Full Name Katherine Duffy Role Actress Occupation Actress Siblings Jack Duffy | Years active 1890–1937 Ex-spouse Joseph Price Ludwig Name Kate Price | |
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Born February 13, 1872 ( 1872-02-13 ) Cork, Ireland Died January 4, 1943, Woodland Hills, California, United States Movies My Wife's Relations, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Perfect Clown, Amarilly of Clothes‑Line Alley, The Cohens and Kellys Similar People James Young, Oliver Hardy, Willard Louis, Alfred E Green, Marshall Neilan | ||
Kate Price (February 13, 1872 – January 4, 1943) was an Irish-born American actress. She is known for playing the role of Mrs. Kelly in the comedy series, The Cohens and Kellys, made by Universal Pictures between 1926 and 1932. Price appeared in 296 motion pictures between 1910 and 1937.
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Career
She was born Katherine Duffy in Cork, Ireland. Her brother was actor Jack Duffy. She began her stage and vaudeville career with her husband, Joseph Price Ludwig, in 1890. Price's motion picture career began with the old Vitagraph Studios in New York City, in 1902. She acted with such movie stars as Flora Finch, Douglas Fairbanks, John Bunny, Buster Keaton, and Mary Pickford. She was paired up with Oliver Hardy for 14 films produced at the Vim Comedy Company in Jacksonville, Florida.
In 1917, Price went to Hollywood. She had parts in The Sea Tiger (1927), The Godless Girl (1929), and Reaching for the Moon (1930). Her final MGM feature was the 1934 Have a Heart. After making Easy Living and Live, Love and Learn (both released in 1937), she retired.
Death
Price died at age 70 at the Motion Picture Country Home, Woodland Hills. Funeral services were held at St. Theresa's Church with interment in Calvary Cemetery.
Filmography
Actress
1937
Easy Living as
Laundress (uncredited)
1936
Great Guy as
Woman at Accident (uncredited)
1935
Remember Last Night? as
Cook (uncredited)
1935
West Point of the Air as
Heavy Woman at Football Game (uncredited)
1934
Hollywood on Parade (Short)
1934
Behold My Wife! as
Mrs. MacGregor (uncredited)
1934
Have a Heart as
Mrs. Kelly - The Landlady
1934
Cockeyed Cavaliers as
Nora - The Maid (uncredited)
1932
Ladies of the Jury as
Mrs. McGuire
1930
Reaching for the Moon as
Fat Woman (uncredited)
1930
The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa as
Mrs. Kelly
1930
Shadow Ranch as
Maggie Murphy
1930
Dancing Sweeties as
Mrs. O'Neil (uncredited)
1930
The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland as
Mrs. Kelly
1930
The Rogue Song as
Pelrovna
1929
Two Weeks Off as
Ma Weaver
1929
Linda as
Nan
1929
The Cohens and Kellys in Atlantic City as
Mary Kelly
1928
Show Girl as
Mrs. Dugan
1928
The Godless Girl as
Prison Matron
1928
Anybody Here Seen Kelly? as
Mrs. O'Grady
1928
Mad Hour as
Jail Matron
1928
Thanks for the Buggy Ride as
Mrs. Crogan - Landlady
1928
The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris as
Mrs. Kelly
1927
Casey Jones as
Mrs. Casey Jones
1927
Quality Street as
Patty
1927
Mountains of Manhattan as
'Ma' Nolan
1927
Frisco Sally Levy as
Bridget O'Grady Lapidowitz
1927
