About Kay Medford
Margaret Kathleen Regan, better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress and singer. For her performance as Rose Brice in the musical Funny Girl and the film adaptation of the same name, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress respectively. Margaret Kathleen Regan (September 14, 1916 – April 10, 1980), better known as Kay Medford, was an American actress and singer. Orphaned in her teens, she adopted the name Kay Medford professionally, and began her career after graduating from high school and working as a nightclub waitress. Eventually adopting the name "Kay Medford", she began entertaining professionally by performing at summer resorts in the Catskill Mountains.
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