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Margaret Kathleen Regan (September 14, 1919 – April 10, 1980), better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress.
Kay Medford was a veteran scene stealer and comedienne who played meddling, overbearing mothers in musicals and dramas. She was nominated for an Oscar for Funny Girl and appeared in films like A Face in the Crowd, BUtterfield 8 and Windows.
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Margaret Kathleen Regan (born September 14, 1919 – April 10, 1980), better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress. For her performance as Rose Brice in the musical Funny Girl and the film adaptation of the same name, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and an Academy Award for Best Supporting ...
Margaret Kathleen Regan, better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress. For her performance as Rose Brice in the musical Funny Girl and the film adaptation of the same name, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress respectively.
Dec 20, 2022 · Kay Medford. A veteran scene stealer in the cynical tradition of Thelma Ritter and known for her own inimitably dry, poker-faced delivery, Kay Medford was born Margaret Kathleen Regan in the...
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Tart-tongued, sardonic actress best known for playing mothers and all-knowing busy-bodies. Medford earned an Oscar nomination playing Fanny Brice's mom in "Funny Girl" (1968).
A former nightclub waitress, comedienne Kay Medford made sporadic film appearances from 1942 through 1978. Medford performed a London cabaret act in 1950, one year before making her Broadway bow in the musical Paint Your Wagon. She won the Theatre World Award for her work in the 1955 play Lullaby.
