Ruth Kobart (1924 - 2002)

Actress. She appeared in motion pictures and on television, woth roles including voices in animated cartoons. Some of her appearences where in films such as “Sister Act 2: Back In The Habit” (1993), “The Hindenburg” (1975), “Dirty Harry” (1971), “Petulia” (1968) and “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying” (1967). On televison she appeared […]

Kathryn Anne Knotts (1956 - 2005)

Actress. A native of Tucson, Arizona, she graduated with a degree in Theatre Arts from the University of Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California. Her credits include the films, “Eye Of The Sparrow” (1987), “The Method” (1989), and “Tax Season” (1989). On television, she appeared as ‘Stephanie Corbridge’ in “Midnight Caller” in 1991. An outspoken […]

Olga Knipper (1868 - 1959)

Actress. She was the wife of playwright and author Anton Chekhov, who wrote the roles of Masha in “Three Sisters” (1901) and Madame Ranevskaya in “The Cherry Orchard” (1904) for her. She also created the role of Vasilisa in Maxim Gorky’s play “The Lower Depths” (1902). Olga Leonardovna Knipper was born in Glazov, Murtiza Province, […]

Audre Joan Monture Knecht (1930 - 1989)

Born Audrey Monture, she dropped the “y” when she became on actress. She acted on Stage and Film during the 40’s and 50’s, appearing in minor roles in such films as “The Luck of Ginger Coffey” and “Niagara” among others. She co-hosted a talk radio program in Kankakee, IL under the name “Audre K”. In […]

Bodil Kjer (1917 - 2003)

Actress. She was born in Odense, where she received her first training in acting at the local theatre. From 1936 to 1938 she attended the drama school at The Royal Theatre in Copenhagen where she made her debut in 1937. Except for a short interval of five years she stayed at that theatre for the […]

Kyoko Kishida (1930 - 2006)

Actress. Daughter of the playwright and novelist Kunio Kishida. Her best-known role was in Hiroshi Teshigahara’s 1964 movie “Suna no Onna” (“Woman in the Dunes”). A founding member of the theater group Engeki Shudan En (formed in 1975), she was also known in Japan for dubbing the voice of “Moomin” in the popular animation series. […]

Kathleen Kirkham (1895 - 1961)

Actress. Starting her career in stock in Wisconsin, Kirkham trained in dramatic schools before acting on the screen. Kirkham often played the vamp in films and also played mother roles to women who were older than she was. She played several roles as the “woman you loved to hate,” roles she could never overcome. At […]

Evelyn Kingsley (1928 - 2000)

Stage and motion picture actress. Appeared in the 1973 drama “Toys Are Not For Children.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

Hetty King (1883 - 1972)

Actress and Singer.  Born Winifred Emms King, the daughter of the famous British coster comedian Will King, Hetty became one of England’s highly successful male impersonators, starting out in Music Hall in 1897.  She topped the bills all over the world while dressed as a debonaire man about town or as a sailor or a […]

Eleanore Cammack “Cammie” King (1934 - 2010)

Actress. Briefly a child-performer, she is remembered as Bonnie Blue Butler, the daughter of Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler, in the 1939 Oscar-winning classic “Gone With the Wind”. Born Eleanore Cammack King, she was raised in Los Angeles, had family contacts in the movie business, was cast as Bonnie Blue for her resemblance to her […]

Diana King (1918 - 1986)

Actress. She was born in Buckinghamshire, England and died in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire, England. Film and television credits include “Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense,” “Are You Being Served?,” “Tales of the Unexpected,” “Pink Floyd: The Wall,” “Terry and June,” “The Wildcats of St. Trinian’s,” “Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em,” “Angels,””George and Mildred,” “Fawlty Towers,” “Bless […]

Charmion King (1925 - 2007)

Actress. A native of Toronto, she appeared in films, television and radio, in a career spanning almost 60 years. King is probably best remembered for her work on stage, where she was often referred to as the “Grand Dame of Canadian Theatre.”  Her notable performances include “Three Sisters,” “The Madwoman of Chaillot” and “Our Town.” […]

Suzanna Kim (1907 - 1992)

Actress. She appeared in “Singing Marine,” and the film classic “The Good Earth.” (bio by: A.J. Marik)

JoAnn Dean Killingsworth (1923 - 2015)

American Actress and Entertainer. Killingsworth moved to Los Angeles with her family in 1931, where they opened a canteen that later became a full-fledged restaurant in Hollywood. The restaurant’s success enabled the family to put her through dancing lessons. She left home at 15 to join a skating troupe and would later go on to […]

Ashina Kibibi (1970 - 2005)

Actress. She produced and acted in the soap opera “Tausi” as well as several other Kenyan television shows. She built on her success as Kenya’s most popular actress by exporting her programs to other African nations. She was so popular in Tanzania, that on a recent visit police had a difficult time keeping the thousands […]

Vera Kholodnaya (1893 - 1919)