The Sea Tiger as
Bridget
1927
Orchids and Ermine as
Mrs. McGinnis
1926
The Third Degree as
Mrs. Chubb
1926
Faithful Wives
1926
Love's Blindness as
Marchioness of Hurlshire
1926
Paradise as
Lady George
1926
The Cohens and Kellys as
Mrs. Kelly
1926
Irene as
Ma O'Dare
1926
The Beautiful Cheat as
Kate 'Ma' Callahan
1926
Memory Lane as
Phone Booth Woman
1926
Arizona Sweepstakes as
Mrs. McGuire
1925
The Perfect Clown as
Mrs. Sally Mulligan
1925
Sally, Irene and Mary as
Mrs. Dugan
1925
The Unchastened Woman
1925
His People as
Kate Shannon
1925
The Goose Woman as
Matron
1925
The Desert Flower as
Mrs. McQuade
1925
The Man Without a Conscience as
Mrs. McBride
1925
The Sporting Venus as
Housekeeper
1925
The Way of a Girl as
Woman in Jail
1925
Seven Chances as
Prospective Bride at Church (uncredited)
1924
The Elk's Tooth
1924
The Tornado as
Emily
1924
The Wife of the Centaur as
Mattie
1924
Another Man's Wife as
The Stewardess
1924
All's Swell on the Ocean (Short)
1924
Passion's Pathway as
Landlady
1924
Fight and Win
1924
The Sea Hawk as
Innkeeper's Wife (uncredited)
1924
Riders Up as
Mrs. Ryan
1924
Fools Highway as
Mrs. Flannigan
1923
Enemies of Children as
Mrs. Maguire
1923
The Near Lady as
Bridget Schultz
1923
The Dangerous Maid as
Jane - The Cook
1923
The Spoilers as
Landlady
1923
Broken Hearts of Broadway as
Lydia Ryan
1923
Crossed Wires as
Nora Murphy
1923
Wolf Tracks as
Kitty Blatherwick
1923
Her Fatal Millions as
Mary Applewin
1923
Goodbye Girls as
Sarah
1922
A Dangerous Game as
Mrs. Kelley
1922
Paid Back as
Carol's Servant
1922
Flesh and Blood as
Landlady
1922
The New Teacher as
Mrs. Brennan
1922
My Wife's Relations (Short) as
Kat - the Wife (uncredited)
1922
Come on Over as
Delia Morahan
1922
Pardon Me (Short) as
Minor Role
1922
The Guttersnipe as
Mrs. O'Day
1921
God's Crucible as
Nora Fitzpatrick
1921
Little Lord Fauntleroy as
Mrs. McGinty
1921
Through the Back Door as
Imaginary Mother (uncredited)
1921
The Other Woman as
Housekeeper
1921
That Girl Montana as
Mrs. Huzzard
1920
Dinty as
Mrs. O'Toole
1920
The Figurehead as
Mrs. Devlin
1920
Bright Skies as
Mrs. Cassidy
1920
The Devil's Riddle as
Mrs. Frank
1920
Telemachus, Friend (Short)
1919
Tin Pan Alley as
Mrs. O'Brian
1919
Perils of Thunder Mountain
1919
Put Up Your Hands! as
Bridget
1919
Love (Short) as
Kitty - the Cook (uncredited)
1918
The Mantle of Charity as
Mrs. Malone
1918
Arizona as
Mrs. Canby
1918
The Iron Test
1918
Money Isn't Everything as
Betty Nan
1918
The Wooing of Riley (Short) as
Sal
1918
The Ghost of Rosy Taylor as
Mrs. Sullivan
1918
Good Night, Nurse! (Short) as
Nurse
1918
The Seal of Silence as
Mrs. McBride
1918
Humdrum Brown as
Cousin Kate
1918
Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley as
Mrs. Americus Jenkins
1918
Smashing the Plot (Short)
1917
After the Matinee (Short)
1917
Double Cross (Short)
1917
The Best of a Bad Bargain (Short)
1917
On the Love Line (Short)
1917
The Detective (Short) as
Jennie Million
1917
Monkey, Maid, Man (Short)
1917
A Bargain at $37.50 (Short)
1917
Ambition (Short)
1917
Pals (Short)
1917
In High Speed (Short)
1917
Week-End Shopping (Short)
1917
The Love Bugs (Short) as
Kate
1917
Terrible Kate (Short) as
Kate
