What is Paula Kelly (actress)?
{{Infobox person | name = Paula Alma Kelly | image = Paula Kelly in Bubbling Brown Sugar.JPG | caption = Kelly in {{circa|1977}} | birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|10|21}} | birth_place = [[Jacksonville, Florida]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|2|8|1943|10|21}} | death_place = [[Whittier, California]], U.S. | nationality = American | education = [[Juilliard School of Music]] | occupation = Actress, dancer, singer | years_active = 1964–1999 | spouse = {{marriage|[[Don Chaffey]]|1985|1990|end=died}} | children = 1 }} '''Paula Alma Kelly''' (October 21, 1942 – February 8, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] dancer, singer, and actress. She appeared on stage and on screen in movies and television. Her first [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] role was as Mrs. Veloz in the 1964 musical ''[[Something More!]]'', sharing the stage with [[Barbara Cook]]. Her other Broadway credits include ''[[The Dozens]]'' (1969), ''[[Paul Sills' Story Theatre]]'' (1971), ''[[Ovid's Metamorphoses]]'' (1971) and [[Duke Ellington]]'s ''[[Sophisticated Ladies]]'' (1981) with [[Gregory Hines]] and [[Phyllis Hyman]]. Kelly's movie credits include ''[[Sweet Charity (movie)|Sweet Charity]]'', ''[[Soylent Green]]'', ''[[The Spook Who Sat by the Door (movie)|The Spook Who Sat by the Door]]'', ''[[The Andromeda Strain (movie)|The Andromeda Strain]]'', ''[[Uptown Saturday Night]]'', ''[[Lost in the Stars (movie)|Lost in the Stars]]'', ''[[Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling]]'', ''Drop Squad'' and ''[[Once Upon a Time...When We Were Colored]]''. She also had a recurring role as Liz Williams on the first season of the [[sitcom]] ''[[Night Court]]''. She had an [[Emmy Award]] [[wikt:nomination|nomination]]. She was nominated for a second Emmy for her role in ''[[The Women of Brewster Place (TV miniseries)|The Women of Brewster Place]]''. Kelly was born in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]. She grew up in [[Harlem]], [[Manhattan, New York]]. She married [[British people|British]] director [[Don Chaffey]] in 1