Sylvia Kay

Sylvia Margaret Kay (16 May 1936 – 18 January 2019)[1] was an English character actress who had many roles in British television programmes, most notably as Daphne Warrender in the BBC sitcom Just Good Friends.

Sylvia Kay
Born
Sylvia Margaret Kay

(1936-05-16)16 May 1936
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Died18 January 2019(2019-01-18) (aged 82)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
OccupationActress
Years active1957–1997
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    (m. after 1962, divorced)​
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      (m. 1987; div. 2008)​
      Children3

      Early life

      She attended Roundhay High School for Girls in Leeds.

      Career

      Kay also appeared in films such as That Kind of Girl (1963), Rapture (1965), Wake in Fright (1971, directed by her then-husband Ted Kotcheff) and Coming Out of the Ice (1982), and the television dramas The Avengers (1968)Dalziel and Pascoe, Shelley, Z-Cars, Dead of Night, Minder, Jeeves and Wooster , Just Good Friends, The Professionals and an episode of Public Eye (1968). As landlady Dorothy Lawson, she appeared in 29 episodes of the first series of Rooms (1974-77).

      Personal life

      Sylvia was married twice. In 1962 she married the Canadian director, Ted Kotcheff with whom she had three children, Aaron, Katrina and Joshua. After their divorce she married again in 1987 to the actor and writer, Christopher Douglas. The marriage ended in divorce in 2008.

      In the 1990s, she resumed her psychology studies, qualified as a psychotherapist and practised in London and later in Herefordshire until 2017.[2]

      Filmography
      YearTitleRoleNotes
      1957Kill Me TomorrowNurse
      1963That Kind of GirlMrs. Millar
      1965RaptureGenevieve
      1971Wake in FrightJanette Hynes
      1978Too Many ChefsReporterUncredited

      References
      1. Hayward, Anthony (February 4, 2019). "Sylvia Kay obituary". theguardian.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-04. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
      2. Obituary: Sylvia Kay – Popular sitcom actor who showed early promise on stage The Stage. 26 February 2019
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