Kay Deslys

Biography

Kay Deslys was a British comedy actress born as Kathleen Herbert in London on September 28, 1899. She began her career in the 1920s, appearing alongside Charlie Chaplin and later in numerous Laurel and Hardy comedies at Hal Roach Studios. Deslys continued to work in films throughout the 1930s and 1940s before retiring in the early 1950s. She passed away on August 15, 1974, in West Covina, California, at age 74 due to congestive heart failure and a stroke.