Sylvia Margaret Kay (16 May 1936 – 18 January 2019) was an English character actress who had many roles in British television programmes, most notably as Daphne Warrender in the BBC sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

She attended Roundhay High School for Girls in

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Career

Kay appeared in films such as ''

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'' (1963), ''

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'' (1965), '' Wake in Fright'' (1971) (directed by her then-husband

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), and ''

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'' (1982). She also appeared in the television dramas The Avengers (1968)'',

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'', '' Shelley'', ''

Z-Cars ''Z-Cars'' or ''Z Cars'' (pronounced "zed cars") is a British television police procedural series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on Kirkby, near Liverpool. Produced by the BBC, it deb ...

'', ''

Dead of Night ''Dead of Night'' is a 1945 black and white British anthology horror film, made by Ealing Studios. The individual segments were directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and Robert Hamer. It stars Mervyn Johns, Googie W ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Jeeves and Wooster ''Jeeves and Wooster'' is a British comedy-drama television series adapted by Clive Exton from P. G. Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. It aired on the ITV network from 22 April 1990 to 20 June 1993, with the last series nominated for a Britis ...

'', ''

'', '' The Professionals'' and an episode of Public Eye (1968). As landlady Dorothy Lawson, she appeared in 29 episodes of the first series of ''

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'' (1974–77).

Personal life

Sylvia was married twice. In 1962 she married the Canadian director,

with whom she had three children, Aaron, Katrina and Joshua. After their divorce she married again in 1987 to the actor and writer, Christopher Douglas. The marriage ended in divorce in 2008. In the 1990s, she resumed her

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studies, qualified as a

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and practised in

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and later in

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouths ...

until 2017.Obituary: Sylvia Kay – Popular sitcom actor who showed early promise on stage
The Stage. 26 February 2019

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kay, Sylvia 1936 births 2019 deaths English television actresses People educated at Roundhay School People from Altrincham