Actress. Nicknamed “The Queen of the Screen”, she was Russia’s first female movie star. Although most of her films are lost, her haunting beauty and untimely death have made her a figure of enduring interest. Vera Vasilyevna Levchenko was born in Poltava, Ukraine, and largely raised by her grandmother in Moscow. At 17 she married […]

Alexandra Khokhlova (1897 - 1985)

Actress, Director. The wife of pioneer Soviet filmaker Lev Kuleshov, she was a key collaborator on all his important films. Born Alexandra Sergeyevna Botkin in Berlin, Germany, into a distinguished Russian family, she made her performing debut in 1916 and was briefly married to Moscow Art Theatre actor Konstantin Khokhlov. In 1919 she joined Kuleshov’s […]

Persis Khambatta (1950 - 1998)

Actress. A veteran of Indian and European films when she burst onto the American screen as the bald and exotic Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and it turned out to be her most famous role. Born in Bombay, India, Khambatta started out as a model at age 13. In 1965, she […]

Robyna Neilson Ketchum (1901 - 1972)

Actress. Born in Minnesota, after a career performing roles on Broadway, she entered show radio programs in the mid 1950s. There she was a regular on national radio broadcast shows to include “There’s a Law Against I” and “The Aldrich Family”. She also appeared in Cukor’s film “Zara” 1939. Known as the “Bell Lady” for […]

Jillian Kesner (1949 - 2007)

Actress.  Curvy blonde character performer of television and B films.  She is best remembered for her role as Fonzie’s girlfriend Lorraine on the TV sitcom “Happy Days” during its 1976 season. An expert in the field of martial arts, she made her screen debut in the 1976 motion picture “The Student Body.” Her other screen […]

Annette Kerr (1920 - 2013)

Actress. A versatile character performer, she is remembered for her long career on the British big and small screens. Born Catherine Annette Kerr Peacock, she was raised in Watford, Hertfordshire from a young age, made her stage bow at the Watford Palace Theatre, trained at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, and ‘paid her […]

Barbara Keogh (1929 - 2005)

Actress. She was born in Cheshire, England. She is best remembered for her work on television, in series such as “The Grimleys” and “Eastenders.” On stage, among others, she appeared in three plays at the National, including “John Gabriel Borkman,” with Ralph Richardson and Peggy Ashcroft and later came Adrian Noble’s production of “The Duchess […]

Dorothea Kent (1916 - 1990)

Actress. Leggy, platinum-haired supporting player. She came to Hollywood in 1934 after some modeling experience in St. Louis, and was successively under contract to Columbia Pictures, Universal, and 20th Century-Fox. A scene-stealing comedienne and, when given the opportunity, a capable romantic lead, Kent was mostly pegged as a dumb blonde in B programmers. She is […]

Phyllis Kennedy (1914 - 1998)

Actress. After graduating from high school in 1932, she obtained a job as a model in a local department store. On the recommendation of one of her friends, she decided to pursue an acting career and moved to New York City, New York where she got a small stage role in a 1935 production of […]

Lillian Kemble-Cooper (1892 - 1977)

Actress, Entertainer. A member of the British theatrical family, Cooper began her career as a singer on Broadway during the 1920s & 1930s.   Sister of actress Violet Kemble-Cooper, Lillian was married to actor/writer Charles Mackay and actor Guy Bates Post.  Actress – 19 films. (bio by: TLS)  Family links:  Spouse:  Guy Bates Post (1875 […]

Fanny Kemble (1809 - 1893)

Actress.  Best known for her stage roles in “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Hunchback.” She came from a London theatrical family, and took to the stage without any training to save her family from financial ruin. On a tour of the US she met and married one of her chief admirers – Pierce Butler,  whose […]

Mayme Kelso (1867 - 1946)

Actress. She appeared in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” with Mary Pickford (1917) and in “Whispering Wires.” (1926). (bio by: MC)

Dorothy Helen Kelly (1918 - 1969)

Actress. She is best remembered for her role as Robert Benchley’s secretary in “The Sky’s the Limit” (1943). Born in California, she was a brunette background actress, and played in nine films from 1942 to 1946, almost always in uncredited roles. Her first credited role was Mary, in the 1942 film “Flying with Music” in […]

Annette Kellerman (1887 - 1975)

Silent screen star. Her life was made into a movie in 1952 with Esther Williams playing Annette. The film was entitled “Million Dollar Mermaid.” Sister of cinematographer Maurice Kellerman. Wife of Director James R. Sullivan. (bio by: David)

Sheila Keith (1920 - 2004)

British Actress. She was born in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and died in Chertsey, Surrey, England. Film and television credits include “Hamish Macbeth,” “Doctor Finlay,” “Love Hurts,” “Tell Tale Hearts,” “The Rainbow Thief,” “Sophia and Constance,” “Fresh Fields,” “Lovejoy,” “Some Mothers Do ‘Ave ‘Em,””Bless Me Father,” “Angels,” “David Copperfield,” “The Liver Birds,” “The Pallisers,” “Z Cars,” […]