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.
Death
Kelly died from cancer on June 29, 1968, in Hollywood, California.
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
- White Shoulders (1931) - Maria Fontaine
- Men of Chance (1931) - Gertie Robbins
- Ladies of the Jury (1932) - Mayme Mixter
- Girl Crazy (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
- Firecreek (1968) - Mrs. Sawyer (uncredited) (final film role)
Selected television appearances
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 32: "Listen, Listen...!") as Miss Andrews
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 39: "Little White Frock") as Marie