Portrait of Kay Walsh

Acting

Kay Walsh

Career

Active from 1935 to 2008, with a break from 1983 to 2007, busiest in 1940 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
21
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kay Walsh Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Tech & Humanity
    0.6, average 1.6
  • Violence
    3.2, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 5
  • British Cinema 3
  • Classic Literary Adaptation 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Psychological Suspense 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Moral Ambiguity 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

61
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (2008)

as Mrs. Waggett (archive footage)

1980s

1 title · average score 70
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (1982)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as Mrs. Watson

1970s

4 titles · average score 61
The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

as Mrs. Piggott-Jones

The Virgin and the Gypsy
The Virgin and the Gypsy (1970)
GoodWatch score 38

as Aunt Cissie

Connecting Rooms
Connecting Rooms (1970)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mrs. Brent

Scrooge
Scrooge (1970)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Fezziwig

1960s

19 titles · average score 68
Taste of Excitement
Taste of Excitement (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

as Miss Barrow

Bikini Paradise
Bikini Paradise (1967)

as Harriet Pembroke

The Witches
The Witches (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

as Stephanie Bax

He Who Rides a Tiger
He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)

as Mrs. Woodley

Gideon's Way
Gideon's Way (1965)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Harriet Bright

The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh (1964)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Mrs. Waggett

The Beauty Jungle
The Beauty Jungle (1964)
GoodWatch score 56

as Mrs. Freeman

Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mrs. Waggett

80,000 Suspects
80,000 Suspects (1963)
GoodWatch score 57

as Matron

Lunch Hour
Lunch Hour (1962)
GoodWatch score 65

as The Manageress

Reach for Glory
Reach for Glory (1962)
GoodWatch score 64

as Mrs. Curlew

Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory (1960)
GoodWatch score 72

as Mary Titterington

1950s

16 titles · average score 71
The Horse's Mouth
The Horse's Mouth (1958)
GoodWatch score 80

as Dee Coker

Now and Forever
Now and Forever (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Miss Muir

Cast a Dark Shadow
Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
GoodWatch score 77

as Charlotte Young

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

TV show · as Mrs. Morgan

The Rainbow Jacket
The Rainbow Jacket (1954)
GoodWatch score 67

as Barbara Crain

Lease of Life
Lease of Life (1954)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mrs. Vera Thorne

Young Bess
Young Bess (1953)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. Ashley

Hunted
Hunted (1952)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Sykes

Meet Me Tonight
Meet Me Tonight (1952)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lily Pepper

Last Holiday
Last Holiday (1950)
GoodWatch score 86

as Mrs. Poole

Stage Fright
Stage Fright (1950)
GoodWatch score 71

as Nellie Goode

The Magnet
The Magnet (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs Brent

1940s

10 titles · average score 72
Vice Versa
Vice Versa (1948)
GoodWatch score 42

as Florence 'Fanny' Verlane

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1948)
GoodWatch score 89

as Nancy

The October Man
The October Man (1947)
GoodWatch score 67

as Molly Newman

Great Expectations
Great Expectations (1946)
GoodWatch score 86

Screenplay

This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

as Queenie Gibbons

In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve (1942)
GoodWatch score 80

as Freda Lewis / Freda

The Second Mr. Bush
The Second Mr. Bush (1940)

as Angela Windel-Todd

The Chinese Bungalow
The Chinese Bungalow (1940)

as Sadie Merivale

The Middle Watch
The Middle Watch (1940)

as Fay Eaton

All At Sea
All At Sea (1940)

as Diana

1930s

10 titles · average score 60
Sons of the Sea
Sons of the Sea (1939)

as Alison Devar

The Mind of Mr. Reeder
The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)

as Peggy Gillette

The Missing People
The Missing People (1939)

as Peggy Gillette

I See Ice
I See Ice (1938)

as Judy Gaye

Meet Mr. Penny
Meet Mr. Penny (1938)

as Peggy Allgood

Keep Fit
Keep Fit (1937)
GoodWatch score 60

as Joan Allen

The Secret of Stamboul
The Secret of Stamboul (1936)

as Diana

All That Glitters
All That Glitters (1936)

as Eve Payne-Coade

The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish (1935)

as Eileen O'Donnell

A Little Bit of Bluff
A Little Bit of Bluff (1935)

as Enid's Friend (uncredited)