Kay Walsh Net Worth

Kay Walsh was a British actress and writer who had a long and successful career in the British Cinema of the 1930s and 1940s. She began her career as a dancer in the chorus of several Andre Charlot revues, before making her screen debut in Get Your Man (1934). She starred in several comedies, collaborated on several of her husband David Lean's films, and won a BAFTA nomination and a National Board of Review award for Best Actress for The Horse's Mouth (1958). She retired from acting after appearing in Night Crossing (1982) and died at age 93 in 2005.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Writer, Soundtrack
Birth Day November 15, 1911
Birth Place  Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom
Age 109 YEARS OLD
Died On 16 April 2005(2005-04-16) (aged 93)\nChelsea, London, England, UK
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Occupation Actress, dancer, writer
Years active 1934-1981
Spouse(s) David Lean (m. 1940; div. 1949) Elliott Jaques (m. 1949; div. 1956)

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

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Biography/Timeline

1938

Walsh contributed dialogue to the 1938 film of Pygmalion, and devised the scenario for the closing sequence of Lean's film adaptation of Great Expectations (1946), for which she received a writing credit on the latter film. She devised the opening sequence of Lean's adaptation of Oliver Twist (1948) and played Nancy. Walsh and Lean divorced in 1949 on grounds of infidelity based on Lean's relationship with Actress Ann Todd. Walsh continued to work as a character Actress in films through the 1950s, including films with Alfred Hitchcock and Ronald Neame. Her own favourite film role was that of the barmaid Miss D. Coker in Neame's 1958 film of The Horse's Mouth, with Alec Guinness.

1940

She began her career as a Dancer in West End music halls, and at the age of 17 she began going out with Pownoll Pellew (later 9th Viscount Exmouth), and they shared an interest in Sports cars. She made her film debut in How's Chances? (1934) in a small part, and had a larger role in Get Your Man, another 1934 film. She continued to act in "quota quickies" films for several years. Walsh first met David Lean, then a film Editor, in 1936, during the filming of Secret of Stamboul. They began a relationship, and Walsh broke her engagement to Pellew. Walsh and Lean married on 23 November 1940. She moved on to prestige films with appearances in In Which We Serve (1942) and This Happy Breed (1944), both directed by Lean and written by Noël Coward. Walsh campaigned for Lean to receive co-director credit on In Which We Serve.

1956

Her second marriage was to the Canadian Psychologist Elliott Jaques, and they adopted daughter Gemma in 1956. This marriage also ended in divorce.

1979

Between films, she appeared regularly in plays and farces at the Strand and Aldwych theatres, directed by Basil Dean. She was a semi-regular on the 1979 Anglo-Polish TV series Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and remained active in films until her retirement in 1981. Her last role was in Night Crossing.