1917
The Boycotted Baby (Short) as
Kate
1916
Fat and Fickle (Short) as
Kate
1916
He Winked and Won (Short) as
Kate
1916
The Guilty Ones (Short) as
Kate
1916
Prize Winners (Short) as
Lady Kate
1916
Mother's Child (Short) as
Babe's Mother
1916
Pipe Dreams (Short) as
Maggie
1916
A Warm Reception (Short) as
Kate - Mrs. Price
1916
Twin Flats (Short) as
Kate - Babe's Wife
1916
A Maid to Order (Short) as
Plump's Wife
1916
The Kid
1916
Conductor Kate (Short) as
Kate
1916
The Man from Egypt (Short) as
Mrs. Mazuma
1916
The Waiters' Ball (Short) as
The Dishwasher
1916
More Money Than Manners (Short) as
Mrs. Oodles
1916
The Ordeal of Elizabeth as
Aunt Rebecca
1916
Out Ag'in, in Ag'in (Short) as
The Mother
1916
Terry's Tea Party (Short) as
The Mother
1916
Mr. Jack Trifles (Short) as
Mrs. Jack Magee
1916
Mr. Jack Wins a Double-Cross (Short) as
The Cook
1916
Hughey, the Process Server (Short) as
Kate
1916
The Man He Used to Be (Short) as
Mrs. Watson
1916
In Arcadia (Short) as
Bridget Blaney
1916
A Night Out as
Mrs. Duncan
1916
Them Was the Good Old Days (Short)
1916
When Hooligan and Dooligan Ran for Mayor (Short) as
Mrs. Dooligan
1915
Bringing Up Father as
Maggie Jiggs
1915
The Pest Vamooser (Short) as
Mary - the Apple Woman
1915
Patent Food Conveyor (Short) as
Cook
1915
The Conquest of Constantia (Short) as
Bridget
1915
No Tickee, No Washee (Short) as
Mrs. Callahan
1915
A Family Picnic (Short) as
Mrs. Jones
1915
Between Two Fires (Short) as
Ann Hooley
1915
Getting Rid of Aunt Kate (Short) as
Aunt Kate
1915
The Wardrobe Woman (Short) as
Mary Mooney - the Wardrobe Woman
1915
She Took a Chance (Short) as
Nora Luckey
1915
Heavy Villains (Short) as
Mary - The Cook
1915
Pat Hogan, Deceased (Short)
1915
Some Duel (Short) as
Kate
1915
A Pair of Queens (Short) as
Pansy
1915
The Revolt of Mr. Wiggs (Short) as
Mrs. Wiggs - A Suffragette
1915
Victor's at Seven (Short) as
Kate White - Alonzo's Wife
1915
Fair, Fat and Saucy (Short) as
Mrs. Eaton
1915
Strictly Neutral (Short) as
Kate - the Irish Cook
1915
Whose Husband? (Short) as
Kate Scruggins
1915
They Loved Him So (Short) as
Mrs. McCarty
1915
The Lady of Shalott (Short) as
Lily Skinner - Ivy's Sister
1915
Two and Two (Short) as
Mrs. Doty - 2nd Wife
1915
When Samuel Skidded (Short) as
Mrs. Samuel Peckham
1915
The Professor's Nightmare (Short) as
The Professor's Wife
1915
Cabman Kate (Short) as
Kate
1915
War (Short) as
Madame Dubois
1915
Chiefly Concerning Males (Short) as
Bridget - the Cook
1914
Sweeney's Christmas Bird (Short) as
Mrs. Clancy
1914
The Athletic Family (Short) as
Mrs. Jake Punchim
1914
In the Land of Arcadia (Short) as
Norah - the Nurse
1914
Kill or Cure (Short) as
The Laundry Woman
1914
Fisherman Kate (Short) as
Fisherman Kate
1914
A Horseshoe -- for Luck (Short) as
Mrs. Sidney Edwards
1914
Down the Hill to Creditville (Short)
1914
Lily of the Valley (Short) as
Aunt Prudence
1914
David Garrick (Short) as
Mrs. Smith
1914
Officer Kate (Short) as
Officer Kate Simpkins
1914
Bread Upon the Waters (Short) as
Mammy
1914
Lillian's Dilemma (Short) as
Mrs. Whippem
1914
The Gang (Short)
1914
Father's Flirtation (Short) as
Agnes the Maid
1914
Mr. Bingle's Melodrama (Short) as
