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She appeared in two classic [[Noel Coward]] films, playing Freda Lewis in ''[[In Which We Serve]]'' ([[1942 in film|1942]]) and Queenie Gibbons in ''[[This Happy Breed]]'' ([[1944 in film|1944]]), which were directed by her husband, Lean. He also directed her in her role of Nancy in ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' ([[1948 in film|1948]]). |
She appeared in two classic [[Noel Coward]] films, playing Freda Lewis in ''[[In Which We Serve]]'' ([[1942 in film|1942]]) and Queenie Gibbons in ''[[This Happy Breed]]'' ([[1944 in film|1944]]), which were directed by her husband, Lean. He also directed her in her role of Nancy in ''[[Oliver Twist]]'' ([[1948 in film|1948]]). |
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In [[1950 in film|1950]], Walsh played a shrewd, scheming maid, Nellie Goode, who attempts to blackmail the character played by [[movie star|star]] [[Jane Wyman]] in [[Alfred Hitchcock|Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Stage Fright (film)|Stage Fright]]''. Walsh's favourite role was that of the old pub barmaid, Miss D. Coker, in the [[1958 in film|1958]] comedy ''[[The Horse's Mouth (film)|The Horse's Mouth]]'' with [[Alec Guinness]]. |
In [[1950 in film|1950]], Walsh played a shrewd, scheming maid, Nellie Goode, who attempts to blackmail the character played by [[movie star|star]] [[Jane Wyman]] in [[Alfred Hitchcock|Hitchcock]]'s ''[[Stage Fright (film)|Stage Fright]]''. Walsh's favourite role was that of the old pub barmaid, Miss D. Coker, in the [[1958 in film|1958]] comedy ''[[The Horse's Mouth (film)|The Horse's Mouth]]'' with [[Alec Guinness]]. She also appeared in ''[[Vice Versa (film)|Vice Versa]]'' (1948), written and directed by [[Peter Ustinov]]. |
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Between films, she appeared regularly in [[stage play|plays]] and [[farce]]s at the Strand and Aldwych Theatres, directed by [[Basil Dean]]. She was a semi-regular on the [[1979 in television|1979]] Anglo-Polish [[Television|TV]] [[Television program|series]] ''Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson''. She remained active in films until her retirement in [[1981]], after the film ''[[Night Crossing]]''. |
Between films, she appeared regularly in [[stage play|plays]] and [[farce]]s at the Strand and Aldwych Theatres, directed by [[Basil Dean]]. She was a semi-regular on the [[1979 in television|1979]] Anglo-Polish [[Television|TV]] [[Television program|series]] ''Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson''. She remained active in films until her retirement in [[1981]], after the film ''[[Night Crossing]]''. |
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Revision as of 19:55, 15 September 2007
Kay Walsh (August 27, 1911 – April 16, 2005) was an English actress and dancer.
She was born Kathleen Walsh in London, England, and started out in show business dancing in West End music halls. She made her film debut playing Mary Vivien in Get Your Man (1934).
Walsh first married film director David Lean, on November 23, 1940. They divorced in 1949. She later married Canadian psychologist Elliott Jaques, and they adopted a daughter, Gemma, in 1956. This marriage also ended in divorce.
She appeared in two classic Noel Coward films, playing Freda Lewis in In Which We Serve (1942) and Queenie Gibbons in This Happy Breed (1944), which were directed by her husband, Lean. He also directed her in her role of Nancy in Oliver Twist (1948).
In 1950, Walsh played a shrewd, scheming maid, Nellie Goode, who attempts to blackmail the character played by star Jane Wyman in Hitchcock's Stage Fright. Walsh's favourite role was that of the old pub barmaid, Miss D. Coker, in the 1958 comedy The Horse's Mouth with Alec Guinness. She also appeared in Vice Versa (1948), written and directed by Peter Ustinov.
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 there at age 93.