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Full Name
  
Kathleen Walsh

Children
  
Gemma Jaques

Role
  
Actress


Name
  
Kay Walsh

Years active
  
1934–1981

Siblings
  
Peggy Walsh

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Born
  
November 15, 1911 (
1911-11-15
)

Occupation
  
Actress, dancer, writer

Died
  
April 16, 2005, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom

Spouse
  
Elliott Jaques (m. 1949–1956), David Lean (m. 1940–1949)

Movies
  
Oliver Twist, The Witches, In Which We Serve, The Horse's Mouth, This Happy Breed

Similar People
  
David Lean, Robert Newton, Ronald Neame, John Howard Davies, Anthony Havelock‑Allan

KAY WALSH TRIBUTE


Kathleen "Kay" Walsh (15 November 1911 – 16 April 2005) was an English actress and dancer. She was born in Chelsea, London, but was raised in Pimlico by her grandmother.

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Career

She began her career as a dancer in West End music halls, making her film debut in How's Chances? (1934) in a small part, and had a larger role in Get Your Man, another 1934 film. 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 her engagement to Pownoll Pellew. Walsh and Lean married on 23 November 1940. She moved on to prestige films with appearances in In Which We Serve (1942) and This Happy Breed (1944), both directed by Lean and both written by Noël Coward. 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 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 devised the opening sequence of Lean's adaptation of Oliver Twist (1948) as well as performed the role of "Nancy". Walsh and Lean divorced in 1949 on grounds of infidelity based on Lean's relationship with actress 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, and remained active in films until her retirement in 1981. Her last role was in Night Crossing.

Death

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Her second marriage was to the Canadian psychologist Elliott Jaques, and they adopted daughter Gemma in 1956. This marriage also ended in divorce.

She lived in retirement in London. She died at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, aged 93, from multiple burns, following an accident.


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Kay Walsh Kay Walsh 1911 2005 Find A Grave Memorial

Filmography

Actress
1982
Night Crossing as
Doris' Mother
1979
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (TV Series) as
Mrs. Hudson
- The Case of the Speckled Band (1979) - Mrs. Hudson
- A Motive for Murder (1979) - Mrs. Hudson (uncredited)
1972
The Ruling Class as
Mrs. Piggott-Jones
1970
Scrooge as
Mrs. Fezziwig
1970
Connecting Rooms as
Mrs. Brent
1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy as
Aunt Cissie
1969
Taste of Excitement as
Miss Barrow
1969
Journey to the Unknown (TV Movie) as
Mrs. Joan Walker (episode 'The Last Visitor'
1969
Journey to the Unknown (TV Series) as
Mrs. Joan Walker
- The Last Visitor (1969) - Mrs. Joan Walker
1967
Bikini Paradise as
Harriet Pembroke
1966
The Witches as
Stephanie Bax
1966
ABC Stage 67 (TV Series) as
Greta
- Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn? (1966) - Greta
1966
The Baron (TV Series) as
Dr. Ingar Sorenson
- And Suddenly You're Dead (1966) - Dr. Ingar Sorenson
1965
Gideon C.I.D. (TV Series) as
Harriet Bright / Martha
- Morna (1966) - Harriet Bright
- The Housekeeper (1965) - Martha
1965
A Study in Terror as
Cathy Eddowes
1965
He Who Rides a Tiger as
Mrs. Woodley
1964
The Human Jungle (TV Series) as
Mrs. Kross
- Struggle for a Mind (1964) - Mrs. Kross
1964
Contest Girl as
Mrs. Freeman
1964
Circus World as
Flo Hunt
1963
Lunch Hour as
Manageress
1963
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Mrs. Waggett
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 3 (1963) - Mrs. Waggett
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 2 (1963) - Mrs. Waggett
- The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh: Part 1 (1963) - Mrs. Waggett
1963
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow as
Mrs. Waggett
1963
80,000 Suspects as
Matron
1962
The L-Shaped Room as
Prostitute (uncredited)
1962
Reach for Glory as
Mrs. Curlew
1961
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) as
Mrs. Morgan
- I Spy (1961) - Mrs. Morgan
1961
Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog as
Mrs. Brown
1961
Theatre 70 (TV Series) as
Katie Blair
- News from Jericho (1961) - Katie Blair
1960
Tunes of Glory as
Mary Titterington
1958
The Horse's Mouth as
Dee Coker
1956
Adventure Theater (TV Series) as
Priscilla
- The Missing Passenger (1956) - Priscilla
1956
Now and Forever as
Miss Muir
1955
Cast a Dark Shadow as
Charlotte Young
1954
Lease of Life as
Vera Thorne
1954
The Rainbow Jacket as
Barbara
1954
Calling Scotland Yard: The Missing Passenger (Short) as
Priscilla
1953
Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder as
Priscilla
1953
Young Bess as
Mrs. Ashley
1952
Tonight at 8:30 as
Lily Pepper (segment "Red Peppers")
1952
The Stranger in Between as
Mrs. Sykes
1951
Encore as
Miss Molly Reid (segment "Winter Cruise")
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
1942
In Which We Serve as
Freda Lewis
1940
The Middle Watch as
Fay Eaton
1940
The Second Mr. Bush as
Angela Windel-Tod
1940
The Chinese Den as
Sadie Merivale
1940
All at Sea as
Diana
1939
Sons of the Sea as
Alison Devar
1939
The Missing People as
Peggy Gillette
1939
The Mysterious Mr. Reeder as
Peggy Gillette
1938
Meet Mr. Penny as
Peggy Allgood
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
The Spy in White as
Diana
1936
The Luck of the Irish as
Eileen O'Donnel
1936
If I Were Rich as
Chrissie de la Mothe
1935
Smith's Wives as
Mabel Smith
1934
Get Your Man as
Mary Vivien
1934
The Bedroom Diplomat as
Bit Role (uncredited)
Writer
1948
Oliver Twist (contributor to screenplay - uncredited)
1946
Great Expectations (adapted for the screen with)
1938
Pygmalion (additional dialogue - uncredited)
Soundtrack
1972
The Ruling Class (performer: "The Varsity Drag", "Dry Bones" - uncredited)
1952
Tonight at 8:30 (performer: "Men About Town", "Has Anybody Seen Our Ship?" - uncredited)
Archive Footage
2006
The Orange British Academy Film Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Memorial Tribute
2004
Hitchcock and 'Stage Fright' (Video documentary short) as
Self / Nellie Goode
2000
A Profile of 'Oliver Twist' (Video documentary short) as
Nancy (uncredited)
1994
The World of Hammer (TV Series documentary) as
Stephanie Bax
- Wicked Women (1994) - Stephanie Bax
1972
The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) as
Mme. Piggott-Jones - film clip from THE RULING CLASS
- Episode dated 11 September 1972 (1972) - Mme. Piggott-Jones - film clip from THE RULING CLASS
1964
The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) as
Mrs. Brown
- Greyfriars Bobby: Part 2 (1964) - Mrs. Brown
- Greyfriars Bobby: Part 1 (1964) - Mrs. Brown

References

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