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Lila Kaye

Lila Kaye

Actor

Born November 7, 1929 in Worthing, Sussex, England, UK

Died January 10, 2012

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Lila Kaye (7 November 1929 – 10 January 2012) was an English actress. She spent a number of years working in the United States, on Broadway and in television, before returning to England.

She often played motherly and/or comedic characters, mostly on television, including Cathy Come Home (1966) as a staff member at a homeless shelter, and My Son Reuben (1975), co-starring Bernard Spear, as a Jewish mother and her bachelor son who jointly run a dry-cleaning business. She also appeared in films including Blind Terror (1971), The Black Panther (1977) and Quincy's Quest (1979), and found film success in later years for her performances in An American Werewolf in London (1981) as the conflicted rural barmaid trying to warn off the two doomed American backpackers, in Nuns on the Run (1990) as a formidable nun, and in Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story (1991; an American television film), in which she played Dorothy Ireland, the real-life mother of cancer-stricken actress Jill Ireland (played by Jill Clayburgh).[1] Kaye appeared in Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989) as Mrs. Pennington, and in Dragonworld (1994) as Mrs. Cosgrove.

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Birds of a Feather: 30 Years of Laughter TV Movie2023Mrs. McCarthy

Animated Tales of the World Poster

Animated Tales of the World TV Series2000Bird

Interview Day Poster

Interview Day TV Movie1996Mother Polly

Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde Poster

Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde TV Series1995Granny Jekyll

Dragonworld Poster

Dragonworld Feature Film1994Mrs. Cosgrove

Cafe Americain Poster

Cafe Americain TV Series1993Margaret Hunt

Anglo Saxon Attitudes Poster

Anglo Saxon Attitudes Mini-Series1992Dr Rose Lorimer

Covington Cross Poster

Covington Cross TV Series1992Mother Superior

Look at It This Way Mini-Series1992Caretaker

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris Poster

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris TV Movie1992Vi Butterfield

Jacks and the Beanstalk TV Movie1991Dame Turtle

Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story Poster

Reason for Living: The Jill Ireland Story TV Movie1991Dorothy, Jill's mother

Mulberry Street TV Movie1990Mary 'Mama' Savoia

Nuns on the Run Poster

Nuns on the Run Feature Film1990Sister Mary of the Annunciation

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Poster

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Feature Film1989Mrs. Pennington

Birds of a Feather Poster

Birds of a Feather TV Series1989Mrs. McCarthy

Bodger & Badger Poster

Bodger & Badger TV Series1989Miss Trout

Dear John Poster

Dear John TV Series1988Audrey

Making Waves Poster

Making Waves Short Film1988Mrs. Nash

Bad Boyes TV Series1987Gran

The Les Dennis Laughter Show Poster

The Les Dennis Laughter Show TV Series1987Various Characters

The Return of Sherlock Holmes Poster

The Return of Sherlock Holmes TV Movie1987Ms. Houston

The Sign of Four Poster

The Sign of Four TV Movie1987Mrs Mordecai Smith

Lost Empires Poster

Lost Empires Mini-Series1986Rose Bentwood

Screenplay Poster

Screenplay TV Series1986Jane's Mother

The Canterville Ghost Poster

The Canterville Ghost TV Movie1986Mrs. Umney

The Return of the Antelope Poster

The Return of the Antelope TV Series1986Mrs. Mallarby

Camille TV Movie1984Nanine

Ellis Island Poster

Ellis Island Mini-Series1984Kathleen O'Donnell

Goodie-Two-Shoes Poster

Goodie-Two-Shoes Short Film1984Miss Bloom

Mama Malone Poster

Mama Malone TV Series1984Mama Renate Malone

Murder, She Wrote Poster

Murder, She Wrote TV Series1984Teresa Mancini

Pericles, Prince of Tyre Poster

Pericles, Prince of Tyre TV Movie1984Bawd

Pull the Other One TV Series1984Grandma

The Invisible Man Poster

The Invisible Man Mini-Series1984Mrs. Jenny Hall

Give us a Break Poster

Give us a Break TV Series1983Glad

The Forgotten Story TV Series1983Madge

Cheers TV Series1982Lillian Huxley

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Mini-Series1982Mrs. Crummles

An American Werewolf in London Poster

An American Werewolf in London Feature Film1981Barmaid

Sredni Vashtar Poster

Sredni Vashtar Short Film1981Mrs. Woolridge

Kreuzfahrten eines Globetrotters TV Series1980Mrs. Boofuls

Quincy's Quest Poster

Quincy's Quest Feature Film1979Griselda

The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris TV Series1979Mrs. Alexander

Will Shakespeare Poster

Will Shakespeare Mini-Series1978Mistress Dainey

BBC2 Play of the Week Poster

BBC2 Play of the Week TV Series1977Bertha

The Black Panther Poster

The Black Panther Feature Film1977

The Velvet Glove Poster

The Velvet Glove TV Series1977Madame Blavatsky

My Son Reuben TV Series1975Fay Greenberg

John Halifax, Gentleman Mini-Series1974Mrs. Tod

Masquerade TV Series1974Attendant

Beryl's Lot Poster

Beryl's Lot TV Series1973Dora Waters

Thriller Poster

Thriller TV Series1973Bess Tarling

Spring & Autumn Poster

Spring & Autumn TV Series1972Mrs. Collier

Van der Valk Poster

Van der Valk TV Series1972Emma Struys

Mr. Horatio Knibbles Poster

Mr. Horatio Knibbles Feature Film1971Nancy's mother

See No Evil Poster

See No Evil Feature Film1971Gypsy Mother

The Silver Sword Mini-Series1971Emma Wolff

Vile Bodies TV Movie1970Mrs. Ape

The Flaxton Boys Poster

The Flaxton Boys TV Series1969Sarah Weekes

The Fiction-Makers Poster

The Fiction-Makers Feature Film1968Ma

David Copperfield Poster

David Copperfield TV Series1966Peggotty

Thirteen Against Fate Poster

Thirteen Against Fate TV Series1966Madame Poignard

BBC Play of the Month Poster

BBC Play of the Month TV Series1965Mrs. Mossop

Buddenbrooks Mini-Series1965Julie Möllendorpf

Thirty-Minute Theatre Poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre TV Series1965The Manageress

The Sleeper TV Series1964Kasia

The Wednesday Play Poster

The Wednesday Play TV Series1964Mrs. Baker

Theatre 625 Poster

Theatre 625 TV Series1964Romaine

Festival Poster

Festival TV Series1963Sophie

Love Story Poster

Love Story TV Series1963Mrs. Freedman

Taxi! TV Series1963Lily Becker

The Saint Poster

The Saint TV Series1962Ma

Z Cars TV Series1962Mrs. Nagle

BBC Sunday-Night Play Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Play TV Series1960Joyce

Coronation Street Poster

Coronation Street TV Series1960Mrs. Bonnetti

Emergency-Ward 10 Poster

Emergency-Ward 10 TV Series1957Mrs. Garfield

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956Dinah Wiseman

Dixon of Dock Green Poster

Dixon of Dock Green TV Series1955Mrs. Silver

The Good Old Days Poster

The Good Old Days TV Series1953Self - Performer

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Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' Poster

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' Documentary2009

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