Kay WalshKay Walsh (born August 27, 1914) is an English actress. She was born Kathleen Walsh in London, England, and started out in show business as a dancer in West End music halls. She made her film debut playing Mary Vivien in Get Your Man (1934). Walsh married Film director David Lean on November 23, 1940. They divorced in 1949. She appeared in two classic Noel Coward films, playing Freda Lewis in In Which We Serve (1942) and Queenie Gibbons in This Happy Breed (1944), which were directed by her husband, Lean. He also directed her in her role of Nancy in Oliver Twist (1948). In 1950, she played a shrewd, scheming maid, Nellie Goode, who attempts to blackmail the character played by star Jane Wyman in Hitchcock's Stage Fright. Walsh's favourite role was that of the old pub barmaid, Miss D. Coker, in the 1958 comedy The Horse's Mouth with Alec Guinness. Between films, she appeared regularly in plays and farces at the Strand and Aldwych Theatres, directed by Basil Dean. She was a semi-regular on the 1979 Anglo-Polish TV series Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. She remained active in films into the early 1980s. Kay Walsh was last reported to be living in retirement in London. This page about Kay Walsh includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Kay Walsh News stories about Kay Walsh External links for Kay Walsh Videos for Kay Walsh Wikis about Kay Walsh Discussion Groups about Kay Walsh Blogs about Kay Walsh Images of Kay Walsh |
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Kay Walsh was last reported to be living in retirement in London. As of 2004 she has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for Breaking the Waves (1996) and Hilary and Jackie (1998). She remained active in films into the early 1980s. She was born in Islington, London, UK. Watson. Emily Watson (born January 14, 1967) is an English actress. She was a semi-regular on the 1979 Anglo-Polish TV series Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Breaking the Waves (1996). Between films, she appeared regularly in plays and farces at the Strand and Aldwych Theatres, directed by Basil Dean. Hilary and Jackie (1998). Walsh's favourite role was that of the old pub barmaid, Miss D. Coker, in the 1958 comedy The Horse's Mouth with Alec Guinness. Cradle Will Rock (1999). In 1950, she played a shrewd, scheming maid, Nellie Goode, who attempts to blackmail the character played by star Jane Wyman in Hitchcock's Stage Fright. Angela's Ashes (1999). He also directed her in her role of Nancy in Oliver Twist (1948). Gosford Park (2001). She appeared in two classic Noel Coward films, playing Freda Lewis in In Which We Serve (1942) and Queenie Gibbons in This Happy Breed (1944), which were directed by her husband, Lean. Punch-Drunk Love (2002). They divorced in 1949. Red Dragon (2002). Walsh married Film director David Lean on November 23, 1940. Equilibrium (2002). She was born Kathleen Walsh in London, England, and started out in show business as a dancer in West End music halls. She made her film debut playing Mary Vivien in Get Your Man (1934). Kay Walsh (born August 27, 1914) is an English actress. |