Actress, singer and dancer Paula Kelly, who earned an Emmy Award nomination on the sitcom “Night Court” and co-starred with Chita Rivera and Shirley MacLaine in the film “Sweet Charity,” has died at a ...

Paula Kelly, a tall, lithesome dancer who was one of the first African American women to make a successful transition to movies and television from Broadway, using the musical “Sweet Charity” as the ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Ms. Kelly, named Paula Alma Kelly, was born October 21, 1942 in ...

Paula Kelly, an Emmy-nominated actress, dancer and singer who became a leading black performer on Broadway in the 1960s and later turned to supporting roles on film and television, playing one of TV’s ...