Kellye Nakahara
Kellye Nakahara | |
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O‘ahu, Hawai‘i | December 10, 1950
Kellye Nakahara (born December 10, 1950) is an American actress, best known for playing Nurse Kellye in 165 episodes of the television comedy M*A*S*H.
Life and career
Nakahara was born on O‘ahu, Hawaii. Before becoming an actress, Nakahara moved from Hawai‘i to San Francisco to pursue a career in art. She married David Wallett, and moved to Los Angeles to try acting. Other than M*A*S*H, she has had small roles and guest spots on several other television shows, had a small part in the films Clue (1985) as Mrs. Ho, the domestic cook, and in 1996's Black Day Blue Night. Along with several other M*A*S*H cast members, she was a spokesperson for IBM.
Nakahara still occasionally works as an actress, as well as working as a watercolor artist who paints and exhibits under her married name, Kellye Wallett. She has two children.
External links
- Kellye Nakahara on IMDb
- Interview with Kellye Nakahara
- Kellye Wallett Studio
- Interview with Kellye Nakahara April 3 2016 Nurse Kellye of M*A*S*H* NPR