Fay Eaton |
| 1940 | The Chinese Den · as Sadie Merivale |
| 1940 | The Second Mr. Bush · as Angela Windel-Todd |
| 1939 | All at Sea · as Diana |
| 1939 | Sons of the Sea · as Alison Devar |
| 1938 | I See Ice! · as Judy Gaye |
| 1937 | The Last Adventurers · as Margaret Arkell |
| 1937 | Keep Fit · as Joan Allen |
| 1937 | All That Glitters · as Eve Payne-Coade |
| 1936 | If I Were Rich · as Chrissie De La Mothe |
| 1936 | The Spy in White · as Diana |
| 1935 | A Little Bit of Bluff · as Enid's Friend (uncredited) |