Paula Kelly
American actress and dancer (1943-2020) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
Paula Alma Kelly was an American actress, singer, dancer and choreographer in films, television and theatre. Kelly's career began during the mid-1960s in theatre, making her Broadway debut as Mrs. Veloz in the 1964 musical Something More!, alongside Barbara Cook.
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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To DoFilm2001
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001Film, Host1996
Once Upon a Time... When We Were ColoredFilm, Ma Pearl1994
South CentralSeries, Sweets1993
Bank RobberFilm, Mother1990
Zora is My Name!Film1989
The Women of Brewster PlaceFilm, Theresa1987Kung Fu the next generationFilm, Lt. Lois Poole1986
AmenSeries1985
That's Dancing!Film, From 'Sweet Charity' (archive footage)1984
Finder of Lost LovesSeries, Alice Taylor-Hancock1982
Sophisticated LadiesFilm, Performer1981
Hill Street BluesSeries1976
DrumFilm, Rachel1974
Good TimesSeries
Lost in the StarsFilm, 1974Rose1973
KojakSeries, Janet Carlisle1972
Cool BreezeFilm, Martha Harris1971
CannonSeries
The Andromeda StrainFilm, 1971Karen Anson1969
From Stage to Screen---A Director's DilemmaFilm1967
The Carol Burnett ShowSeries1959
StartimeSeries1951
Hallmark Hall of FameSeries, Tiger Lily1943Born21 October 1943People around Paula
Dino De Laurentiis Produced Three Tough Guys and Drum
Ivan Dixon Produced The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
Richard Pryor Directed Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Lincoln Kilpatrick Also in Soylent Green and Cool Breeze- Stack Pierce Also in Cool Breeze and Trouble Man
Sidney Poitier Directed Uptown Saturday Night (1974)
Spike Lee Produced Drop Squad (1994)
Bob Fosse Directed Sweet Charity (1969)
Herbie Hancock Wrote The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
Robert Wise Directed The Andromeda Strain (1974)
Paul Winfield Also in Trouble Man (1972)
Phylicia Rashad Also in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1987)
Richard Fleischer Directed Soylent Green (1974)
Brock Peters Also in Soylent Green and Lost in the Stars
Leo Penn Directed The Queen of Hearts Is Wild (1977)
Duccio Tessari Directed Three Tough Guys (1978)
Leon Robinson Also in The Women of Brewster Place (1989)
Raymond St. Jacques Also in Cool Breeze and Lost in the Stars
Steve Carver Directed Drum (1982)
Linwood Boomer Produced Night Court
William Allen Young Also in The Women of Brewster Place (1989)- John D. F. Black Produced Trouble Man (1972)
Lawrence Cook Also in Trouble Man (1972)- Walter Seltzer Produced Soylent Green (1974)
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The Andromeda Strain 1971
Soylent Green 1973
Sweet Charity 1969
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Filmography 26
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Television 24
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Kelly's other Broadway credits include The Dozens (1969), Paul Sills' Story Theatre (1971), Ovid's Metamorphoses (1971), and Sophisticated Ladies (1981), based on the music of Duke Ellington, appearing with Gregory Hines and Phyllis Hyman.
