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Kay Walsh is a Actor and Scriptwriter British born on 15 november 1911 at London (United-kingdom)

Kay Walsh

Kay Walsh
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Birth name Kathleen Walsh
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 15 november 1911 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 16 april 2005 (at 93 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Kathleen "Kay" Walsh (15 November 1911 – 16 April 2005) was an English actress and dancer. She was born in Chelsea, London, but was raised in Pimlico by her grandmother.

Biography

Au cinéma, Kay Walsh apparaît dans une cinquantaine de films (majoritairement britanniques, plus quelques films américains ou coproductions), entre 1934 et 1972, avant une ultime prestation dans La Nuit de l'évasion de Delbert Mann, coproduction américano-britannique sortie en 1982 (avec John Hurt et Beau Bridges).

Mariée au réalisateur David Lean de 1940 à 1949 (divorce), elle joue durant cette période dans trois de ses films, Ceux qui servent en mer (1942, coréalisé par — et avec — Noël Coward), Heureux Mortels (1944, avec Robert Newton et Celia Johnson) et enfin Oliver Twist (1948, avec Alec Guinness et Robert Newton).

Parmi ses autres films notables, citons Le Grand Alibi d'Alfred Hitchcock (1950, avec Marlene Dietrich et Jane Wyman), La Reine vierge de George Sidney (1953, avec Jean Simmons et Stewart Granger), ou encore Les Fanfares de la gloire de Ronald Neame (1960, avec Alec Guiness et John Mills).

En 1960, elle obtient une nomination au British Academy Film Award de la meilleure actrice dans un rôle principal, pour De la bouche du cheval de Ronald Neame (1958, avec Alec Guiness).

En marge de son activité d'actrice, Kay Walsh contribue au scénario de trois films, Pygmalion d'Anthony Asquith et Leslie Howard (1938), Les Grandes Espérances de David Lean (1946) et Oliver Twist pré-cité.

À la télévision, entre 1956 et 1979, elle collabore à neuf séries, dont Alfred Hitchcock présente (1961) et Alias le Baron (1966).

Best films

Pygmalion (1939)
(Scriptwriter)
Great Expectations (1946)
(Scriptwriter)

Usually with

Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
(10 films)
David Lean
David Lean
(5 films)
Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness
(6 films)
Noël Coward
Noël Coward
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Kay Walsh (54 films)

