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Kate Price
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Price in 1925
Born
Katherine Duffy

(1872-02-13)13 February 1872
Cork, Ireland
Died 4 January 1943(1943-01-04) (aged 70)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1890–1937
Spouse(s)
Joseph Price Ludwig
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(m. 1893; died 1913)​
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Relatives Jack Duffy (brother)
Mary Charleson (niece)

Katherine Duffy (born February 13, 1872 – died January 4, 1943), known as Kate Price, was an actress from Ireland who later became an American citizen. She was famous for playing Mrs. Kelly in a funny movie series called The Cohens and Kellys. These movies were made by Universal Pictures between 1926 and 1932. Kate Price acted in a huge number of films – 296 movies – from 1910 until she retired in 1937.

Kate Price's Acting Journey

Kate Price was born in Cork, Ireland. When she was nine years old, in 1881, her family moved to the United States. Her brother, Jack Duffy, was also an actor.

Starting on Stage

Kate began her acting career on stage in 1890. She performed in vaudeville shows with her husband, Joseph Price Ludwig, who was also an actor. Vaudeville was a popular type of entertainment with many different acts, like comedy, music, and dance.

Moving to Movies

In 1902, Kate Price started acting in movies with the old Vitagraph Studios in New York City. She worked with many famous movie stars of her time. These included Flora Finch, Douglas Fairbanks, John Bunny, Buster Keaton, and Mary Pickford. She even made 14 films with the comedy star Oliver Hardy at the Vim Comedy Company in Florida.

Hollywood Years

In 1917, Kate Price moved to Hollywood, California, which was becoming the center of the movie industry. She appeared in several important films, such as The Sea Tiger (1927), The Godless Girl (1929), and Reaching for the Moon (1930). Her last movie with MGM was Have a Heart in 1934. After making Easy Living and Live, Love and Learn in 1937, she decided to retire from acting.

Later Life and Passing

Kate Price passed away at the age of 70. She died at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills. Her funeral was held at St. Theresa's Church, and she was buried in Calvary Cemetery.

Selected Movies

  • Her Crowning Glory (1911)
  • Lady Godiva (1911)
  • All for a Girl (1912)
  • One Can't Always Tell (1913)
  • Jerry's Mother-In-Law (1913)
  • A Million Bid (1914)
  • Bringing Up Father (1915)
  • The Waiters' Ball (1916)
  • A Maid to Order (1916)
  • Twin Flats (1916)
  • A Warm Reception (1916)
  • Pipe Dreams (1916)
  • Mother's Child (1916)
  • Prize Winners (1916)
  • The Guilty Ones (1916)
  • He Winked and Won (1916)
  • Fat and Fickle (1916)
  • The Boycotted Baby (1917)
  • Humdrum Brown (1918)
  • Good Night, Nurse! (1918)
  • The Ghost of Rosy Taylor (1918)
  • Arizona (1918)
  • Love (1919)
  • Dinty (1920)
  • The Figurehead (1920)
  • That Girl Montana (1921)
  • The Other Woman (1921)
  • The New Teacher (1922)
  • My Wife's Relations (1922)
  • A Dangerous Game (1922)
  • Flesh and Blood (1922)
  • Paid Back (1922)
  • Come on Over (1922) as Delia Morahan
  • Broken Hearts of Broadway (1923)
  • The Dangerous Maid (1923)
  • Enemies of Children (1923)
  • The Near Lady (1923)
  • Good-By Girls! (1923)
  • Wolf Tracks (1923)
  • Fools Highway (1924)
  • Another Man's Wife (1924)
  • Riders Up (1924)
  • The Sea Hawk (1924)
  • The Wife of the Centaur (1924)
  • Passion's Pathway (1924)
  • The Tornado (1924)
  • Seven Chances (1925)
  • The Sporting Venus (1925)
  • The Man Without a Conscience (1925)
  • The Desert Flower (1925)
  • His People (1925)
  • The Goose Woman (1925)
  • The Unchastened Woman (1925)
  • Sally, Irene and Mary (1925)
  • The Perfect Clown (1925)
  • The Arizona Sweepstakes (1926)
  • Memory Lane (1926)
  • The Beautiful Cheat (1926)
  • Paradise (1926)
  • The Third Degree (1926)
  • Frisco Sally Levy (1927)
  • Mountains of Manhattan (1927)
  • Mad Hour (1928)
  • Show Girl (1928)
  • Thanks for the Buggy Ride (1928)
  • The Cohens and the Kellys in Paris (1928)
  • The Cohens and the Kellys in Atlantic City (1929)
  • Two Weeks Off (1929)
  • Linda (1929)
  • The Cohens and the Kellys in Scotland (1930)
  • Shadow Ranch (1932)
  • Ladies of the Jury (1932)
  • Have a Heart (1934)
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