Kay Hawtrey
Date of birth: 1926-11-08
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Kay Hawtry , Kay Hartrey, Katharine Hawtrey, Katharine Mary Craven Hawtrey
Biography
Kay Hawtrey, born Katharine Mary Craven Hawtrey, later Katharine Mary Craven Clark, was born on November 8, 1926, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress, who embarked on her career at Toronto’s Hart House Theatre. Following a year-long engagement at London's Embassy Theatre, she ventured into television during the "Golden Age of Television" in the 1950s. Credited as Kay Hawtrey, she notably portrayed Mrs. Lutz in 15 episodes of "The Great Detective," starring Douglas Campbell. Also known for Videodrome (1983), Urban Legend (1998) and Funeral Home (1980). She was previously married to John Clark. Her career spanned both stage and screen, showcasing her talents during this pivotal era of television. She died on June 11, 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Movie Credits
American Psycho II: All American Girl
2002-06-18
Rachel is a criminology student hoping to land a position as a teacher's assistant for professor Rob
Max & Ruby's Christmas
2004-01-01
Max & Ruby - A Merry Bunny Christmas
2007-01-01
A Nick Jr. animated preschool series based on the hugely popular storybooks by Rosemary Wells. Max &
Taking Care of Terrific
1988-01-16
14-year-old Enid Crowley hates her name and everything about her boring life. All this changes when
.45
2006-11-30
Kate and her brutish boyfriend Big Al sell handguns on the streets of New York. She's smart, stylish
Trapped in Paradise
1994-12-02
Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.
Dirty Work
1998-06-12
Unemployed and recently dumped, Mitch and his buddy Sam start a revenge-for-hire business to raise t
Cries in the Night
1980-10-03
A young woman arrives at her grandmother's house, which used to be a funeral home, to help her turn
Baby on Board
1992-12-28
Maria (Carol Kane) is the wife of a murdered Mafia bookkeeper. With her baby in tow, she tracks the
Haunted by Her Past
1987-10-05
While staying at an inn in a colonial-recreation village for her anniversary, a young woman becomes
What Katy Did
1999-01-01
A 13-year-old girl is more than her widowed father can handle at times, even with help from her aunt
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1985-04-05
The town of Hamelin pays the ultimate price after reneging on their promise to the pied piper. Based
Focus
2001-10-19
In the waning months of World War II, a man and his wife are mistakenly identified as Jews by their
The Starlost: The Beginning
1980-01-01
Three farmers in Cypress Corners discover that farm life is not so simple. Discovering a hidden door
Mrs. Soffel
1984-12-26
Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. E
An Avonlea Christmas
1998-12-13
An Avonlea Christmas pays tribute to the indomitable and sometimes intolerable matriarch of the King
Face-Off
1971-11-12
A love story involving a Canadian professional hockey player and a hippie folk singer. Their union i
Torn Between Two Lovers
1979-02-07
Diane is happily married. But, one day while travelling she meets a dashing architect. With some rel
A Little Piece of Heaven
1991-12-02
Will Loomis is living with his mentally handicapped sister Violet, who wants a younger child to play
Police Academy
1984-03-22
New rules enforced by the Lady Mayoress mean that sex, weight, height and intelligence need no longe
The Thanksgiving Treasure
1973-11-18
Addie tries to invite her father's sworn enemy over for Thanksgiving dinner in the hopes of ending t
Videodrome
1983-02-04
As the president of a trashy TV channel, Max Renn is desperate for new programming to attract viewer
Goofballs
1987-01-01
Another entry in the Canadian "Balls" comedy era, this time set in a golf resort.
Confidential
1986-01-01
The year is 1949 and reporter Hugh Jameson is looking for a story. He focuses on Emma Porter, a woma
The Intruder
1981-09-16
An entertainer arrives to put on a show in a small town. It turns out that he has mystical powers th
Urban Legend
1998-09-25
A college campus is plagued by a vicious serial killer murdering students in ways that correspond to
The Wandering Soul Murders
2001-01-09
Haunted by the murder of her politician husband 6 years ago, former police detective Joanne Kilbourn
At the Midnight Hour
1995-10-29
Wealthy widower Richard Keaton engages young widow Elizabeth 'Liz' Guinness as the 4th consecutive n
The Third Miracle
1999-11-18
The Vatican sends a priest to verify some miracles, performed by a woman who has been nominated for
Summer's Children
1979-09-07
SUMMER'S CHILDREN is the story of a young man who tries to escape his troubled home and sister to fi
The Ottawa Valley
1974-01-01
Based on the Alice Munro short story, in which the narrator tries in vain to write a portrait of he
High-Ballin'
1978-05-26
When a rash of targeted hijackings threatens to derail the independent trucking business, rig driver
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
1987-04-02
A new batch of recruits arrives at Police Academy, this time a group of civilian volunteers who have
In Love and War
1996-12-18
After teenage ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway takes shrapnel in the leg during World War I, he fal
Mom, the Wolfman and Me
1980-10-20
Concerned that her feminist mom Deborah is going to stay single, Jenny Bergman plays matchmaker. She
The Scream Team
2002-10-11
Eccentric Frank Carlyle ran a horror shop in small-town Steeple Falls, which takes pride in and prof
Heritage Minutes: Bluenose
1995-05-04
A Nova Scotian schooner — the undefeated champion of the International Fisherman's Trophy — is pitte
All the Way Home
1971-12-01
Jay Follet is suffering a mid-life crisis while his wife, Mary, is expecting their second child. Whe
My Own Country
1998-07-12
In 1985, East Indian disease specialist Abraham Verghese settles in Johnson City, TN, where his comp
The Incredible Time-Travels of Henry Osgood
1986-03-09
A college professor wishes he could live in Victorian England. Through a scientific experiment that
Our Fathers
2005-05-11
In the '80s, priests and especially the Father Geoghan arrested for sexual abuse of minors. Cardinal
The Clown Murders
1976-09-17
A group of young professionals decides to play a practical joke on one of their ex-girlfriends who m
Max & Ruby's Halloween
2005-08-30
Ruby thinks she has a lot to teach her little brother, Max, but Max has his own ideas. Join their lo
Goosebumps: Attack of the Jack-O'-Lanterns
2009-09-08
When Drew's friends, Shane and Shana, pay her a visit, they offer to help her scare local bullies, T