Kathryn Givney

Kathryn Givney (October 27, 1896 – March 16, 1978) was an American actress in theater and in films.

Biography Givney was born Catharine Givney in Rhinelander, Wisconsin in 1896.

In 1928, Givney was a member of the S. E. Cochran Repertory Company. In 1930, she appeared in Stepping Sisters at the Hollywood Playhouse.

She appeared in the films Follow Thru, Isn't It Romantic?, My Friend Irma, Side Street, Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town, Operation Pacific, Valentino, A Place in the Sun, Lightning Strikes Twice, Double Crossbones, Little Egypt, Too Young to Kiss, The Kid from Left Field, Let's Do It Again, Three Coins in the Fountain, Daddy Long Legs, Count Three and Pray, Lady Godiva of Coventry, Guys and Dolls, Congo Crossing, The Wayward Bus, A Certain Smile, The Man in the Net, From the Terrace, That Touch of Mink, Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and Once You Kiss a Stranger.

On Broadway, Givney appeared in This, Too, Shall Pass (1946), Good Night, Ladies (1945), Wallflower (1944), Tomorrow the World (1943), The Flowers of Virtue (1942), Little Dark Horse (1941), The Happiest Days (1939), One Thing After Another (1937), Fulton of Oak Falls (1937), If This Be Treason (1935), Lost Horizons (1934), Absent Father (1932), Peter Flies High (1931), The Behavior of Mrs. Crane (1928), Nightstick (1927), We All Do (1927), and Ballyhoo (1927). On television, Givney appeared on Season 1 Episode 18 of Hazel "Hazel's Secret Wish" which aired February 1, 1962. She also appeared in three Perry Mason episodes 1957–1966 as Amelia Haskins, Matilda Bendon, and Wilma Gregson. Marriage Givney was married twice. Her first husband was J. George Stutzman, whom she married in 1919. The marriage ended in divorce. Givney was later married to Francis Connolly until his death in 1960.

Death On March 16, 1978, Givney died at her home in Hollywood at age 81, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1930 Follow Thru Mrs. Bascomb 1931 Lover Come Back Mrs. March 1948 Isn't It Romantic? Clarisse Thayer 1949 My Friend Irma Mrs. Rhinelander 1950 Side Street Nurse Carter Uncredited1950 Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town Mrs. Victoria Masterson 1951 Operation Pacific Commander Steele 1951 Valentino Mrs. Williams Uncredited1951 A Place in the Sun Louise Eastman 1951 Lightning Strikes Twice Myra Nolan 1951 Double Crossbones Lady Montrose 1951 Little Egypt Cynthia Graydon 1951 Too Young to Kiss Miss Benson 1953 The Kid from Left Field Judge Slavin Uncredited1953 Let's Do It Again Mrs. Randolph 1954 Three Coins in the Fountain Mrs. Burgoyne 1955 Daddy Long Legs Gertrude Pendleton 1955 Count Three and Pray Mrs. Decrais 1955 Lady Godiva of Coventry Abbess 1955 Guys and Dolls General Matilda Cartwright 1956 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mrs. Princey Season 2 Episode 1: "Wet Saturday" 1956 Congo Crossing Amelia Abbott 1957 The Wayward Bus Mrs. Elliott (Bernice) Pritchard 1958 A Certain Smile Madame Griot 1959 The Man in the Net Mrs. Carey 1960 From the Terrace Mrs. St. John 1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Mrs. Colton Season 6 Episode 34: "Servant Problem" 1962 Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Elena von Hartrott 1962 That Touch of Mink Mrs. Evelyn Haskell Uncredited1962 Hazel Mrs. Forbes-Craigie Season 1 Episode 18: "Hazel's Secret Wish"1969 Once You Kiss a Stranger Aunt Margaret