Mrs. Flivver - A Theatrical Agent
1914
Mr. Bunnyhug Buys a Hat for His Bride (Short) as
Mrs. Von Allen
1914
The Countess Veschi's Jewels (Short) as
The Landlady
1914
The Old Fire Horse and the New Fire Chief (Short) as
The New Fire Chief
1914
Fanny's Melodrama (Short)
1914
The Spirit and the Clay (Short) as
Gordon's Mother
1914
Mrs. Maloney's Fortune (Short) as
Mrs. Maloney
1914
Bunny's Birthday (Short)
1914
A Million Bid as
Squires
1914
Goodness Gracious (Short)
1914
Officer John Donovan (Short) as
Mrs. Mivens
1914
Jerry's Uncle's Namesake (Short) as
Mrs. Simpson
1913
The Education of Aunt Georgiana (Short) as
Mrs. Black - Aunt Georgiana
1913
The Girl at the Lunch Counter (Short)
1913
Up in a Balloon (Short)
1913
A Game of Cards (Short)
1913
The Sale of a Heart (Short)
1913
Jerry's Mother-in-Law (Short) as
Jerry's Mother-in-Law
1913
Flaming Hearts (Short)
1913
The Hoodoo Umbrella (Short) as
Mrs. Smith
1913
The Autocrat of Flapjack Junction (Short)
1913
When Women Go on the Warpath; or, Why Jonesville Went Dry (Short)
1913
A Gentleman of Fashion (Short) as
The Maid
1913
Dr. Crathern's Experiment (Short) as
Mrs. Marly - Hope's Aunt
1913
The Tables Turned (Short) as
Aunt Mary - an Invalid
1913
O'Hara as a Guardian Angel (Short) as
Mrs. Sullivan
1913
Love's Quarantine (Short) as
The Cook
1913
Her Sweetest Memory (Short) as
The Landlady
1913
No Sweets (Short) as
The Bookkeeper's Wife
1913
The Coming of Gretchen (Short) as
Anna
1913
His House in Order; or, the Widower's Quest (Short) as
The Maid
1913
The Bachelor's Baby, or How It All Happened (Short) as
Hester O'Brien
1913
One Can't Always Tell (Short) as
The New Housekeeper
1913
Cupid Through a Keyhole (Short) as
Aunt Maria
1913
A Lady and Her Maid (Short)
1913
Mr. Horatio Sparkins (Short)
1913
Omens and Oracles (Short)
1913
O'Hara and the Youthful Prodigal (Short) as
Mrs. Sullivan
1913
The Mystery of the Stolen Jewels (Short)
1913
Sleuthing (Short) as
The Cook
1913
Wanted, a Strong Hand (Short) as
Mrs. Binks - A Widow
1913
The Midget's Romance (Short)
1913
Belinda the Slavey; or, Plot and Counterplot (Short)
1913
The Way Out (Short) as
Mrs. Butterfield - The Landlady
1913
Hubby Buys a Baby (Short) as
The Cook
1913
O'Hara's Godchild (Short) as
Mrs. Sullivan
1913
Tim Grogan's Foundling (Short) as
Mrs. McGee
1913
Four Days (Short)
1913
Just Show People (Short)
1913
The Chains of an Oath (Short)
1913
The Man Higher Up (Short) as
An Eligible Widow
1913
Papa Puts One Over (Short) as
Mama Dean
1913
A Trap to Catch a Burglar (Short) as
Mrs. Joseph Miniver
1913
It Made Him Mad (Short)
1913
And His Wife Came Back (Short) as
An Attractive Widow
1913
The Two Purses (Short) as
Miss Globbs - The Landlady
1913
Everybody's Doing It (Short)
1913
The Widow's Might (Short) as
The Widow O'Hoolihan
1913
Ma's Apron Strings (Short) as
Ma Smith
1913
The Bringing Out of Papa (Short) as
Mama Dean
1913
The Little Minister (Short)
1913
O'Hara Helps Cupid (Short) as
The Widow McGee
1913
Casey at the Bat (Short) as
Mary the Cook
1912
All for a Girl (Short) as
Bridget Malloy - The Cook
1912
Too Many Caseys (Short) as
Mrs. J. Patrick Casey
1912
The Absent-Minded Valet (Short) as
Mrs. Price - Joe's Mother
1912
