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For the United States judge, see Kathleen M. O'Malley.
Kathleen O'Malley
Publicity Photo of Kathleen O'Malley
Born
Mary Kathleen O'Malley

(1924-03-31)March 31, 1924
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 25, 2019(2019-02-25) (aged 94)
OccupationActress
Years active1926–1998
Spouse
James Maloney
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(m. 1954; died 1994)​
Children2

Mary Kathleen O'Malley (March 31, 1924 – February 25, 2019) was an American film and television actress, who was the daughter of vaudevillian and actor Pat O'Malley. Her screen debut came during the silent film era as a thirteen month old baby in 1926, when she appeared alongside her father and her sister Sheila in the western My Old Dutch.[1]

O'Malley went on to appear in several films and television shows during a seven decade career, including Cover Girl, Lady on a Train, Two Tickets to Broadway, Gunsmoke, Maverick, Rawhide, Leave it to Beaver and General Hospital. O'Malley also appeared in the second season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "Blind Terror" (09/16/1973).[2] Her last acting credit came in 1998 when she appeared in the short-lived American crime drama Buddy Faro.

Early life

O'Malley was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, to vaudevillian, stage and film actor Pat O'Malley.[3] She made her screen debut at age 13 months in the film My Old Dutch, starring her father and including her older sister Sheila. It was released the following year in 1926.[4] All three sisters (Eileen, Sheila & Kathleen) worked in show business as children.[5]

Career

1940s

In 1943, she played the part of a college girl in the Vincent Sherman directed film Old Acquaintance which starred Bette Davis, Miriam Hopkins and Gig Young.[6] The following year she was in the Charles Vidor directed Cover Girl, a film about a night club owner who was in love with a dancing girl who has other ambitions. In it she played the cigarette girl. The main stars of the film were Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly.[7] In November 1944, she appeared in the November 23 issue of the Sarasota Herald Tribune, pictured with a small caption "The Most Delightful Target for Our Bomb Sights." She was chosen by bombardiers of the US Army Air Forces.[8] In 1947 she played the part of Dolly in the Alexander Hall-directed musical fantasy Down to Earth, which again starred Hayworth and Roland Culver.[9] In 1949 she played the part of Nita in Ladies of the Chorus which starred Marilyn Monroe, Adele Jergens and Rand Brooks.[10]

1950s

O'Malley had a prominent role in John Ford's 1950 film, Wagon Master. She played the part of pretty Mormon girl Prudence Perkins.[11][12] Her character Prudence creates an issue due to marrying young Mormon man Sandy instead of Jackson.[13][14] Prudence is also the cause of a fight between two men who are both pursuing her.[15] In 1952, she appeared as Mrs. Norton, a pilot's wife in the Tay Garnett Korean war film One Minute to Zero which starred Robert Mitchum and Ann Blyth.[16]

Death

O'Malley died of Alzheimer's disease on February 25, 2019, at age 94.[17][18]

Personal life

O'Malley was married to James Maloney who was also her agent.[19] The couple had two children: Sean (b. 1958) and Darren (b. 1960). Maloney died on March 23, 1994.[18]

Selected filmography

Early years

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1926 My Old Dutch Herbert Brown, infant
1943 Old Acquaintance College girl
1944 Cover Girl Cigarette Girl [20]
1945 Salome Where She Danced Salome girl
1945 Sudan Handmaiden / Girl
1945 Lady on a Train Photographer
1945 This Love of Ours Chorus Girl
1946 Gallant Journey Mary
1946 Devotion Girl
1946 Night in Paradise Arthur Lubin
1947 Down to Earth Dolly
1948 A-Hunting They Did Go Girl
1949 French Fried Frolic Mabel Brown
1950 Watch the Birdie Woman Who Undresses
1950 Wagon Master Prudence Perkins
1950 Shadow on the Wall Telephone Operator
1950 Hugs and Mugs Ella The Three Stooges series
1951 Two Tickets to Broadway Showgirl
1952 The Merry Widow Girl at Maxim's
1952 Eight Iron Men Girl in Daydream
1952 Affair in Trinidad Stewardess
1953 Confidentially Connie Nurse
1954 Brigadoon Girl with Milk Pails
1954 Naked Alibi Jean Jenkins
1955 Mister Roberts Nurse
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1964 The Munsters The Wife Episode "Tin-Can Man" (Nov 1964)

1970s-1990s

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1970 Airport Mrs. Chuck Beale – Passenger Uncredited
1971 Dirty Harry Lady in Jaffe's cafe Uncredited
1971 Minnie and Moskowitz Uncredited
1973 Charley Varrick Jessie
1976 Amelia Earhart Mrs Gallagher 2 part television series
1976 The Shootist School Teacher
1977 The Hunted Lady Nurse TV movie
1977 Telefon Mrs. Maloney [21]
1978 The Toolbox Murders Screamer Woman
1979 Marciano Supervisor TV movie
1981 Isabel's Choice Housekeeper TV movie
1982 Jinxed! Mother
1996 Black Sheep Mrs Oneacre

References

  1. ^ "Western treasures". Western Clippings. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "The Footlight Club, America's oldest community theatre, presents applause". Archive.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "News Notes From Movieland". The Oshkosh Northwestern. May 15, 1924. p. 8. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "Youngest O'Malley Before the Camera". Quad-City Times. May 31, 1925. p. 16. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "You Must Plan Your Child's Future". The Nebraska State Journal. November 15, 1936. p. 46. Retrieved September 17, 2017.
  6. ^ Turner Classic Movies. Old Acquaintance, Overview, Cast & Crew
  7. ^ Hollywood's Miracles of Entertainment By John Howard Reid Pages 60–61 Cover Girl
  8. ^ Sarasota Herald-Tribune November 23, 1944 Page 2 Teasing Target
  9. ^ Columbia Pictures Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Films, 1928–1982 Page 63 Down to Earth, Cast:
  10. ^ Turner Classic Movies. Ladies of the Chorus, Cast & Crew
  11. ^ Western Film Highlights: The Best of the West, 1914–2001 By Henryk Hoffmann Page 161 90. Wagon Master
  12. ^ Music in the Western: Notes From the Frontier – By Kathryn Kalinak Page 44
  13. ^ The great book of movie villains: a guide to the screen's meanies, tough guys, and bullies – Jan Stacy, Ryder Syvertsen Page 54
  14. ^ The Western Reader – Jim Kitses, Gregg Rickman Page 99
  15. ^ Three Bad Men: John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond By Scott Allen Nollen Page 206
  16. ^ Turner Classic Movies One Minute to Zero, Overview, Cast & Crew
  17. ^ SAG-AFTRA-Spring Edition 2019, In Memoriam
  18. ^ a b "Obituaries: Kathleen O'Malley (1924–2019)". The Three Stooges Journal (171). Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania: The Three Stooges Fan Club, Inc.: 3 Fall 2019.
  19. ^ Page 6 Part 2 SNAPS, Milwaukee Sentinel March 6, 1958.
  20. ^ Hollywood's Miracles of Entertainment – John Howard Reid Page 60 Cover Girl
  21. ^ TV Guide Telefon, 1977 | Movie, Cast
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