Portrait of Patsy Kelly

Acting

Patsy Kelly

Career

Active from 1931 to 1979, with a break from 1944 to 1959, busiest in 1934 with 13 main titles.

Leading roles
36
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Thanks a Million
Thanks a Million
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Patsy Kelly Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    2.7, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Lighthearted 8
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Screwball Comedy 5
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Slapstick 3
  • Classic Film 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Escapist Entertainment 2
  • Fast-Paced Dialogue 2
  • Romantic Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

79
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

5 titles ยท average score 57
The North Avenue Irregulars
The North Avenue Irregulars (1979)
GoodWatch score 79

as Rose

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Mabel Higgins

Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday (1976)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mrs Schmauss

The Cop and the Kid
The Cop and the Kid (1975)

TV show ยท as Brigid Murphy

The Phynx
The Phynx (1970)
GoodWatch score 34

as Patsy Kelly

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 63
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mrs. Hennesey

The Pigeon
The Pigeon (1969)

as Mrs. Macready

Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
GoodWatch score 89

as Laura-Louise

C'mon, Let's Live a Little
C'mon, Let's Live a Little (1967)

as Mrs. Fitts

Laredo
Laredo (1965)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

The Naked Kiss
The Naked Kiss (1964)
GoodWatch score 79

as Mac, Head Nurse

Burke's Law
Burke's Law (1963)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Agatha Beauregard / Big Mouth Annie

Arrest and Trial
Arrest and Trial (1963)

TV show

Vacation Playhouse
Vacation Playhouse (1963)

TV show ยท as Miss Primrose

The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Third Juror

Please Don't Eat the Daisies
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960)
GoodWatch score 59

as Maggie

Pete and Gladys
Pete and Gladys (1960)

TV show

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 79
Laramie
Laramie (1959)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show

26 Men
26 Men (1957)

TV show

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Minnie Redwing

1940s

10 titles ยท average score 56
My Son, The Hero
My Son, The Hero (1943)

as Gerty Rosenthal

Ladies' Day
Ladies' Day (1943)
GoodWatch score 56

as Hazel Jones

Danger! Women at Work
Danger! Women at Work (1943)

as Terry Olsen

In Old California
In Old California (1942)
GoodWatch score 54

as Helga

Sing Your Worries Away
Sing Your Worries Away (1942)

as Bebe McGuire

Topper Returns
Topper Returns (1941)
GoodWatch score 79

as Emily, the Maid

Broadway Limited
Broadway Limited (1941)
GoodWatch score 54

as Patsy Riley

Playmates
Playmates (1941)
GoodWatch score 56

as Lulu Monahan

Road Show
Road Show (1941)
GoodWatch score 38

as Jinx

Hit Parade of 1941
Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)

as Judy Abbott

1930s

47 titles ยท average score 61
The Cowboy and the Lady
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
GoodWatch score 63

as Katie Callahan

There Goes My Heart
There Goes My Heart (1938)
GoodWatch score 65

as Peggy O'Brien

Merrily We Live
Merrily We Live (1938)
GoodWatch score 74

as Etta

Pick a Star
Pick a Star (1937)
GoodWatch score 48

as Nellie Moore

Nobody's Baby
Nobody's Baby (1937)

as Kitty Reilly

Pigskin Parade
Pigskin Parade (1936)
GoodWatch score 53

as Bessie Winters

Kelly the Second
Kelly the Second (1936)
GoodWatch score 64

as Molly Patricia Kelly

The Tin Man
The Tin Man (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

as Patsy Kelly

Opened by Mistake
Opened by Mistake (1934)

as Patsy

Maid in Hollywood
Maid in Hollywood (1934)

as Patsy

Babes in the Goods
Babes in the Goods (1934)

as Patsy Kelly

Beauty and the Bus
Beauty and the Bus (1933)

as Patsy