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Actress

Night Crossing, 1h46
Directed by Delbert Mann
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, Children's films
Actors John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Beau Bridges, Doug McKeon, Glynnis O'Connor, Klaus Löwitsch
Rating64% 3.244413.244413.244413.244413.24441
The film opens with a brief summary of 1961's then-current conditions in East Germany and nature of the border zone, featuring stock footage such as Conrad Schumann's jump over barbed wire in Berlin.
The Ruling Class, 2h34
Directed by Peter Medak
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Peter O'Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Harry Andrews, Michael Bryant, William Mervyn
Roles Mrs. Piggott-Jones
Rating72% 3.6443853.6443853.6443853.6443853.644385
Following the death from accidental asphyxiation of Ralph Gurney, the 13th Earl of Gurney (Andrews), Jack Gurney (O'Toole) becomes the 14th Earl of Gurney. Jack, a paranoid schizophrenic, thinks he is Jesus Christ and shocks his family and friends with his talk of returning to the world to bring it love and charity, not to mention his penchant for breaking out into song and dance routines and sleeping upright on a cross. When faced with unpalatable facts (such as his identity as the 14th Earl), Jack puts them in his "galvanized pressure cooker" and they disappear. His unscrupulous uncle, Sir Charles (Mervyn), marries him to his mistress, Grace (Seymour), in hopes of producing an heir and putting his nephew in an institution; the plan fails, however, when Grace falls in love with Jack. Jack gains another ally in Sir Charles' wife, Lady Claire (Browne), who hates her husband and befriends Jack just to spite him. She also begins sleeping with Jack's psychiatrist, Dr. Herder (Michael Bryant), to persuade him to cure Jack quickly.
The Virgin and the Gypsy, 1h35
Directed by Christopher Miles
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about virginity
Actors Joanna Shimkus, Franco Nero, Honor Blackman, Mark Burns, Fay Compton, Maurice Denham
Roles Aunt Cissie
Rating59% 2.9923752.9923752.9923752.9923752.992375
Based on a 1926 work by D. H. Lawrence, the film follows two sisters, Lucille and Yvette, who come to the English countryside to vacation. Along the way, Yvette is interested in a gypsy who lives not far from her family's home. Slowly, Yvette becomes attracted to the gypsy, leading her to consider whether she wants to have a mundane life or a romance with someone her family may not accept.
Scrooge
Scrooge (1970)
, 2h
Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Time travel films, Ghost films, Musical films
Actors Albert Finney, Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth More, Michael Medwin, Laurence Naismith
Roles Mrs. Fezziwig
Rating74% 3.74623.74623.74623.74623.7462
Ebenezer Scrooge (Albert Finney) is a cold-hearted and greedy old miser whose only concern is money and profit and hates everything to do with Christmas. After Scrooge scares off a group of boys who were singing a carol outside his door, his nephew Fred (Michael Medwin) arrives to invite him to Christmas dinner with his wife and friends. Scrooge, however, refuses. After Fred leaves, Scrooge gives his clerk Bob Cratchit (David Collings) the next day off as it is Christmas, but he expects him back all the earlier the next morning. Bob meets two of his children, including Tiny Tim (Richard Beaumont), in the streets, and they buy the food for their Christmas dinner. Scrooge, meanwhile, is surveyed by two other men (Derek Francis and Roy Kinnear) for a donation for the poor but Scrooge refuses to support the prisons and workhouses and even says "if they rather die, then they better do it and decrease the surplus population." On his way home, Scrooge meets some of his clients, including Tom Jenkins (Anton Rogers), and reminds them the debts they owe him. In a running gag, Scrooge is stalked and being made fun of by the same street urchins seen at the start of the film, calling him "Father Christmas.
Connecting Rooms
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Bette Davis, Michael Redgrave, Leo Genn, Kay Walsh, Olga Georges-Picot, Alexis Kanner
Roles Mrs. Brent
Rating63% 3.1966553.1966553.1966553.1966553.196655
Les relations compliquées des résidents d'une pension de famille miteuse de Londres. Parmi eux, la chanteuse Wanda Fleming, flattée par l’attention de Mickey Hollister, prétendu auteur-compositeur pop, et l’ancien maître d’école James Wallraven, accusé de pédophilie et réduit à travailler comme concierge dans une galerie d’art .
Connecting Rooms, 1h43
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Bette Davis, Michael Redgrave, Alexis Kanner, Kay Walsh, Leo Genn, Olga Georges-Picot
Roles Mrs. Brent
Rating63% 3.1966553.1966553.1966553.1966553.196655
Les relations compliquées des résidents d'une pension de famille miteuse de Londres. Parmi eux, la chanteuse Wanda Fleming, flattée par l’attention de Mickey Hollister, prétendu auteur-compositeur pop, et l’ancien maître d’école James Wallraven, accusé de pédophilie et réduit à travailler comme concierge dans une galerie d’art .
Taste of Excitement
Directed by Don Sharp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors David Buck, Peter Vaughan, Paul Hubschmid, Sophie Hardy, Kay Walsh, Francis Matthews
