Kitty Kelly
Kitty Kelly, was an American stage and film character actress.
Biography
Born in New York City in 1902, Kelly was best known as a member of the Ziegfeld Follies and her radio hosting with Columbia Broadcasting. One of her best-remembered roles is that of Lt. Ethel Armstrong in the 1943 Paramount wartime drama So Proudly We Hail!. However, she is probably better remembered in the 1935 Our Gang comedy short Beginner's Luck.
After the war, she appeared in many TV series, including Bonanza, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Batman and Perry Mason, on which she made four guest appearances, including the role of Millie Foster in the 1958 episode "The Case of the Rolling Bones."
Kelly also performed in England.
Death
Kelly died from cancer on June 29, 1968, in Hollywood, California.
Partial filmography
Unless marked otherwise, filmography information retrieved from The American Film InstituteA Kiss in the Dark - Chorus GirlLa Nuit est à nous - Maud SarazinHot Bridge Behind Office Doors - Delores KoganBachelor Apartment - Miss Clark, First Girl in Ladies RoomWhite Shoulders - Maria FontaineMen of Chance - Gertie RobbinsLadies of the Jury - Mayme MixterGirl Crazy - Kate FosterThe Girl in 419 - Kitty - Telephone GirlHeadline Shooter - Sue, Burnett's New Moll Too Much Harmony - Patsy DuganAll of Me - LorraineA Woman's Man - Molly EvansShe Was a Lady - DaisyThe Lemon Drop Kid - Cora JenningsBeginner's Luck - Spanky's motherDizzy Dames - La VereThe Farmer Takes a Wife - IvyThe Private Secretary The Man Behind the Mask - Marian WeeksRhythm in the Air - CeliaBlossoms on Broadway - Death Valley Cora KeaneMen with Wings - Martha RansonGrand Jury Secrets - Miss ClarkGeronimo - Daisy DevineAll Women Have Secrets - FloRoad to Singapore - Sailor's Wife Women Without Names - CountessThose Were the Days! - Mrs. Sanford The Mad Doctor - WinnieHold Back the Dawn - American Lady at Bullfight The Lady Is Willing - Nellie QuiggLarceny, Inc. - Fourth customer They All Kissed the Bride - Spotter Holiday Inn - Drunk Lucky Jordan - Vera MaggottiSo Proudly We Hail! - Lieutenant Ethel ArmstrongSwing Out the Blues - Queenie Practically Yours - Wife - newsreel theater Two Years Before the Mast - Girl in Pub The Birds and the Bees - Gunsight Ridge - Mrs. DonahueOfficial Detective - Mrs. Johnson The Lost Missile - Mama - Ella's MotherTwelve Hours to Kill - Train PassengerMary, Mary - Wife in Elevator The Lieutenant - HousekeeperThe Third Day - Secretary Get Smart - The WomanFirecreek - Mrs. Sawyer
Selected television appearances
Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Miss AndrewsAlfred Hitchcock Presents as Marie