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

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and her radio hosting with Columbia Broadcasting. One of her best-remembered roles is that of Lt. Ethel Armstrong in the 1943

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wartime drama '' So Proudly We Hail!''. However, she is probably better remembered in the 1935 ''

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'' comedy short '' Beginner's Luck''. After the war, she appeared in many TV series, including ''

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'', ''

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'' 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

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Partial filmography

''Unless marked otherwise, filmography information retrieved from The American Film Institute'' * '' A Kiss in the Dark'' (1925) - Chorus Girl * '' La Nuit est à nous'' (1930) - Maud Sarazin * ''Hot Bridge'' (1930, Short) * '' Behind Office Doors'' (1931) - Delores Kogan * '' Bachelor Apartment'' (1931) - Miss Clark, First Girl in Ladies Room * ''

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'' (1931) - Maria Fontaine * '' Men of Chance'' (1931) - Gertie Robbins * '' Ladies of the Jury'' (1932) - Mayme Mixter * ''

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'' (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 * '' Dizzy Dames'' (1935) - La Vere * '' The Farmer Takes a Wife'' (1935) - Ivy * '' The Private Secretary'' (1935) * '' The Man Behind the Mask'' (1936) - Marian Weeks * '' Rhythm in the Air'' (1936) - Celia * '' Blossoms on Broadway'' (1937) - Death Valley Cora Keane * '' Men with Wings'' (1938) - Martha Ranson * '' Grand Jury Secrets'' (1939) - Miss Clark * ''

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'' (1939) - Daisy Devine * '' All Women Have Secrets'' (1939) - Flo * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (1942) - Spotter (uncredited) * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (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) * '' The Lost Missile'' (1958) - Mama - Ella's Mother * '' Twelve Hours to Kill'' (1960) - Train Passenger * '' Mary, Mary'' (1963) - Wife in Elevator (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1964, Episode: "Gone the Sun") - Housekeeper * '' The Third Day'' (1965) - Secretary (uncredited) * ''

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'' (1965, Episode: "School Days") - The Woman''Get Smart'' "School Days" episode credits - air date 10/2/1965 * '' Firecreek'' (1968) - Mrs. Sawyer (uncredited) (final film role)

Selected television appearances

* ''

'' (1958) (Season 3 Episode 32: "Listen, Listen...!") as Miss Andrews * ''

'' (1958) (Season 3 Episode 39: "Little White Frock") as Marie

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Kitty American musical theatre actresses American film actresses American television actresses Actresses from New York (state) Deaths from cancer in California Ziegfeld girls 1902 births 1968 deaths 20th-century American actresses 20th-century American singers 20th-century American women singers