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	Sylvia was married twice. In 1962 she married the Canadian director, [[Ted Kotcheff]], with whom she had three children, Aaron, Katrina and Joshua. After their divorce she married again in 1987 to the actor and writer, [[Christopher Douglas (British actor)\|Christopher Douglas]]. The marriage ended in divorce in 2008.		Sylvia was married twice. In 1962 she married the Canadian director, [[Ted Kotcheff]], with whom she had three children, Aaron, Katrina and Joshua. After their divorce she married again in 1987 to the actor and writer, [[Christopher Douglas (British actor)\|Christopher Douglas]]. The marriage ended in divorce in 2008.

	In the 1990s, she resumed her [[psychology]] studies, qualified as a [[psychotherapist]] and practised in [[London]] and later in [[Herefordshire]] until 2017.~~<ref>[https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2019/obituary-sylvia-kay/ Obituary: Sylvia Kay – Popular sitcom actor who showed early promise on stage] The Stage. 26 February 2019</ref>~~		In the 1990s, she resumed her [[psychology]] studies, qualified as a [[psychotherapist]] and practised in [[London]] and later in [[Herefordshire]] until 2017.

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==

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	~~{{Short description\|British actress (1936–2019)}}~~
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	~~{{Multiple issues\|~~
	~~{{more footnotes needed\|date=March 2013}}~~
	~~{{lead too short\|date=July 2018}}~~
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	\| birth_name = Sylvia Margaret Kay		\| birth_name = Sylvia Margaret Kay
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1936\|5\|16\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1936\|05\|16\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Stockport]], [[Cheshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[Stockport]], [[Cheshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2019\|1\|18\|1936\|5\|16\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2019\|01\|18\|1936\|05\|16\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[London]], England		\| death_place = [[London]], England
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb name\|443191\|Sylvia Kay}}		* {{IMDb name\|443191\|Sylvia Kay}}

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{{Short description|British actress (1936–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{more footnotes needed|date=March 2013}}
{{lead too short|date=July 2018}}
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| birth_name = Sylvia Margaret Kay
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|5|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Stockport]], [[Cheshire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|1|18|1936|5|16|df=y}}
| death_place = [[London]], England
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| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1957–1997
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| spouse = {{Plainlist|
* {{Marriage|[[Ted Kotcheff]]|1962|1972|end=divorced}} (3 Children)
* {{Marriage|[[Christopher Douglas (British actor)|Christopher Douglas]]|1987|2008|end=divorced}}
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'''Sylvia Margaret Kay''' (16 May 1936 – 18 January 2019)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/04/sylvia-kay-obituary |title=Sylvia Kay obituary |first=Anthony |last=Hayward |date=February 4, 2019 |website=theguardian.com |access-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20190204154033/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/04/sylvia-kay-obituary |archive-date= 2019-02-04|url-status=live}}</ref> was an English character actress who had many roles in British television programmes, most notably as Daphne Warrender in the BBC sitcom ''[[Just Good Friends]]''.

==Early life==
She attended [[Roundhay School|Roundhay High School for Girls]] in [[Leeds]].

==Career==
Kay appeared in films such as ''[[That Kind of Girl]]'' (1963), ''[[Rapture (1965 film)|Rapture]]'' (1965), ''[[Wake in Fright]]'' (1971) (directed by her then-husband [[Ted Kotcheff]]), and ''[[Coming Out of the Ice]]'' (1982). She also appeared in the television dramas ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' (1968)'', ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'', [[Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)|Dalziel and Pascoe]]'', ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Dead of Night (TV series)|Dead of Night]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''[[Jeeves and Wooster]]'', ''[[Just Good Friends]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]], [[Mixed Blessings (British TV series)|Mixed Blessings]]'' and an episode of [[Public Eye (TV series)|Public Eye (1968)]]. As landlady Dorothy Lawson, she appeared in 29 episodes of the first series of ''[[Rooms (TV series)|Rooms]]'' (1974–77).

==Personal life==
Sylvia was married twice. In 1962 she married the Canadian director, [[Ted Kotcheff]], with whom she had three children, Aaron, Katrina and Joshua. After their divorce she married again in 1987 to the actor and writer, [[Christopher Douglas (British actor)|Christopher Douglas]]. The marriage ended in divorce in 2008.

In the 1990s, she resumed her [[psychology]] studies, qualified as a [[psychotherapist]] and practised in [[London]] and later in [[Herefordshire]] until 2017.<ref>[https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2019/obituary-sylvia-kay/ Obituary: Sylvia Kay – Popular sitcom actor who showed early promise on stage] The Stage. 26 February 2019</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1957 || ''[[Kill Me Tomorrow]]'' || Nurse ||
|-
| 1963 || ''[[That Kind of Girl]]'' || Mrs. Millar ||
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Rapture (1965 film)|Rapture]]'' || Genevieve ||
|-
| 1971 || ''[[Wake in Fright]]'' || Janette Hynes ||
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Too Many Chefs]]'' || Reporter || Uncredited

|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|443191|Sylvia Kay}}

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[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:English television actresses]]
[[Category:People educated at Roundhay School]]
[[Category:People from Altrincham]]
[[Category:Actresses from Stockport]]