Kay Deslys
Kay Deslys (28 September 1899, in London – 15 August 1974 in West Covina, California) was an English comedy actress, based in the United States from the 1920s on.
Born as Kathleen Herbert in London, one of her earliest roles was in Charlie Chaplin's celebrated feature The Gold Rush; she later appeared in several comedies at the Hal Roach Studios, including several early Laurel and Hardy comedies.
During the 1930s and 1940s, she played mainly bit and extra roles in feature films before retiring in the early 1950s. She died of congestive heart failure and a stroke in West Covina, Los Angeles County, California, aged 74.
Acted in
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Woman at Window (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Further Perils of Laurel and Hardy
1967
Pat and Mike
1952
as Shooting Gallery Proprietor (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Saddle Serenade
1945
as Fanny Vandercoop
The Great Flamarion
1945
as Sally Hampton (uncredited)
The White Cliffs of Dover
1944
as Blonde Woman (uncredited)
Swing Shift Maisie
1943
as Customer (Uncredited)
Reunion in France
1942
as Wife (uncredited)
You Can't Escape Forever
1942
as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Maisie Gets Her Man
1942
as Woman Waiting for 3 Hours (Uncredited)
Murder by Invitation
1941
as Katie, the cook
Escape
1940
as Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited)
You Can't Take It with You
1938
as Woman (uncredited)
Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
1937
as Pub Singer
A Feather in Her Hat
1935
as Barmaid (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Barmaid
Maids a la Mode
1933
as Dolores Deslys (uncredited)
Cavalcade
1933
as Barmaid (uncredited)
Friends and Lovers
1931
as Frances - Barmaid McGinnis Flirts With
The Pip from Pittsburg
1931
as Kay
Boarding House Blues
1930
Below Zero
1930
Whispering Whoopee
1930
as Miss Deslys
Take the Heir
1930
Jazz Heaven
1929
as Apartment House Tenant (uncredited)
Perfect Day
1929
as Mrs. Hardy
Leaping Love
1929
as The Crying Wife (uncredited)
Going Ga-Ga
1929
as Little Oscar's Mother
We Faw Down
1928
as Kelly's girlfriend
Should Married Men Go Home?
1928
as Mrs. Hardy (uncredited)
Their Purple Moment
1928
as Mr. Pincher's Girlfriend
The Lighter That Failed
1927
as Mrs. Phipps
Fluttering Hearts
1927
as Big Bill's girl
The Red Mill
1927
as Skater (uncredited)
There Ain't No Santa Claus
1926
as Landlord's wife
Her Man o' War
1926
as Big Bertha
The Johnstown Flood
1926
as Dance Hall Queen (uncredited)
Innocent Husbands
1925
as Melvin's Chubby Date (as Kay de Lys)
The Gold Rush
1925
as Georgia's Friend (uncredited)
Tarnish
1924
as Mrs. Stutts