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Patsy Kelly

Date of Death: September 24, 1981 (71)

Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY, USA

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1973
Mrs. O'Dare

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 1971
Pauline

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1932
Performer

Lessie Bevis

Mrs. McVitty

"All's Well" Performer

"Fatal Fascination" Performer

"On the American Plan" Performer

[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1931
Electra Pivonka

[Broadway]
1930
Performer

[Broadway]
1929
Ensemble

[Broadway]
1928
Bobbie Bird

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1927
Performer


Movies

Going Hollywood
[ 1933 ] Jill
The Girl from Missouri
[ 1934 ] Kitty Lennihan
The Party's Over
[ 1934 ] Mabel
The Countess of Monte Cristo
[ 1934 ] Mimi Schmidt
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
[ 1934 ] Patsy Clarke
Page Miss Glory
[ 1935 ] Betty
Every Night at Eight
[ 1935 ] Daphne O Connor
Go Into Your Dance
[ 1935 ] IrmaToledoKnight
Pigskin Parade
[ 1936 ] Bessie Winters
Sing, Baby, Sing
[ 1936 ] Fitz
Private Number
[ 1936 ] Gracie
Kelly the Second
[ 1936 ] Molly Kelly
Nobody's Baby
[ 1937 ] Kitty Reilly
Pick a Star
[ 1937 ] Nellie Moore
Wake Up and Live
[ 1937 ] Patsy Kane
Ever Since Eve
[ 1937 ] Sadie Day
Merrily We Live
[ 1938 ] Etta
The Cowboy and the Lady
[ 1938 ] Katie Callahan
There Goes My Heart
[ 1938 ] Peggy O Brien
The Gorilla
[ 1939 ] Kitty
Hit Parade of 1941
[ 1940 ] Judy Abbott
Road Show
[ 1941 ] Jinx
Playmates
[ 1941 ] Lulu Monahan
Broadway Limited
[ 1941 ] Patsy Riley
Topper Returns
[ 1941 ] Topper's Maid
Sing Your Worries Away
[ 1942 ] Bebe McGuire
In Old California
[ 1942 ] Helga
My Son, the Hero
[ 1943 ] Gertie Rosenthal
Ladies' Day
[ 1943 ] Hazel Jones
Danger! Women at Work
[ 1943 ] Terry Olsen
The Crowded Sky
[ 1960 ] Gertrude Ross
Please Don't Eat the Daisies
[ 1960 ] Maggie
The Naked Kiss
[ 1964 ] Mac
The Ghost in the Invisible Bikini
[ 1966 ] Myrtle Forbush
C'mon, Let's Live a Little
[ 1967 ] Mrs. Fitts
Rosemary's Baby
[ 1968 ] Laura-Louise
The Phynx
[ 1970 ] Patsy Kelly
Freaky Friday
[ 1976 ] Mrs. Schmauss
The North Avenue Irregulars
[ 1979 ] Rose

TV Shows

The Cop and the Kid
Brigid Murphy
The Wild Wild West
Mrs. Bancroft, Prudence Fortune

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 1973 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Patsy Kelly, Irene


winner
Tony Awards - 1971 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

Patsy Kelly, No, No Nanette

News


Musical Theater Melodies Celebrates 120th Birthday of Legendary Composer Richard Rodgers with Broadcast and Streaming Premiere

Tuesday June 28th, 2022, marks the 120th Anniversary of the birth of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers, Rob Morrison's Musical Theatre Melodies will commemorate the occasion with the broadcast and streaming premiere of the Museum of the City of New York's A CELEBRATION OF RICHARD RODGERS, recorded live at The Imperial Theatre, New York City, on March 26th, 1972.
Photo Flashback: Patsy Kelly Attends Opening Night of SUGAR BABIES in 1979

Join us for another photo flashback! Today, we're taking a look back into our archives with this photo of Patsy Kelly attending the opening night of Sugar Babies on October 8, 1979 at the Mark Helinger Theatre in New York City.
Ziegfeld Society to Present Walter Willison in JOLSON, MY DAD & ME, 9/27

The Ziegfeld Society will present Tony Award nominee and Theatre World Award winner Walter Willison in JOLSON, MY DAD & ME on Saturday, September 27th. The multi-media musical weaves together the songs of Al Jolson to tell the story of his father as a young man, growing up in the early part of the 20th Century, through Prohibition, The Great Depression, WWII, and into the present day, and of his own personal encounters with such iconic Jolson associates as Ruby Keeler, Patsy Kelly, Judy Garland, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin and others. Featuring such all-time American Songbook classics as 'Rockabye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody', 'Swanee', 'You Made Ne Love You' and many more.
BWW Reviews: THE BAD SEED from Street Theatre Company

Who among us doesn't love a suspenseful yet wickedly entertaining melodrama about an eight-year-old sociopath who lets nothing stand in the way of her lifelong quest to get exactly what she wants? Whether it's a penmanship medal, a crystal ball, a garnet from a necklace - or even to prevent a trip to the electric chair - young Rhoda Penmark, who is the very picture of sweetness and light and old-fashioned manners and deportment, has for more than 50 years mesmerized audiences, delighting them with her larcenous, murderous ways. Let's face it: Who among us hasn't had flashes of going all Rhoda Penmark on the people who are obstacles in our own lives?
TheatreZone's NO, NO, NANETTE to Star Wayne Morton, Closes 1/16

