Kelly, Paula (1939–)

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Kelly, Paula (1939–)

American modern dancer and actress. Born Oct 21, 1943, in Jacksonville, FL; studied at High School of Music and Art and Juilliard School in New York City.

Performed briefly as modern dancer in such works as Pearl Lang's Tongues of Fire (1968), Donald McKayle's District Storyville, and Anna Sokolow's The Question, Session, and Time Plus; performed on Broadway in Something More! (1964); appeared as Helene in film of Sweet Charity (1969); on tv, appeared on "The Women of Brewster Place" (1989), "Run for the Dream" (1996), among others, and was a regular on "Santa Barbara" (1984–85); other films include Soylent Green (1973), Lost in the Stars (1974), Uptown Saturday Night (1974), Drum (1976) and Jo Jo Dancer (1986).

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