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Margaret Kathleen Regan, better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress. For her performance as Rose Brice in the musical Funny Girl and the film adaptation of the same name, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Birth Name
Margaret Kathleen Regan
Born
Sunday, 14 September 1919
Died
Thursday, 10 April 1980
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Windows | Ida Marx | 1980 |
| House Calls | Mrs. Micklewhite | 1979 |
| More Than Friends | Gertie | 1978 |
| Flying High | Mrs. Charles | 1978 |
| On Our Own | Mrs. Bonino | 1977 |
| Fire Sale | Ruth Fikus | 1977 |
| The Paul Ryan Show | Self | 1977 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Edna Zelinka | 1975 |
| Barney Miller | Mrs. Mitzi Kamen / Lila Wakeman / Irene Schuman | 1974 |
| Kojak | Bernice M. Sandler | 1973 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Windows | Ida Marx | 1980 |
| House Calls | Mrs. Micklewhite | 1979 |
| More Than Friends | Gertie | 1978 |
| Flying High | Mrs. Charles | 1978 |
| On Our Own | Mrs. Bonino | 1977 |
| Fire Sale | Ruth Fikus | 1977 |
| The Paul Ryan Show | Self | 1977 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Edna Zelinka | 1975 |
| Barney Miller | Mrs. Mitzi Kamen / Lila Wakeman / Irene Schuman | 1974 |
| Kojak | Bernice M. Sandler | 1973 |
| No Place to Run | Landlady | 1972 |
| But I Don't Want to Get Married! | Hallie | 1970 |
| The Partridge Family | Gloria Neugast | 1970 |
| Men at Law | Grace Deland | 1970 |
| Gene Kelly's Wonderful World of Girls | Self | 1970 |
| London Affair | Mrs. Wardman, Scott's Mother / Mrs. Wardman-Scott's mother | 1970 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Bella (segment "Love and the Anniversary Crisis") / Mrs. Adams (segment "Love and Mother") / Mrs. Rosetti (segment "Love and the Heavy Set") | 1969 |
| To Rome with Love | Aunt Harriet | 1969 |
| Allen Ludden's Gallery | Self | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Mattie / Meg | 1969 |
| Angel in My Pocket | Racine | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Mrs. Varni | 1969 |
| That's Life | Mrs. Quigley | 1968 |
| Funny Girl | Rose Brice | 1968 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest / Sketch Performer | 1967 |
| The Busy Body | Ma Norton | 1967 |
| A Fine Madness | Mrs. Fish | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Sketch Performer / Self | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| Ensign Pulver | Head Nurse | 1964 |
| Vacation Playhouse | Mrs. Piper | 1963 |
| Two Tickets to Paris | Aggie | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Jean Smith | 1961 |
| Girl of the Night | Rowena Claiborne | 1960 |
| BUtterfield 8 | Happy | 1960 |
| Route 66 | Woman | 1960 |
| The Rat Race | Mrs. Gallo / "Soda" Gallo | 1960 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Willie Foster | 1959 |
| Brenner | Barbara Reardon | 1959 |
| Jamboree! | Grace Show / Grace Shaw | 1957 |
| Decoy | Georgia | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| A Face in the Crowd | First Mrs. Rhodes | 1957 |
| Singing in the Dark | Luli | 1956 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Aunt Natalie | 1955 |
| Star Tonight | Vinney | 1955 |
| The United States Steel Hour | Helen | 1953 |
| Mr. Walkie Talkie | Marge | 1952 |
| Omnibus | (segment) | 1952 |
| La bisarca | Anna Paperiska | 1950 |
| Guilty Bystander | Angel | 1950 |
| The Undercover Man | Gladys LaVerne | 1949 |
| The Philco Television Playhouse | Betty Winston / Louise | 1948 |
| Tap Roots | Caller | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Adventure | Red | 1945 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Girl | 1945 |
| Mrs. Parkington | Minnie | 1944 |
| Meet the People | Mrs. Smith | 1944 |
| An American Romance | Yulka - Farmer's Wife | 1944 |
| Broadway Rhythm | Cashier at Arcade | 1944 |
| Rationing | Information Girl | 1944 |
| Lost Angel | Telephone Operator | 1943 |
| Whistling in Brooklyn | Phone Operator | 1943 |
| Swing Shift Maisie | Ann Wilson | 1943 |
| Pilot #5 | Davis' Secretary | 1943 |
| Three Hearts for Julia | Thelma | 1943 |
| Slightly Dangerous | Girl Getting Off Bus | 1943 |
| Random Harvest | Wife | 1942 |
| Northwest Rangers | Girl in Casino | 1942 |
| Mighty Lak a Goat | Tess in Film | 1942 |
| The War Against Mrs. Hadley | Flossie / Flossie Jones | 1942 |
| Maisie Gets Her Man | Woman in Audience / Woman in Audience (Uncredited) | 1942 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1969 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
