Kaye Ballard

Biography

Kaye Ballard was an American actress, comedian, and singer who built a career as a musical comedian in the 1940s, touring with Spike Jones and his revue. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she made her television debut in 1951 on Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt and in 1954 became the first person to record Fly Me to the Moon. She played a wicked stepsister in the 1957 telecast of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, appeared regularly on The Perry Como Show from 1961 to 1963, and co-starred in the sitcom The Mothers-in-Law from 1967 to 1969 before working on The Doris Day Show. On Broadway she starred in The Golden Apple in 1954, and she later played Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance, Hattie Walker in a 1998 revival of Follies, and appeared in Nunsense in 2005. She announced her retirement in 2015.

93years old at death

Born November 20, 1925Cleveland
Died January 21, 2019Rancho Mirage
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Catherine Gloria Balotta (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 7
Career span: 33 years1970 to 2003

Genres

Comedy71%, 5 films
Family43%, 3 films
Drama29%, 2 films
Crime14%, 1 film
Documentary14%, 1 film

First and latest

Kaye Ballard movies on Netflix

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003IMDb rating 8.3as Himself
Baby Geniuses1999IMDb rating 2.6as Mayor
Ava's Magical Adventure1994IMDb rating 5.6as Leona the Sheriff
Falling in Love Again1980IMDb rating 5.0as Mrs. Lewis (1940's)
Freaky Friday1976IMDb rating 6.3as Coach Betsy
The Ritz1976IMDb rating 6.8as Vivian Proclo
Which Way to the Front?1970IMDb rating 4.6as Senora Messina

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Baby Geniuses1999 Comedy, Crime, Familyas Mayor
IMDb rating 2.629K votes
The Ritz1976 Comedyas Vivian Proclo
IMDb rating 6.83.0K votes
Freaky Friday1976as Coach Betsy
IMDb rating 6.316K votes
Falling in Love Again1980as Mrs. Lewis (1940's)
IMDb rating 5.0507 votes
Which Way to the Front?1970as Senora Messina
IMDb rating 4.61.5K votes
Ava's Magical Adventure1994as Leona the Sheriff
IMDb rating 5.694 votes
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003as Himself
IMDb rating 8.3519 votes

Worked with

Kaye Ballard made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Alec Baldwin

Christopher Lloyd

Charles Durning

Kathleen Freeman

Elliott Gould

Michelle PfeifferBob ClarkDirector, 1 film

Gary NelsonDirector, 1 film

Richard LesterDirector, 1 film

Films together

Alec Baldwin1 film together, 2003
Alec Baldwin's page
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003IMDb rating 8.3Ballard as HimselfBaldwin as Himself
Christopher Lloyd1 film together, 1999
Christopher Lloyd's page
- Baby Geniuses1999IMDb rating 2.6Ballard as MayorLloyd as Heep
Charles Durning1 film together, 2003
Charles Durning's page
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003IMDb rating 8.3Ballard as HimselfDurning as Himself
Kathleen Freeman1 film together, 1970
Kathleen Freeman's page
- Which Way to the Front?1970IMDb rating 4.6Ballard as Senora MessinaFreeman as Bland's Mother
Elliott Gould1 film together, 1980
Elliott Gould's page
- Falling in Love Again1980IMDb rating 5.0Ballard as Mrs. Lewis (1940's)Gould as Harry Lewis (Present Day)
Michelle Pfeiffer1 film together, 1980
Michelle Pfeiffer's page
- Falling in Love Again1980IMDb rating 5.0Ballard as Mrs. Lewis (1940's)Pfeiffer as Sue Wellington (1940's)
Bob ClarkDirector, 1 film, 1999
All films by Bob Clark
- Baby Geniuses1999IMDb rating 2.6Ballard as Mayor
Gary NelsonDirector, 1 film, 1976
All films by Gary Nelson
- Freaky Friday1976IMDb rating 6.3Ballard as Coach Betsy
Richard LesterDirector, 1 film, 1976
All films by Richard Lester
- The Ritz1976IMDb rating 6.8Ballard as Vivian Proclo

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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