Kitty Kelly

American actress (1902–1968)

Kitty Kelly
Kelly in the 1930s
Born	Sue O'Neil (1902-04-27)April 27, 1902 New York City, U.S.
Died	June 29, 1968(1968-06-29) (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1925–1968

Kitty Kelly (born Sue O'Neil; April 27, 1902 – June 29, 1968), 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.^[1]

Death

Kelly died from cancer on June 29, 1968, in Hollywood, California.^[2]

Partial filmography

Unless marked otherwise, filmography information retrieved from The American Film Institute^[3]

A Kiss in the Dark (1925) - Chorus Girl
La Nuit est à nous (1930) - Maud Sarazin^{[citation needed]}
Hot Bridge (1930, Short)^{[citation needed]}
Behind Office Doors (1931) - Delores Kogan
Bachelor Apartment (1931) - Miss Clark, First Girl in Ladies Room
White Shoulders (1931) - Maria Fontaine
Men of Chance (1931) - Gertie Robbins
Ladies of the Jury (1932) - Mayme Mixter
Girl Crazy (1932) - Kate Foster
The Girl in 419 (1933) - Kitty - Telephone Girl
Headline Shooter (1933) - Sue, Burnett's New Moll (uncredited)
Too Much Harmony (1933) - Patsy Dugan
All of Me (1934) - Lorraine
A Woman's Man (1934) - Molly Evans
She Was a Lady (1934) - Daisy
The Lemon Drop Kid (1934) - Cora Jennings
Beginner's Luck (1935, Short) - Spanky's mother^[4]
Dizzy Dames (1935) - La Vere
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935) - Ivy
The Private Secretary (1935)^{[citation needed]}
The Man Behind the Mask (1936) - Marian Weeks^[5]
Rhythm in the Air (1936) - Celia^[5]
Blossoms on Broadway (1937) - Death Valley Cora Keane
Men with Wings (1938) - Martha Ranson
Grand Jury Secrets (1939) - Miss Clark
Geronimo (1939) - Daisy Devine
All Women Have Secrets (1939) - Flo
Road to Singapore (1940) - Sailor's Wife (uncredited)
Women Without Names (1940) - Countess
Those Were the Days! (1940) - Mrs. Sanford (uncredited)
The Mad Doctor (1941) - Winnie
Hold Back the Dawn (1941) - American Lady at Bullfight (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing (1942) - Nellie Quigg
Larceny, Inc. (1942) - Fourth customer (uncredited)
They All Kissed the Bride (1942) - Spotter (uncredited)
Holiday Inn (1942) - Drunk (uncredited)
Lucky Jordan (1942) - Vera Maggotti
So Proudly We Hail! (1943) - Lieutenant Ethel Armstrong
Swing Out the Blues (1943) - Queenie (uncredited)
Practically Yours (1944) - Wife - newsreel theater (uncredited)
Two Years Before the Mast (1946) - Girl in Pub (uncredited)
The Birds and the Bees (1956) - (uncredited)
Gunsight Ridge (1957) - Mrs. Donahue
Official Detective (1957, TV Series) - Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)^{[citation needed]}
The Lost Missile (1958) - Mama - Ella's Mother
Twelve Hours to Kill (1960) - Train Passenger
Mary, Mary (1963) - Wife in Elevator (uncredited)^{[citation needed]}
The Lieutenant (1964, Episode: "Gone the Sun") - Housekeeper^{[citation needed]}
The Third Day (1965) - Secretary (uncredited)^{[citation needed]}
Get Smart (1965, Episode: "School Days") - The Woman^[6]
Firecreek (1968) - Mrs. Sawyer (uncredited) (final film role)

Selected television appearances

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 32: "Listen, Listen...!") as Miss Andrews
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 39: "Little White Frock") as Marie

References

^ Liebman, Roy (2010). Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. McFarland. p. 367. ISBN 978-0-7864-4697-1. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-7864-5019-0. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ "Beginner's Luck · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Kitty Kelly". BFI. Archived from the original on December 4, 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ Get Smart "School Days" episode credits - air date 10/2/1965