Kay Hammond was a stage and film actress. She was born in London on 18 February 1909, the daughter of Sir Guy Standing. She died in Brighton on 4 May 1980.
She studied at RADA and first appeared on the London stage in 1927. Her most famous role was that of Elvira in Noel Coward's comic play "Blithe Spirit", which she played in both the original stage production and the later film.
Kay Hammond (1901-1982) was an American actress. She was born in Kansas City on 14 December 1901. She acted only in Hollywood productions. There has been some confusion to which of the two actresses was in the film "Abraham Lincoln" as some reference books designate the English one. It is, however, accepted that it was the American. She died on 7 January 1982.
Daughter of Sir Guy Standing.
Mother of John Standing (I).
Daughter of actress Dorothy Hammond.
Sister of Michael Frederick Cecil Standing (b. 28th February 1910), controller of Entertainment for the BBC
