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Kathy Kersh

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Kathy Kersh
Born
Kathleen Kroeger Kersh

(1942-12-15) December 15, 1942 (age 81)
OccupationActress
SpouseBurt Ward (m. 1967; div. 1969)
Children1[1]

Kathy Kersh was an American actress who starred in Gemini Affair (1975) alongside Marta Kristen. She achieved additional success as a singer with Power Records while winning a bevy of pageants that included Miss Rheingold, Miss Los Angeles County, Miss Interior Design, and Queen of the SCMA Boat Show[2][3]

Her career began after signing with William Adrian's modeling agency in 1959.[4] She later appeared on popular television series like Batman and The Beverly Hillbillies where her roles got progressively larger.[5] After leaving Hollywood in the 1970s, she enrolled in college and became a successful real estate agent. [6] She was married to Vince Edwards and Burt Ward, with both marriages ending in divorce.[7]

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  1. ^ "Daughter Born to Kathy Kersh". Spokane Chronicle. December 29, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved July 4, 2024.(subscription required)
  2. ^ "Kathy Kersh Chosen As Show Boat Queen". The Independent. December 11, 1959. p. 38. Retrieved July 2, 2024.(subscription required)
  3. ^ Seidenbaum, Art (September 5, 1965). "Three-Sided Search for Stardom". The Los Angeles Times. p. 326. Retrieved July 2, 2024.(subscription required)
  4. ^ Claesson, Samuel. "Kathy Kersh: The Last of Hollywood's Blondes", Films of the Golden Age (April 2024)
  5. ^ "Kathy Kersh - The Private Life and Times of Kathy Kersh. Kathy Kersh Pictures". www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
  6. ^ Tom Lisanti (2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973. McFarland. p. 157. ISBN 9780786411948.
  7. ^ Scott, Vernon (January 10, 1968). "Frank Sinatra is Hollywood's Top Newmaker for Year 1967". Press-Telegram. p. 88. Retrieved July 2, 2024.(subscription required)

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