by Hal Erickson
biography
Ruddy-cheeked Irish character-actress Kate Price inaugurated her film career in 1914. During the pre-WWI era, Price starred in a number of two-reel comedies for the Lubin company, with such up-and-coming performers as Oliver Hardy in support. She went on to play Mrs. Kelly in several of Universal's Cohens and Kellys series entries, and also showed up as landladies, cooks, maids, and duennas for other studios. Kate Price remained active until 1937, looking pretty much the same as she did when she made her first screen appearance nearly 25 years earlier.
