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Patsy Kelly (born Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress. She is known for her role as the brash, wisecracking sidekick to Thelma Todd in a series of short comedy films produced by Hal Roach in the 1930s.
Patsy Kelly was a vaudeville and Broadway performer who became a popular comedy actress in the 1930s. She starred in films with Thelma Todd, dated Tallulah Bankhead, and won a Tony award in 1971.
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Patsy Kelly was a comedienne who starred in vaudeville, Broadway and movies. She was known for her wisecracks, her lesbian relationship with Wilma Cox and her role in Rosemary's Baby.
- January 12, 1910
- September 24, 1981
Sep 26, 1981 · Patsy Kelly, the pert, rumpled farceur of knockabout movie comedies of the 1930's and 40's who won a Tony Award for her performance as an irascible, wise-cracking maid in the 1971 Broadway...
Patsy Kelly was a maverick actress who starred in B-movies like Danger! Women at Work, a comedy about women in the workforce during World War II. She was openly gay and defied the social norms of Hollywood, but faced marginalization and censorship.
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Jan 12, 2017 · The short of it is: Patsy Kelly, a regular at the Hal Roach Studios, was a popular character actress during the 1930s and 40s. Got it? Good. Now, for the long form. Producer Hal Roach holds a...