Kitty Kelly Explained

Kitty Kelly
Birth Name:Sue O'Neil
Birth Date:27 April 1902
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Death Place: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]

Selected television appearances

Notes and References

  1. Book: Liebman . Roy . Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts . 2010 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-4697-1 . 367 . March 18, 2020 . en.
  2. Book: Ellenberger . Allan R. . Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory . 2001 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-5019-0 . 197 . March 18, 2020 . en.
  3. Web site: AFICatalog . 2023-05-11 . catalog.afi.com.
  4. Web site: Beginner’s Luck · British Universities Film & Video Council . 2023-05-11 . bufvc.ac.uk.
  5. Web site: Kitty Kelly . https://web.archive.org/web/20171204204318/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba77da188 . dead . December 4, 2017 . 2023-05-11 . BFI . en.
  6. Get Smart "School Days" episode credits - air date 10/2/1965