Roles Miss Barrow
Rating54% 2.7271852.7271852.7271852.7271852.727185
A series of attempts are made on the life of a young woman.
The Witches, 1h30
Directed by Cyril Frankel
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen, Leonard Rossiter, Ann Bell, John Collin
Roles Stephanie Bax
Rating58% 2.9022052.9022052.9022052.9022052.902205
A British schoolteacher, Gwen (Joan Fontaine), travels to Africa to work as a missionary. She has a nervous breakdown after being exposed to witchcraft during a rebellion led by witch doctors. Returning to England to recover, she is hired by wealthy siblings Alan and Stephanie Bax (Alec McCowen and Kay Walsh) to become head teacher of the small private school in their rural village.
A Study in Terror, 1h35
Directed by James Hill (réalisateur britannique), James Hill
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Sherlock Holmes films, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films, Buddy films
Actors John Neville, Donald Houston, John Fraser, Barry Jones, Anthony Quayle, Robert Morley
Roles Cathy Eddowes
Rating64% 3.2454953.2454953.2454953.2454953.245495
Although it is based on Conan Doyle's characters, the story is an original one, which has the famous detective on the trail of Jack the Ripper. In the dark alleys of nineteenth century London, the notorious Jack the Ripper committed a series of gruesome murders. The story of A Study in Terror challenges Sherlock Holmes to solve these horrific crimes. This leads Holmes through a trail of aristocracy, blackmail, and family insanity. Unlike Scotland Yard, and the real-life story, Holmes exposes the identity of the Ripper.
Circus World, 2h16
Directed by Henry Hathaway, Richard Talmadge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Western
Themes Circus films
Actors John Wayne, Claudia Cardinale, Rita Hayworth, Lloyd Nolan, John Smith, Richard Conte
Roles Flo Hunt
Rating60% 3.0499253.0499253.0499253.0499253.049925
In 1901, Matt Masters (John Wayne), a Wild West circus star in the mold of Buffalo Bill Cody, bought a bankrupt circus in 1885 and successfully rebuilt it into a combination three ring and Wild West extravaganza, mixing Wild West Show acts with conventional circus acts in a winning combination. He has successfully toured the United States for more than a decade. Now that the century is about to turn, he wants to take his show to Europe.
The Beauty Jungle, 1h50
Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Ian Hendry, Janette Scott, Edmund Purdom, Ronald Fraser, Jean Claudio, Kay Walsh
Roles Mrs. Freeman
Rating59% 2.95152.95152.95152.95152.9515
While on a seaside holiday a young typist is persuaded by a local journalist to enter a beauty contest. When she wins, she decides to give up her previous career and life and take up entering the contests full-time.
80,000 Suspects, 1h53
Directed by Val Guest
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Yolande Donlan, Cyril Cusack, Michael Goodliffe, Mervyn Johns
Roles Matron
Rating60% 3.004273.004273.004273.004273.00427
A romantic melodrama set against the backdrop of a smallpox epidemic which features Richard Johnson as the diligent doctor in control and Claire Bloom as his outwardly serene and devoted wife. Commencing on New Year’s Eve in the city of Bath, Dr. Steven Monks (Richard Johnson) diagnoses a mystery patient as being infected with smallpox and sets in motion a city wide quarantine to contain the outbreak. His commitment to the task is affected by the deterioration of his marriage to ex-nurse Julie (Claire Bloom) following his clandestine affair with a family friend. Monk receives an unexpected blow when the disease strikes closer to home than anticipated and Julie is diagnosed as having contracted the virus. The medical team gradually contain the outbreak until only one unidentified case remains. The search narrows the identity of final carrier down to Ruth Preston (Yolande Donlan), the woman with whom Monks had been having an affair and the wife of his close colleague Clifford (Michael Goodliffe). She’s eventually traced to a deserted house where she’s sheltering, lonely and desperately ill.
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow, 1h38
Directed by James Neilson, John Peverall
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Patrick McGoohan, George Cole, Tony Britton, Michael Hordern, Geoffrey Keen, Kay Walsh
Roles Mrs. Waggett
Rating72% 3.633373.633373.633373.633373.63337
En 1775, dans la région de Romney Marsh (située dans le comté de Kent, dans le sud-est de l'Angleterre), le pasteur Christopher Syn, paisible vicaire de la paroisse de Dymchurch, devient à la nuit tombée l'Épouvantail (surnom dû à son déguisement), justicier masqué à la tête d'une bande de contrebandiers qui lutte contre les collecteurs de taxes du roi George III.
The L-Shaped Room, 2h6
Directed by Bryan Forbes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films
Actors Leslie Caron, Brock Peters, Tom Bell, Bernard Lee, Cicely Courtneidge, Patricia Phoenix
Roles Prostitute (uncredited)
Rating72% 3.641573.641573.641573.641573.64157
A 27-year-old French woman, Jane Fosset (Caron), arrives alone at a rundown boarding house in Notting Hill, London, moving into an L-shaped room. Beautiful but withdrawn, she encounters the residents of her house, each a social outsider in his or her own way.