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Kay Walsh

British actress (1911–2005) | Oliver Twist (1948), In Which We Serve (1942), The October Man (1947)

British character actress, former leading lady

Mini Biography

Born in London, Walsh trained in West End revue. Married (1940-49) director David Lean.

Latest Kay Walsh Pictures

Photograph of British actress, Kay Walsh (1)
  • 9th February, 2020
Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh, British actress photograph (1)
Kay Walsh and Patricia Roc attend the premier of the 1948 British film Oliver Twist
  • 31st July, 2010
  • Candid
Patricia Roc, Kay Walsh
Kay Walsh and Patricia Roc attend Oliver Twist
John Mills (as Jim Ackland) in a photograph from The October Man (1947) (3)
  • 27th January, 2008
John Mills, Kay Walsh
The October Man (1947) photograph (3) | John Mills
Dirk Bogarde (as Edward Bare) and Kay Walsh (as Charlotte Young) in a photograph from Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) (25)
  • 21st July, 2007
Dirk Bogarde, Kay Walsh
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) photograph (25) | Dirk Bogarde, Kay Walsh

Select Kay Walsh Filmography

The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)
Peggy Gillette
Sons of the Sea (1939) opening credits (2)
Sons of the Sea (1939)
Alison Devar
Sons of the Sea (1939) opening credits (2)
The Missing People (1940)
Peggy Gillette
In Which We Serve (1942) opening credits
In Which We Serve (1942)
Freda Lewis
This Happy Breed (1944) opening credits (3)
This Happy Breed (1944)
Queenie
The October Man (1947) opening credits
The October Man (1947)
Molly Newman
Oliver Twist (1948) opening credits
Oliver Twist (1948)
Nancy
Oliver Twist (1948) opening credits
Stage Fright (1950)
Nellie Goode
Last Holiday (1950) opening credits (4)
Last Holiday (1950)
Mrs Poole
The Magnet (1950) opening credits (4)
The Magnet (1950)
Mrs Brent
Encore (1951) opening credits (1)
Encore (1951)
Miss Molly Reid
Hunted (1952) opening credits (3)
Hunted (1952)
Mrs Sykes
Meet Me Tonight (1952) opening credits (3)
Meet Me Tonight (1952)
Lily Pepper: Red Peppers
Young Bess (1953) opening credits
Young Bess (1953)
Mrs Ashley
Lease of Life (1954) opening credits
Lease of Life (1954)
Mrs Vera Thorne
The Rainbow Jacket (1954) opening credits (4)
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
Barbara
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955) opening credits
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
Charlotte Young
Now and Forever (1956) opening credits (5)
Now and Forever (1956)
Miss Muir
Now and Forever (1956) opening credits (5)
The Horse’s Mouth (1958)
Dee Coker
Tunes of Glory (1960) opening credits (4)
Tunes of Glory (1960)
Mary Titterington
80,000 Suspects (1963) opening credits (5)
80,000 Suspects (1963)
Matron
The Beauty Jungle (1964) opening credits (4)
The Beauty Jungle (1964)
Mrs Freeman
The Beauty Jungle (1964) opening credits (4)
Scrooge (1970)
Mrs Fezziwig
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Personal Details

Born
Died
David Lean
Husband  m. 1940–1949 (divorced)

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