Patsy Kelly
Known for Acting · 86 credits
- Born
- 1910-01-12
- Died
- 1981-09-24
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly
Biography
Patsy Kelly (born Bridget Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress and comedian known for her roles in Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Freaky Friday (1976), as well as a series of comedy shorts starring Thelma Todd in the early-to-mid 1930's.
Although blacklisted from major studio work due to her sexuality in the 1940’s, Kelly saw a career resurgence in her later years as a performer, winning a Tony Award for her performance in the 1971 revival of No, No, Nanette on Broadway.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
The Love Boat
1977
as Mabel Higgins
Love, American Style
1969
as Mrs. Hennesey
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Burke's Law
1963
as Agatha Beauregard / Big Mouth Annie
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Third Juror
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Minnie Redwing
Laredo
1965
Laramie
1959
Arrest and Trial
1963
Pete and Gladys
1960
26 Men
1957
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Miss Primrose
The Cop and the Kid
1975
as Brigid Murphy
Movies (72)
Rosemary's Baby
1968
as Laura-Louise
Freaky Friday
1976
as Mrs Schmauss
Topper Returns
1941
as Emily, the Maid
Going Hollywood
1933
as Jill
The Pigeon
1969
as Mrs. Macready
Private Number
1936
as Gracie
The Naked Kiss
1964
as Mac, Head Nurse
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
1960
as Maggie
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Road Show
1941
as Jinx
Maid in Hollywood
1934
as Patsy
In Old California
1942
as Helga
Merrily We Live
1938
as Etta
The Phynx
1970
as Patsy Kelly
Broadway Limited
1941
as Patsy Riley
The Crowded Sky
1960
as Gertrude Ross
The Cowboy and the Lady
1938
as Katie Callahan
Breakdowns of 1937
1937
as Self
The North Avenue Irregulars
1979
as Rose
The Countess of Monte Cristo
1934
as Mimi
Pigskin Parade
1936
as Bessie Winters
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
1966
as Myrtle Forbush
Every Night at Eight
1935
as Daphne O'Connor
Opened by Mistake
1934
as Patsy
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Sadie Day
The Gorilla
1939
as Kitty
Backs to Nature
1933
as Patsy
Thanks a Million
1935
as Phoebe Mason
There Goes My Heart
1938
as Peggy O'Brien
The Party's Over
1934
as Mabel
Ladies' Day
1943
as Hazel Jones
The Girl from Missouri
1934
as Kitty Lennihan
The Tin Man
1935
as Patsy Kelly
Slightly Static
1935
as Patsy
Go Into Your Dance
1935
as Irma 'Toledo' Knight
Pick a Star
1937
as Nellie Moore
Nobody's Baby
1937
as Kitty Reilly
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936
as Fitz
Beauty and the Bus
1933
as Patsy
Hill-Tillies
1936
as Patsy
Page Miss Glory
1935
as Betty
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
1934
as Patsy Clarke
Hit Parade of 1941
1940
as Judy Abbott
Playmates
1941
as Lulu Monahan
Sing Your Worries Away
1942
as Bebe McGuire
Kelly the Second
1936
as Molly Patricia Kelly
Bum Voyage
1934
as Patsy
Three Chumps Ahead
1934
as Patricia 'Patsy' Kelly
Blow-Ups of 1947
1947
as Self
My Son, The Hero
1943
as Gerty Rosenthal
Pan Handlers
1936
One-Horse Farmers
1934
as Patsy
The Grand Dame
1931
as Peggy O'Rourke
Soup and Fish
1934
as Miss Patsy Kelly
An All American Toothache
1936
as Patricia Veronica Kelly
Wake Up and Live
1937
as Patsy Kane
Done in Oil
1934
as Patsy Kelly aka Fifi aka Magnolia
At Sea Ashore
1936
as Patsy Kelly
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
1967
as Mrs. Fitts
Danger! Women at Work
1943
as Terry Olsen
The Misses Stooge
1935
as Patsy Kelly
Paramount Pacemaker: Babies, They're Wonderful
1947
Sing Sister Sing
1935
as Patsy
Treasure Blues
1935
as Patsy
Hot Money
1935
as Miss Patsy Kelly
Roamin' Vandals
1934
as Patsy Kelly
Twin Triplets
1935
as Patsy
Babes in the Goods
1934
as Patsy Kelly
Air Fright
1933
as Patsy
I'll Be Suing You
1934
as Miss Kelly
Their Night Out - Screen Test
1935
as Mrs. Hardy
Top Flat
1935
as Patsy Kelly
About Patsy Kelly
Patsy Kelly (born Bridget Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress and comedian known for her roles in Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Freaky Friday (1976), as well as a series of comedy shorts starring Thelma Todd in the early-to-mid 1930's. Although blacklisted from major studio work due to her sexuality in the 1940’s, Kelly saw a career resurgence in her later years as a performer, winning a Tony Award for her performance in the 1971 revival of No, No, Nanette on Broadway. With 86 credits spanning from 1931 to 1983, Patsy Kelly has appeared in 72 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patsy Kelly Movies
- Rosemary's Baby (1968) — as Laura-Louise
- Freaky Friday (1976) — as Mrs Schmauss
- Topper Returns (1941) — as Emily, the Maid
- Going Hollywood (1933) — as Jill
- The Pigeon (1969) — as Mrs. Macready
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