Kelly Garrett (March 25, 1944 – August 7, 2013) was an American actress and singer known for her work on the Broadway stage and on television. She was nominated for a

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in 1976 for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Personal life and career

Born Ellen Boulton to Sabina (née Griego), a nurse, and Jack Boulton (1916–1987), a marine. The family moved to

Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe ( ; , Spanish for 'Holy Faith'; tew, Oghá P'o'oge, Tewa for 'white shell water place'; tiw, Hulp'ó'ona, label=Tiwa language, Northern Tiwa; nv, Yootó, Navajo for 'bead + water place') is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ...

where Garrett attended Catholic schools and began singing. She attended

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, later moving Los Angeles and then Las Vegas doing singing gigs at supper clubs. She then started performing on television series such as ''

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''. Around this time in the 1960s, Garrett also began a short-lived recording career. In the 1970s, she moved to New York City. Her stage name is often confused with the popular character also named "Kelly Garrett" on ''

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''. In 1976 she performed at the

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singing "Richard's Window" from ''

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'', which was nominated for Best Song.

Broadway

Garrett made her Broadway debut in the 1972 musical ''Mother Earth'', for which she received a

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award. In 1974 she performed in the musical revue ''Words & Music''. In 1975 she performed in the musical revue ''

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'', for which she was nominated for the first

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The awards were established i ...

and she was also nominated for the

. She was considered for the lead role of Mabel in ''

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'', losing the role to

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Death

Garrett died on August 7, 2013, in an

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hospice at the age of 69 from complications of throat and tongue cancer. She had been living in

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, retired from performing, and was working as an arts educator and coach. Garrett did not have children and was once divorced. She is survived by her mother Sabina, who had remarried after her father's death to Nazario C. de Baca (1916–2013) and eight siblings. Her father and sister Alice preceded her in death, her nephew Kevin died on May 21, 2014. Her ashes were scattered near the former

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home of her grandparents.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrett, Kelly 1944 births American stage actresses 2013 deaths Actresses from New Mexico 21st-century American women