Portrait of Kay Medford

Acting

Kay Medford

Career

Active from 1943 to 1980, busiest in 1960 and 1969 with 2 main titles each.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Funny Girl
Funny Girl
GoodWatch score84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

  • Academy Awards ยท Actress in a Supporting Role

    1969 ยท Nominated ยท 41st Academy Awards

    Funny Girl

    Source: Wikidata

Characters

1

The characters Kay Medford played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

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

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kay Medford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.6, average 4.1
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Tension
    4.9, average 5.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 3
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 49
Windows
Windows (1980)
GoodWatch score 49

as Ida Marx

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 56
More Than Friends
More Than Friends (1978)

as Gertie

Flying High
Flying High (1978)

TV show

Fire Sale
Fire Sale (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

as Ruth Fikus

Barney Miller
Barney Miller (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show ยท as Irene Schuman / Mrs. Mitzi Kamen

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch (1975)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Edna Zelinka

Kojak
Kojak (1973)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Bernice M. Sandler

No Place to Run
No Place to Run (1972)

as Landlady

The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family (1970)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Gloria Neugast

Twinky
Twinky (1970)
GoodWatch score 39

as Mrs. Wardman-Scott's mother

But I Don't Want to Get Married!
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)

as Hallie

1960s

17 titles ยท average score 61
Angel in My Pocket
Angel in My Pocket (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

as Racine

To Rome with Love
To Rome with Love (1969)

TV show ยท as Harriet Endicott

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Mrs. Adams

Medical Center
Medical Center (1969)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

Funny Girl
Funny Girl (1968)
GoodWatch score 84

as Rose Brice

The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

Ensign Pulver
Ensign Pulver (1964)
GoodWatch score 57

as Head Nurse

Two Tickets to Paris
Two Tickets to Paris (1962)

as Aggie

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Girl of the Night
Girl of the Night (1960)

as Rowena Claiborne

The Rat Race
The Rat Race (1960)
GoodWatch score 63

as Soda Gallo

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Woman

1950s

9 titles ยท average score 66
Adventures in Paradise
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Willie Foster

Jamboree!
Jamboree! (1957)
GoodWatch score 55

as Grace Show

Decoy
Decoy (1957)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Georgia

A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
GoodWatch score 83

as First Mrs. Rhodes

Singing in the Dark
Singing in the Dark (1956)

as Luli

Omnibus
Omnibus (1952)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Mr. Walkie Talkie
Mr. Walkie Talkie (1952)

as Marge

Guilty Bystander
Guilty Bystander (1950)
GoodWatch score 41

as Angel

La bisarca
La bisarca (1950)

as Anna Paperiska

1940s

13 titles ยท average score 63
Suspense
Suspense (1949)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show

The Undercover Man
The Undercover Man (1949)
GoodWatch score 63

as Gladys LaVerne

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Mrs. Sweeney

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)

TV show ยท as Betty Winston

Tap Roots
Tap Roots (1948)
GoodWatch score 72

as Caller (uncredited)

Adventure
Adventure (1945)
GoodWatch score 64

as Red (uncredited)

Return from Nowhere
Return from Nowhere (1944)

as Waitress (uncredited)

Mrs. Parkington
Mrs. Parkington (1944)
GoodWatch score 50

as Minnie (uncredited)

Swing Shift Maisie
Swing Shift Maisie (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

as Ann Wilson

Slightly Dangerous
Slightly Dangerous (1943)
GoodWatch score 67

as Girl getting off bus (uncredited)

The War Against Mrs. Hadley
The War Against Mrs. Hadley (1942)
GoodWatch score 59

as Flossie Jones

Maisie Gets Her Man
Maisie Gets Her Man (1942)
GoodWatch score 65

as Woman in Audience (Uncredited)