BIO
Kaye Ballard (November 20, 1925 - January 21, 2019) was an American musical theatre and television actress, singer and comedian.
Her most recent theatre credits included playing Mrs. Brice in the 2002 Actors' Fund Concert of Funny Girl and playing Jeanette Burmeister in the 2001 national tour of The Full Monty.
Ballard made her Broadway debut in Top Banana in 1951. In 1954 she starred in The Golden Apple. She then starred in the 1961 production of Carnival! before appearing in 1963’s The Beast in Me. She also starred in the title role in Molly in 1973 and in 1981’s The Pirates of Penzance. Ballard was also known for her critically acclaimed nightclub acts in addition to her Broadway roles.
She appeared in the 1957 television premiere of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, starring Julie Andrews. She was well known for her roles on the television shows The Mothers-in-Law and The Doris Day Show. She also made tv appearances on Love, American Style; The Love Boat; and Alice.
Movies
The Girl Most Likely
[ 1957 ] Marge
A House Is Not a Home
[ 1964 ] Sidonia
Which Way to the Front?
[ 1970 ] Senora Messina
Freaky Friday
[ 1976 ] Coach Betsy
The Ritz
[ 1976 ] Vivian Proclo
Falling in Love Again
[ 1980 ] Mrs. Lewis 1940's
Pandemonium
[ 1982 ] Glenn's Mom
Tiger Warsaw
[ 1988 ] Aunt Thelma
Fate
[ 1990 ] Judy
Modern Love
[ 1990 ] Receptionist
Eternity
[ 1990 ] Sabrina, Selma
Joey Takes a Cab
[ 1991 ] Gina
Ava's Magical Adventure
[ 1994 ] Leona the Sheriff
The Modern Adventures of Tom Sawyer
[ 1998 ] Mrs. Grumpy Old Man
Baby Geniuses
[ 1999 ] Mayor
The Million Dollar Kid
[ 2000 ] Mrs. Crabby
Little Insects
[ 2000 ] Queen Palooma
Senior Moment
[ 2021 ] Maria
TV Shows
Due South
Mrs. Vecchio
The Doris Day Show
Angie Pallucci, Flossie Moore
The Love Boat
Babe, Joan Redmond, Cora Bass
The Mothers-In-Law
Kaye Buell
The Munsters Today
Mother Earth, Mother Nature
Trapper John, M.D.
Beulah Krakowsky, Mother
What a Dummy
Mrs. Treva Travalony