Renee Kelly (4 June 1888 – 28 August 1965) was an English stage and film actress. Kelly was born in London but her family moved to New York during her childhood. She won awards for elocution at

Erasmus Hall High School Erasmus Hall High School was a four-year public high school located at 899–925 Flatbush Avenue between Church and Snyder Avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It was founded in 1786 as Erasmus Hall Aca ...

in Brooklyn. When Kelly was 24, she stepped into a role at

Wyndham's Theatre Wyndham's Theatre is a West End theatre, one of two opened by actor/manager Charles Wyndham (the other is the Criterion Theatre). Located on Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, it was designed c.1898 by W. G. R. Sprague, the archite ...

after an actress became sick, and Kelly "received rave notices". Her credits on Broadway include ''The Garden of Paradise'' (1914), ''Don't Weaken'' (1914), ''June Madness'' (1912), ''Peggy'' (1911), ''

The Learned Ladies ''Les Femmes savantes'' (''The Learned Ladies'') is a comedy by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on academic pretension, female education, and préciosité (French for preciousness), it was one of his most popular comedies and ...

'' (1911), ''

The Lady from the Sea ''The Lady from the Sea'' ( no, Fruen fra havet, link=no) is a play written in 1888 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen inspired by the ballad ''Agnete og Havmanden''. The drama introduces the character of Hilde Wangel who is again portrayed in ...

'' (1911), and ''Modern Marriage'' (1911). In the 1910s, Kelly portrayed Judy Abbott in a touring production of ''Daddy Longlegs''. The production set house records at theaters in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Seattle and St. Louis. Kelly later lived in Mid Sussex and opened a China and Glass shop in South Road, Haywards Heath. She called it "Judy Abbott" after the role she played in the production of Daddy Longlegs. Kelly was married to actor Hilton Allen. On 28 August 1965, she died in Haywards Heath Hospital near London, aged 77.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Bigger Man ''The Bigger Man'' is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by John W. Noble and starring Henry Kolker, a stage star. Plot Cast *Henry Kolker - John Stoddard * Renee Kelly - Janet Van Nest *Orlando Daly - Courtlandt Van Nest *Elsie Balfour ...

'' (1915) * '' All for a Girl'' (1915) as Antoinette Hoadley * ''

Everybody's Business ''Everybody's Business'' is a 1917 British silent drama film directed by Ralph Dewsbury and starring Norman McKinnel, Gerald du Maurier and Matheson Lang.Low p.197 Cast * Norman McKinnel as John Briton * Gerald du Maurier as Tom Briton * ...

'' (1917) * ''

Westward Ho! Westward Ho! is a seaside village near Bideford in Devon, England. The A39 road provides access from the towns of Barnstaple, Bideford, and Bude. It lies at the south end of Northam Burrows and faces westward into Bideford Bay, opposite Saun ...

'' (1919) * '' Foul Play'' (1920) * ''

All Sorts and Conditions of Men ''All Sorts and Conditions of Men'' is a 1921 British silent drama film directed by Georges Tréville and starring Renee Kelly, Rex Davis and James Lindsay. It was based on the 1882 novel '' All Sorts and Conditions of Men'' by Walter Besant. ...

'' (1921) * ''

The Likeness of the Night ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in En ...

'' (1921) * ''

Scarlet Thread ''Scarlet Thread'' is a 1951 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert and produced by Ernest G. Roy. Plot Two criminals plan a jewellery robbery. The robbery goes wrong and an innocent man is shot. Cast * Kathleen Byron as Josephine * Lau ...

'' (1951)

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* 1888 births 1965 deaths English film actresses English stage actresses English silent film actresses 20th-century English actresses Actresses from London British expatriates in the United States {{UK-film-actor-stub