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Kay Walsh (born Kathleen Walsh, 15 November 1911,Chelsea, London, England; died 16 April 2005, Chelsea, London) was an English actress and dancer. She grew up in Pimlico, brought up by her grandmother. She began her career as a dancer in West End music halls. Walsh made her film debut in How's Chances? (1934) in a small part, and had a larger role in another 1934 film, Get Your Man. 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 off her engagement to Pownell Pellew. Walsh and Lean married on 23 November 1940. She moved on to higher-prestige films with appearances in two Noel Coward-scripted films, In Which We Serve (1942) and This Happy Breed (1944), both directed by Lean. 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 also 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 also devised the opening sequence of Lean's adaptation of Oliver Twist (1948), as well as performing the role of Nancy. Walsh and Lean divorced in 1949, on grounds of infidelity based on Lean's relationship with 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. She remained active in films until her retirement in 1981, after the film Night Crossing. Walsh later lived in retirement in London. She died at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital from multiple burns, following an accident, aged 93. Her second marriage was to the Canadian psychologist Elliott Jaques, and they adopted a daughter, Gemma, in 1956. This marriage also ended in divorce.
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Filmography (Movies)
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Character:Mrs. Waggett (archive footage)
Release Date:11/11/2008
Night Crossing
Character:
Release Date:05/02/1982
The Ruling Class
Character:Mrs. Piggott-Jones
Release Date:24/05/1972
Scrooge
Character:Mrs. Fezziwig
Release Date:05/11/1970
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Character:Aunt Cissie
Release Date:01/06/1970
Connecting Rooms
Character:Mrs. Brent
Release Date:01/05/1970
Taste of Excitement
Character:Miss Barrow
Release Date:01/11/1969
Journey to the Unknown
Character:Joan Walker
Release Date:15/06/1969
Bikini Paradise
Character:Harriet Pembroke
Release Date:03/05/1967
The Witches
Character:Stephanie Bax
Release Date:21/11/1966
A Study in Terror
Character:Cathy Eddowes
Release Date:01/10/1965
He Who Rides a Tiger
Character:Mrs. Woodley
Release Date:01/10/1965
The Beauty Jungle
Character:Mrs. Freeman
Release Date:25/08/1964
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Character:Mrs. Waggett
Release Date:06/12/1963
80,000 Suspects
Character:Matron
Release Date:15/08/1963
The L-Shaped Room
Character:Prostitute (uncredited)
Release Date:20/11/1962
Reach for Glory
Character:Mrs. Curlew
Release Date:14/04/1962
Lunch Hour
Character:The Manageress
Release Date:01/01/1962
Greyfriars Bobby
Character:Mrs. Brown
Release Date:17/07/1961
Tunes of Glory
Character:Mary Titterington
Release Date:17/09/1960
The Horse's Mouth
Character:Dee Coker
Release Date:11/11/1958
Now and Forever
Character:Miss Muir
Release Date:10/09/1956
Cast a Dark Shadow
Character:Charlotte Young
Release Date:20/09/1955
Lease of Life
Character:Mrs. Vera Thorne
Release Date:18/10/1954
The Rainbow Jacket
Character:Barbara Crain
Release Date:27/05/1954
Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder
Character:Priscilla
Release Date:04/12/1953
Young Bess
Character:Mrs. Ashley
Release Date:29/05/1953
Meet Me Tonight
Character:Lily Pepper
Release Date:09/09/1952
Hunted
Character:Mrs. Sykes
Release Date:17/03/1952
The Magic Box
Character:Hotel Receptionist
Release Date:01/01/1952
Encore
Character:Miss Molly Reid
Release Date:11/06/1951
The Magnet
Character:Mrs Brent
Release Date:01/10/1950
Last Holiday
Character:Mrs. Poole
Release Date:15/05/1950
Stage Fright
Character:Nellie Goode
Release Date:23/02/1950
Oliver Twist
Character:Nancy
Release Date:28/06/1948
Vice Versa
Character:Florence 'Fanny' Verlane
Release Date:28/01/1948
The October Man
Character:Molly Newman
Release Date:28/08/1947
This Happy Breed
Character:Queenie Gibbons
Release Date:28/05/1944
In Which We Serve
Character:Freda Lewis / Freda
Release Date:17/09/1942
The Middle Watch
Character:Fay Eaton
Release Date:11/05/1940
The Chinese Bungalow
Character:Sadie Merivale
Release Date:06/04/1940
The Second Mr. Bush
Character:Angela Windel-Todd
Release Date:02/04/1940
All At Sea
Character:Diana
Release Date:04/02/1940
Sons of the Sea
Character:Alison Devar
Release Date:23/12/1939
The Missing People
Character:Peggy Gillette
Release Date:01/05/1939
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
Character:Peggy Gillette
Release Date:04/03/1939
I See Ice
Character:Judy Gaye
Release Date:10/02/1938
Keep Fit
Character:Joan Allen
Release Date:31/07/1937
All That Glitters
Character:Eve Payne-Coade
Release Date:01/12/1936
The Secret of Stamboul
Character:Diana
Release Date:05/10/1936
The Luck of the Irish
Character:Eileen O'Donnell
Release Date:06/12/1935
A Little Bit of Bluff
Character:Enid's Friend (uncredited)
Release Date:02/05/1935
Television Appearances
The World of Hammer
Character:Self (archive footage)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Character:Mrs. Watson
Journey to the Unknown
Character:Mrs Joan Walker
ABC Stage 67
Character:Greta
Gideon's Way
Character:Harriet Bright
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Character:Mrs. Waggett
The Human Jungle
Character:Mrs. Kross
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Mrs. Morgan
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Mrs. Waggett
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