Kay Deslys

born: 28 September 1899 London, England

died: 15 August 1974 West Covina, Los Angeles, California, United States of America (congestive heart failure and cerebral vascular accident, age 74)

Plump British actress.  Her surname is pronounced "De-Lees"

Real name: Kathleen Marjorie Herbert Height: 5'4½"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1925 Innocent Husbands Mitzi 1926 Should Husbands Pay? Lady in distress   1926 There Ain't No Santa Claus Landlord's wife 1927 Fluttering Hearts Big Bill's girl 1927 The Lighter That Failed Mrs. Pipps 1927 Assistant Wives Apartment resident   1928 Their Purple Moment Mr. Pincher's girlfriend 1928 Should Married Men Go Home? Mrs. Hardy 1928 We Faw Down Kelly's girlfriend 1929 Going Ga-Ga Little Oscar's mother   1929 Leaping Love Crying wife   1929 Perfect Day Mrs. Hardy 1930 Whispering Whoopee Miss Deslys 1930 Below Zero Woman at window 1931 The Pip From Pittsburg Kay 1933 Maids A La Mode Delores Deslys   1933 The Devil's Brother Tavern patron

Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F45-3Y8 (birth registration) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-29943-1257-39?cc=1804002 (marriage certificate) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14861-95821-15?cc=1849628 (CA Naturalization Index) Jesse Brisson (help and information) At least one source lists her as being in Charley Chase's "Many Scrappy Returns" and the Music Comedy "Music In Your Hair".  Bet you can't guess who. This page was last updated on: 21 January 2017