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name: "Paula Kelly"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paula-kelly"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 October 1943"
died: "8 February 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:03.165259+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Paula Kelly

Actor. Born 21 October 1943 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Died 8 February 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 October 1943, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- **Died:** 8 February 2020
- **Also known as:** Paula Alma Kelly

## Biography

Paula Alma Kelly was an American actress, singer, dancer and choreographer. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, she trained at the Juilliard School and performed with the companies of Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey before making her Broadway debut in 1964.

She appeared in films including *Sweet Charity* (1969), *The Andromeda Strain* (1971) and *Soylent Green* (1973). On television she had a regular role as Liz Williams in the first season of *Night Court* (1984), for which she received an Emmy nomination, and guest-starred as Marguerite in *The Golden Girls* (1987). She was married to the British director Don Chaffey from 1985 until his death in 1990.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Fi1m 88, as Marguerite — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)

## Also known for

- *Soylent Green* (1973), Martha Phillips
- *The Andromeda Strain* (1971), Karen Anson
- *Night Court* (1984), Liz Williams
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), A. Chamberlain
- *Sanford and Son* (1972)
- *Sweet Charity* (1969), Helene
- *Good Times* (1974)
- *The Carol Burnett Show* (1967), Self - Guest / Various Characters

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