Kay Deslys (28 September, 1899 - 15 August, 1974) was a British comedy actress in American films from the 1920s. Chubbily built, one of her earliest roles was in Charlie Chaplin's celebrated feature The Gold Rush; she later appeared in several comedies at the Hal Roach Studios, including several early Laurel and Hardy comedies.
During the 1930s and 1940s, she played mainly bit and extra roles in feature films before retiring in the early 1950s.
Entered films 1923.
Plump comic actress who started her career at Hal Roach studios in short comedies. Best remembered in Laurel & Hardy films; she played Mrs Hardy twice (Should Married Men Go Home? (1928) and Perfect Day (1929)). Later played bit parts in Hollywood features, once in W.C. Fields Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941).