O'Hara, Squatter and Philosopher (Short) as
Mrs. Sullivan
1912
The Eavesdropper (Short)
1912
In the Flat Above (Short) as
Miss Price - A Pupil
1912
The Servant Problem; or, How Mr. Bullington Ran the House (Short) as
Bedelia - The First Cook
1912
The Model for St. John (Short)
1912
The Professor and the Lady (Short) as
The Cook
1912
An Expensive Shine (Short) as
Second Sister
1912
A Mistake in Spelling (Short) as
Mabel's Landlady
1912
Father's Hot Toddy (Short) as
The Cook
1912
An Elephant on Their Hands (Short) as
Mrs. Goodsport
1912
As You Like It as
Audrey
1912
Nothing to Wear (Short) as
Nora
1912
The Loyalty of Sylvia (Short) as
Housekeeper
1912
She Wanted a Boarder (Short)
1912
Captain Barnacle's Legacy (Short) as
Markham's African Wife
1912
The Bond of Music (Short) as
Bertha le Noir - Pierre's Sister
1912
The Lovesick Maidens of Cuddleton (Short)
1912
Vultures and Doves (Short)
1912
A Juvenile Love Affair (Short) as
Jaspar's Wife - The Old Negro Nurse
1912
A Lively Affair (Short) as
The Housekeeper
1912
Her Old Sweetheart (Short) as
A Domestic Servant
1912
Pandora's Box (Short) as
Amanda Witherspoon - The Landlady
1912
Who's to Win? (Short) as
Mrs. Briggs
1912
An Eventful Elopement (Short) as
Mrs. McGillicuddy - Dolly's Mother
1912
Diamond Cut Diamond (Short)
1912
The Red Ink Tragedy (Short) as
The Housekeeper
1912
The Old Kent Road (Short) as
Sarah Simmonds - Bill's Wife
1912
How He Papered the Room (Short)
1912
Captain Jenks' Diplomacy (Short)
1912
The Jocular Winds of Fate (Short) as
Mrs. Humph
1912
Her Forgotten Dancing Shoes (Short)
1912
The Old Silver Watch (Short)
1912
The Great Diamond Robbery (Short) as
The Cook
1912
The Diamond Brooch (Short)
1912
Stenographers Wanted (Short) as
Mrs. Brown
1912
Bunny and the Twins (Short) as
Sue - Second 'Twin'
1912
Umbrellas to Mend (Short) as
Mrs. Bunny Niceman
1912
The First Violin (Short)
1912
Captain Barnacle's Messmates (Short) as
Mrs. Mulligan - A Widow
1912
Father and Son (Short)
1911
A Doubly Desired Orphan (Short) as
The Nurse
1911
Vanity Fair (Short) as
Miss Crawley
1911
A Slight Mistake (Short)
1911
Hypnotizing the Hypnotist (Short)
1911
His Last Cent (Short)
1911
An Innocent Burglar (Short)
1911
Wisteria Memories (Short)
1911
Lady Godiva (Short)
1911
Selecting His Heiress (Short) as
One of Doughbags' Nieces
1911
Daddy's Boy and Mammy (Short) as
The Mammy
1911
How Millie Became an Actress (Short) as
The Landlady
1911
Her Crowning Glory (Short) as
Amelia - Mortimer's Sister
1911
Foraging (Short)
1911
Wages of War (Short)
1911
Captain Barnacle's Baby (Short) as
Widow Marlin
1911
The Return of 'Widow' Pogson's Husband (Short) as
Mrs. Pogson
1911
The Woes of a Wealthy Widow (Short)
1911
In Northern Forests (Short) as
Housekeeper
1911
The Latent Spark (Short)
1911
Two Overcoats (Short) as
Norah - Dempsey's Sweetheart
1910
Jack Fat and Jim Slim at Coney Island (Short)
1910
The Evil Artist or a Girl Wronged (Short) as
The Mother
Writer
1914
The Old Fire Horse and the New Fire Chief (Short) (story)
1913
Wanted, a Strong Hand (Short) (story)
Archive Footage
1933
Movie Memories #1 (Short) as
Self (uncredited)
References
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