Kathleen O'Regan (11 November 1903 – 10 December 1970) was an Irish actress, best-remembered for her performances in the first London performances of ''

Juno and the Paycock ''Juno and the Paycock'' is a play by Seán O'Casey. Highly regarded and often performed in Ireland, it was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. It is set in the working-class tenements of Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Ir ...

'' and ''

The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act Play (theatre), play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title refe ...

''. Later in her career, she showed her talents in comedy, appearing, on the author's recommendation, in

Ben Travers Ben Travers (12 November 188618 December 1980) was an English writer. His output includes more than 20 plays, 30 screenplays, 5 novels, and 3 volumes of memoirs. He is best remembered for his long-running Aldwych farce, series of farces first ...

farce Farce is a comedy that seeks to entertain an audience through situations that are highly exaggerated, extravagant, ridiculous, absurd, and improbable. Farce is also characterized by heavy use of physical humor; the use of deliberate absurdity o ...

'' Banana Ridge'' (1938)."Miss Kathleen O'Regan", ''The Times'', 14 December 1970, p. 11 She also appeared in films, including

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

's screen rendering of ''

'' (1930).

Personal life

She was married to Lt Colonel K.A. Plimpton, DSO, who was secretary of the

Garrick Club The Garrick Club is a gentlemen's club in the heart of London founded in 1831. It is one of the oldest members' clubs in the world and, since its inception, has catered to members such as Charles Kean, Henry Irving, Herbert Beerbohm Tree, A ...

for 14 years. She died in 1970, aged 67Profile
the.hitchcock.zone, 14 December 1970; accessed 26 October 2015.

Filmography

Notes

External links

Kathleen O'Regan profile
Allmovie.com; accessed 26 October 2015. * 1903 births 1970 deaths 20th-century Irish actresses Irish stage actresses Irish film actresses Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Ireland-actor-stub