# Kathryn Givney

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

## Biography

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 George Stutzman which ended in divorce. Givney was married to Francis Connolly who was her second husband 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 | Notes |
| 1930 | 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 | Uncredited |
| 1950 | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town | Mrs. Victoria Masterson | |
| 1951 | Operation Pacific | Commander Steele | |
| 1951 | Valentino | Mrs. Williams | Uncredited |
| 1951 | 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 | Uncredited |
| 1953 | 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 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 | Uncredited |
| 1962 | Hazel | Mrs. Forbes-Craigie | Season 1 Episode 18: "Hazel's Secret Wish" |
| 1969 | Once You Kiss a Stranger | Aunt Margaret | |