Katherine Duffy (13 February 1872 – 4 January 1943), known professionally as Kate Price, was an Irish-American actress. She is known for playing the role of Mrs. Kelly in the comedy series The Cohens and Kellys, made by Universal Pictures between 1926 and 1932. Price appeared in 296 movies from 1910 to 1937.

Kate Price
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 ​ ​ (m. 1893; died 1913)​
Children	1
Relatives	Jack Duffy (brother) Mary Charleson (niece)

Career

Price was born in Cork, Ireland and immigrated to the United States with her family in 1881. Her brother was actor Jack Duffy. She began her stage and vaudeville career with her German-American husband, actor Joseph Price Ludwig, in 1890. Price's motion picture career began with the old Vitagraph Studios in New York City in 1902. She acted with movie stars such as Flora Finch, Douglas Fairbanks, John Bunny, Buster Keaton, and Mary Pickford. She was paired with Oliver Hardy for 14 films produced at the Vim Comedy Company in Jacksonville, Florida.[1]

In 1917, Price went to Hollywood. She had parts in The Sea Tiger (1927), The Godless Girl (1929), and Reaching for the Moon (1930). Her final MGM feature was Have a Heart (1934). After making Easy Living and Live, Love and Learn (both released in 1937), she retired.

Death

Price died at age 70 at the Motion Picture Country Home, Woodland Hills.[2] Funeral services were held at St. Theresa's Church with interment in Calvary Cemetery.[3][4]

Partial filmography

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kate Price (actress).

• Kate Price at IMDb
• Kate Price in a 1927 film (University of Washington, Sayre collection) (new url)

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