Kathleen Key

Personal Info

Birthday

April 1, 1903

Day of Death

1954-12-22

(51 years old)

Place of Birth

Buffalo, New York, USA

Also Known As

Kitty Lanahan

Kathleen Keys

Kathleen Key

Biography

From Wikipedia: Kathleen Key (April 1, 1903 – December 22, 1954) was an American actress who achieved a brief period of fame during the silent era. She is best remembered for playing Tirzah in the 1925 film Ben-Hur.

Key was the great-great granddaughter of Francis Scott Key, composer of "The Star Spangled Banner", and a distant cousin of author F. Scott Fitzgerald. Born Kitty Lanahan in Buffalo, New York, she debuted in films in 1920 in the film The Jackeroo of Coolabong, playing a lead role.

Known For

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

The Big Parade

Reno

Money Talks

The Sea Hawk

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Thunder in the Night

A Lover's Oath

Filmography

1935
Thunder in the Night
as Party Guest
1929
The Phantom of the North
as Colette
1927
Irish Hearts
as Clarice
Hey! Hey! Cowboy
as Emily Decker
1926
The Desert's Toll
as Muriel Cooper
The Flaming Frontier
as Lucretia
Money Talks
as Vamp
Under Western Skies
as Milly Lewis
1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
as Tirzah
The Big Parade
as Miss Apperson (uncredited)
A Lover's Oath
as Sherin
1925 Studio Tour
as Self
1924
Revelation
as Madonna
The Sea Hawk
as Andalusian Slave Girl
The Trouble Shooter
as Nancy Brewster
1923
The Man from Brodney's
as Neenah
Reno
as Yvette - The Governess
North of Hudson Bay
as Estelle MacDonald
The Rendezvous
as Varvara
Hell's Hole
as Mabel Grant
1922
Bells of San Juan
as Florrie Engel
West of Chicago
as Señoria Gonzales
1921
The Fighting Breed
as Enid MacDonald (as Ethel Payton)
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Georgette (uncredited)
1920
The Rookie's Return
as Gloria