Kaye Ballard was an American actress, comedian, and singer.
12 Facts About Kaye Ballard
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Kaye Ballard's parents immigrated to the United States from Calabria, a region of southern Italy.
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Kaye Ballard established herself as a musical comedian in the 1940s, joining the Spike Jones touring revue of entertainers.
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Kaye Ballard made her television debut on Henry Morgan's Great Talent Hunt, a short-lived program hosted by Henry Morgan which first aired January 26,1951.
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Kaye Ballard made appearances on the game show Match Game.
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Kaye Ballard appeared on the television series Alice, in which she played a kleptomaniac and phony medium as well as Daddy Dearest, where she guest-starred opposite Richard Lewis and Don Rickles.
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Kaye Ballard starred on Broadway as Helen in The Golden Apple introducing the song "Lazy Afternoon".
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Kaye Ballard created the role of the Countess and closed out-of-town in Marc Blitzstein's Reuben, Reuben, and played Ruth Sherwood in Wonderful Town at New York City Center in 1963.
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Kaye Ballard performed with The Fabulous Palm Springs Follies at the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, California.
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Kaye Ballard was in the 2012 cabaret show Doin' It for Love, which premiered in Austin, Texas at the Paramount Theatre.
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Kaye Ballard announced her official retirement in 2015 at the age of 89.
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Kaye Ballard died at her home in Rancho Mirage, California, on January 21,2019, at the age of 93.