Patsy Kelly
American actress (1910-1981) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 71
Patsy Kelly was an American actress. She is known for her role as the brash, wisecracking sidekick to Thelma Todd in a series of comedy shorts produced by Hal Roach in the 1930s. Kelly continued to appear in similar roles after Todd's death in 1935.
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1981Died24 September 19811977
The Love BoatSeries, Mabel Higgins1976
Freaky FridayFilm, Mrs Schmauss1975
The Cop and the KidSeries, Brigid Murphy197125th Tony AwardsAward1970
The PhynxFilm, Patsy Kelly1969
Love, American StyleSeries, Mrs. Hennesey1966
The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniFilm, Myrtle Forbush1965
LaredoSeries1964
The Naked KissFilm, Mac, Head Nurse1963
Arrest and TrialSeries1961
The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries, Third Juror1960
Pete and GladysSeries1957
26 MenSeries1956
Tony AwardsSeries1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Minnie Redwing1947
Blow-Ups of 1947Film1943
Ladies' DayFilm, Hazel Jones1941
Broadway LimitedFilm, Patsy Riley1940
Hit Parade of 1941Film, Judy Abbott1938
Merrily We LiveFilm, Etta1937
Ever Since EveFilm, Sadie Day1935
Every Night at EightFilm, Daphne O'Connor1934
The Countess of Monte CristoFilm, Mimi1931
The Grand DameFilm, Peggy O'Rourke1910Born12 January 1910
The Love BoatSeries, Mabel Higgins1976Freaky FridayFilm, Mrs Schmauss1975The Cop and the KidSeries, Brigid Murphy197125th Tony AwardsAward1970The PhynxFilm, Patsy Kelly1969Love, American StyleSeries, Mrs. Hennesey1966The Ghost in the Invisible BikiniFilm, Myrtle Forbush1965LaredoSeries1964The Naked KissFilm, Mac, Head Nurse1963Arrest and TrialSeries1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries, Third Juror1960Pete and GladysSeries195726 MenSeries1956Tony AwardsSeries1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Minnie Redwing1947Blow-Ups of 1947Film1943Ladies' DayFilm, Hazel Jones1941Broadway LimitedFilm, Patsy Riley1940Hit Parade of 1941Film, Judy Abbott1938Merrily We LiveFilm, Etta1937Ever Since EveFilm, Sadie Day1935Every Night at EightFilm, Daphne O'Connor1934The Countess of Monte CristoFilm, Mimi1931The Grand DameFilm, Peggy O'Rourke1910Born12 January 1910People around Patsy
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Darryl F. Zanuck Produced Pigskin Parade and Private Number
Hal Roach Produced Topper Returns and There Goes My Heart
Roy Del Ruth Directed Topper Returns and Private Number
Gus Meins Directed Nobody's Baby and Kelly the Second
Raoul Walsh Directed Going Hollywood (1933)
Dennis O'Keefe Also in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
Walter Wanger Produced Going Hollywood (1933)
Ron W. Miller Produced Freaky Friday (1978)
Douglas Fowley Also in The Girl from Missouri (1934)
Fritz Feld Also in Barefoot in the Park and Freaky Friday
David Buttolph Wrote Pigskin Parade and The Gorilla- Cyril J. Mockridge Wrote The Gorilla and Private Number
Marion Davies Also in Ever Since Eve and Going Hollywood
Syd Saylor Also in There Goes My Heart and Kelly the Second
Roman Polanski Directed Rosemary's Baby (1968)
William Wyler Directed The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Samuel Goldwyn Produced The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Basil Rathbone Also in Private Number (1936)
Alfred Newman Wrote The Cowboy and the Lady and The Gorilla
Joan Blondell Also in Topper Returns and The Phynx
Jack L. Warner Produced Go Into Your Dance (1935)
Karl Freund Directed The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934)- H. C. Potter Directed The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Sol C. Siegel Produced Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
Known for
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Rosemary's Baby 1968
The Naked Kiss 1964
Topper Returns 1941
Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960
Freaky Friday 1976
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
87 credits on file
Television 14
Media & music
Photos 4
Lobby card for short comedy The Tin Man (1935) with Patsy Kelly and Thelma Todd
Photo of guest stars Jan Murray, Patsy Kelly and Pat Harrington Jr. from the television program The Man From U.N.C.L.E.. The three play roles of THRUSH executives jockeying for power in the organization in the episode "The Hula Doll Affair".
Patsy Kelly's star on the Hollywood Walk of FameAwards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1910 to 1981 · aged 71