The casting for TheatreZone's No, No, Nanette has been announced. In the role of Jimmy will be Wayne Morton, best known for appearing in many television series in the 1980s, including a recurring role on 'Mama's Family' and 'Happy Days'.
TheatreZone's NO, NO, NANETTE to Star Wayne Morton

The casting for TheatreZone's No, No, Nanette has been announced. In the role of Jimmy will be Wayne Morton, best known for appearing in many television series in the 1980s, including a recurring role on 'Mama's Family' and 'Happy Days'.
TheatreZone's NO, NO, NANETTE to Star Wayne Morton

The casting for TheatreZone's No, No, Nanette has been announced. In the role of Jimmy will be Wayne Morton, best known for appearing in many television series in the 1980s, including a recurring role on 'Mama's Family' and 'Happy Days'.
Theatrezone Taps Into New Year With 'No, No, Nanette'

No, No, Nanette was first presented in London and played for 665 performances at the Palace Theatre. It then ran for 321 performances on Broadway at the Globe Theatre. The New York revival played for 861 performances at the Forty-Sixth Street Theatre in 1971. The cast for the revival included Ruby Keeler, Jack Gilford, Bobby Van, Helen Gallagher, Susan Watson and Patsy Kelly.
Actor Monte Markham Talks CART and His Theatrical Career

Popular TV/ film/Broadway actor Monte Markham will play Antony in a scene from Antony and Cleopatra for CART (California Artists Radio Theatre) on October 9 at the Beverly Garland Hotel in NoHo at 1:30 pm. Markham is well known to TV/film audiences for his consistent work in TV series, MOWs and theatrical movies for the last 50 years. He is also producer/director of a series of acclaimed documentaries which have changed the face of Cable TV, since before the History Channel began. He started his Broadway career in 1973 co-starring in song and dance with Debbie Reynolds in the musical Irene, for which he won the prestigious Theatre World Award. In our interview he concentrates on his roots in and passion for theatre, and may I add with tremendous intelligence, wit and integrity.
THE BROADWAY LOCAL - Andrea McArdle Sponsored by WORLD MasterCard

From the soaring melodies of classic revivals to the hottest dramas playing today - there is no experience like 'Broadway.' And part of what makes Broadway so exciting is that it's located right smack dab in the middle of New York City! With 'THE BROADWAY LOCAL', World MasterCard celebrates the creative theatre professionals who bring their talents to the city's Broadway stages and call the Big Apple home.
Baldwin & Lithgow Set to Host TCM's 'Essentials' Series

Turner Classic Movies (TCM), television's foremost authority and showplace for classic film, is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year by sharing a passion for cinema with the network's devoted fans.
Photo Flash: Roundtable Ensemble Presents SILENT HEROES

The Roundtable Ensemble (Kelly Ann Moore, Artistic Director and Joshua P. Weiss, Managing Director), now in its 10th season, will present the New York premiere of Linda Escalera Baggs' award-winning play 'SILENT HEROES,' inspired by a true story, and directed by Rosemary Andress. 'SILENT HEROES' will be presented at Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, 12th floor (bet. 8th and 9th Aves). Performances will begin on January 8, and the official opening performance was Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. Performances will run through Saturday, January 24. Set shortly after the end of the Vietnam War, the wives of six Marine Corps aviators have gathered in the night after hearing that one of the base's jet fighters has crashed. The Corps has offered no comfort or information, but the women know that one of their husbands isn't coming home. 'SILENT HEROES' deals with women's rights, race relations, family, war and peace, and the tenuous social structure that enables military wives to cope with the constant fear that their husbands' lives, and their futures, could end suddenly. It won Best Play at FutureFest (Dayton, OH), at the Firehouse Theatre Festival of New American Plays (Richmond, VA), and at the Pittsburgh New Play Festival. TheaterMania's Peter Filichia was one of the judges at FutureFest and wrote this in his column: 'While I was watching Linda Escalera Bagg's Silent Heroes, I thought 'Hmm...this playwright has not only written six fat parts for women but also at least two parts that could very well win Tony Awards for the actresses playing them.' 'SILENT HEROES' was also honored with the Source Literary Prize in Washington, D.C. Linda Escalera Baggs is a Virginia-based playwright whose plays have been produced across the U.S.A. In addition to her award-winning Silent Heroes her full length plays include Harps & Harmonicas and Word War, and her one-acts and short plays include: Parting Words, The August Jinx, Welcome to Florida, Who's Margaret, and Dress Blues. Baggs is the daughter of a Marine colonel.
'SILENT HEROES' At Theater 54, Shetler Studios Opens 1/8/09

The Roundtable Ensemble (Kelly Ann Moore, Artistic Director and Joshua P. Weiss, Managing Director), now in its 10th season, will present the New York premiere of Linda Escalera Baggs' award-winning play 'SILENT HEROES,' inspired by a true story, and directed by Rosemary Andress. 'SILENT HEROES' will be presented at Theatre 54 at Shetler Studios, 244 West 54th Street, 12th floor (bet. 8th and 9th Aves). Performances will begin on January 8, and the official opening performance will be Sunday, January 11 at 3:00 p.m. Performances will run through Saturday, January 24.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Patsy Kelly been in?

Patsy Kelly has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has Patsy Kelly been in?

Patsy Kelly has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Patsy Kelly been nominated for?

Patsy Kelly has been nominated for two Tony Awards. She was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for the shows Irene and No, No Nanette.

What awards has Patsy Kelly won?

Patsy Kelly has won the following awards: - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for "Irene" - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for "No, No Nanette"

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