Kaye Ballard Biography
Kaye Ballard also, Catherine Gloria Barlotta, was a television and musical theatre actress and comedian. Also, she was a singer. She made her debut film in 1954, “The Golden Apple”.
A documentary on Kaye Ballard’s life and career: “Kaye Ballard: The Show Goes On,” premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival on January 2019. The documentary is held at the Palm Springs Cultural Center.
Kaye Ballard Age
Catherine Gloria Barlotta was born on November 20, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the U.S. However, she died at the age of 93 years old, on January 21, 2019. She died in Rancho Mirage California.
Kaye Ballard Parents
Her parents, Vincent James and Lena, were immigrants from Calabria, southern Italy. She was born with three siblings, Orlando, Jean, and Rosalie.
Kaye Ballard Net Worth
Before her death, the last reading for her net worth was an estimate of $8 million.
Kaye Ballard Husband
According to her talk, Kaye was never married. Instead, she was in a woman to woman relationship. She wrote in a memoir,
“I found an emotional connection with women like Liz ( Smith, the admittedly bisexual syndicated columnist who was Ballard’s road manager in the 1950s) that I could never find with a man. I don’t know why or how it happened, but I do know it has kept me single my entire life”.
On that accord, Kaye never had children.
Kaye Ballard Movies and Tv Shows
She made her Broadway debut in the original musical comedy “The Golden Apple” in 1954. She starred with Anna Maria Alberghetti and Jerry Orbach in the puppet-oriented musical comedy “Carnival! in 1962-63.
In 1963 she starred in the musical revue “The Beats in Me” with Bert Convy, among others. She was a star on Broadway when she paired with Arden as neighbors whose kids get married on “The Mothers-in-Law”. It ran on NBC from 1967-69 and later in syndication,
From 1970-72 Ballard recurred on “The Doris Day Show” as Angie Pallucci. In Richard Lester’s 1976 feature adaptation of McNally’s Broadway hit “The Ritz”, Ballard played Vivian Prolco. She starred along with Jack Weston, Jerry Stiller, and Rita Moreno.
Also, in 1976, she played Coach Betsy in the Jodie Foster version of “Freaky Friday”. TV work during this time included guesting on “Love, American Style” and “The Love Boat”. Also, she guest appeared on “Alice”, “Great Performances.
She made her last screen appearance in the 2000 film, “The Million Dollar Kid”, starring Richard Thomas.
In 1973, Kaye played the title character in the original musical “Molly”. It based on the seminal radio and TV series “The Goldbergs. Her screen debut appearances included “The Mel Torme SHow” and “Henry Morgan’s Great Talent Hunt” in 1951. Also, she was a recurring guest for “The Colgate Comedy Hour”, “The Gary Moore Show”, “The Jack Paar Tonight Show” and “The Ed Sullivan Show”.
She made her big-screen debut in Mitchell Leisen’s 1958 musical comedy “The Girl Most Likely”, starring Jane Powell and Cliff Robertson. Kaye also appeared in the 1964 film “A House Is Not a Home”, starring Shelley Winters. Ballard was also part of the Jerry Lewis directed film “Which Way to the Front?” in 1970.
Kaye Ballard Retirement
She announced her retirement in 2015.
Kaye Ballard death
Catherine died in 2019, 21st January at her home in Rancho Mirage California. According to her friend she died of kidney cancer.