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Kay Medford
Kay Medford (September 14, 1919〔(Margaret K. Regan genealogy profile #1 (ship manifest) ); familysearch.org; accessed November 20, 2014.〕 – April 10, 1980) was an American character actress and comedienne.
==Life and career==
She was born Margaret Kathleen Regan in 1919〔Her age had been misreported as 1914 and 1920 for many years.〕 in New York City to James and Mary Regan, first-generation Irish-American parents. She was orphaned in her teens. She adopted the name "Kay Medford" professionally, and began her career after graduating from high school and working as a nightclub waitress.
She was the original "Mama" in ''Bye Bye Birdie'' on Broadway, garnering excellent reviews, but lost the film role to Maureen Stapleton. Medford appeared in the Warner Bros. rock and roll film, ''Jamboree'' (1957).〔 Medford made her Broadway debut in 1951 in the musical ''Paint Your Wagon''. She was cast in ''Carousel'', before she appeared onstage in ''Funny Girl''〔 as the mother of Fanny Brice (played by Barbra Streisand); for this performance she was nominated for a 1964 Tony Award for Featured Actress (Musical), and when she repeated the role in the 1968 film adaptation, she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.〔(Kay Medford profile ), IMDb.com; accessed November 20, 2014.〕 Her many film credits included roles in ''A Face in the Crowd'' (1957), ''The Rat Race'' (1960), ''BUtterfield 8'' (1961), ''Ensign Pulver'' (1964), ''A Fine Madness'' (1966), ''The Busy Body'' (1967), ''Angel in My Pocket'' (1969), ''Twinky'' (1969), ''Fire Sale'' (1977), and ''Windows'' (1980).
Medford was cast in guest-starring roles on various television series, including ''Decoy'', ''To Rome With Love'', ''The Partridge Family'', and ''The Dean Martin Show''.〔 She co-starred in the 1968-1969 ABC series ''That's Life''.
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