Kay Hawtrey

Canadian actress (1926–2021)

John Clark

(m. 1956; div. 1967)

Children1

Katharine Mary Craven Clark (née Hawtrey, November 8, 1926 – June 11, 2021) was a Canadian actress.

Hawtrey was born on November 8, 1926^[1]^[2] and educated at Toronto's Trinity College. She began her career at Hart House Theatre and then went to England for a year's engagement with the Embassy Theatre in London.^[1] On her return, Hawtrey appeared in television plays for the CBC, before marrying English actor John Clark in 1956. They moved to New York City in 1959, where they had a son in 1963, naming him Jonathan Hawtrey Clark. They divorced in 1967^[3] and she returned to Toronto with their son, appearing in many film and television productions. She is best remembered for her appearance in the 1980 film Funeral Home.

On Broadway, Hawtrey appeared in Love and Libel (1960).^[4]

Hawtrey died in Toronto on June 11, 2021, at the age of 94.^[5]

Partial filmography

1971 Face-Off as Mother
1978 High-Ballin' as Ma
1979 Fish Hawk as Mary Bryan
1979 Summer's Children as Mrs. Baines
1980 Funeral Home as Maude Chalmers
1980 Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave as Gospel Woman
1981 The Intruder as Crossing Guard
1981 Silence of the North as Mrs. Miller
1983 Videodrome as Matron
1984 Police Academy as Surprise Party Lady (uncredited)
1984 Mrs. Soffel as Peter's Secretary (uncredited)
1986 Confidential as Doris
1987 Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol as Poetess
1987 Love at Stake as Mrs. Johnson
1987 Goofballs as Miss Meyers
1989 The Dream Team as Nurse
1989 The Raccoons as Miss Primrose
1992 Baby on Board as Matron #1
1994 Trial by Jury as Clara, Juror
1994 Trapped in Paradise as Rose Weyerhauser
1995-2003 Little Bear as Granny (voice)
1996 Two If by Sea as Lady With Dog
1996 Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy as Wally's Neighbor
1996 In Love and War as Grace Hall Hemingway
1997 Critical Care as Dr. Butz's Secretary
1997 The Secret Life of Algernon as Mrs. Binney
1998 Dirty Work as Gladys
1998 Urban Legend as Library Attendant
1999 The Third Miracle as Wheelchair Mother
2001 Dead by Monday as Hospital Cafeteria Lady
2001 Focus as Mrs. Newman
2002 Perfect Pie as English Teacher
2002-2019 Max & Ruby as Grandma Bunny (voice)
2006 .45 as Marge

References

^ ^a ^b "Kay Hawtrey, 94". Classic Images (553): 43–44. September 2021.
^ Aveleyman: Kay Hawtrey
^ "Lynn Redgrave Weds Actor". Intelligencer Journal. Pennsylvania, Lancaster. Associated Press. 3 April 1967. p. 4. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "Kay Hawtrey". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "Katharine Mary Craven Hawtrey Clark obituary". Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-06-20.