Career
She spent a number of years working in the United States, on Broadway and in television, before returning to Britain. She also appeared in films including Blind Terror (1971), The Black Panther (1977) and Quincy"s Quest (1979), and found movie success in later years for her performances in An American Werewolf in London (1981) as the conflicted rural barmaid trying to warn off the two doomed American backpackers, Bert Rigby, You"re a Fool (1989) as Mistress Pennington, Nuns on the Run (1990) as a formidable nun, and Dragonworld (1994) as Mistress
Cosgrove.
She appeared as a nurse in a notable Royal Shakespeare Company production of John Vanbrugh"s play, The Relapse, at the Aldwych Theatre in London in 1967, alongside, among others, Donald Sinden, Patrick Stewart and Ben Kingsley. She debuted the role of Serafima Ilinitchna in Nikolai Erdman"s The Suicide (1979). She was part of the cast of the Royal Shakespeare Company"s epic stage production of Nicholas Nickleby on Broadway in 1981.
Kaye starred in the title role of the short-lived United States. television series Mama Malone a year later, which showcased the uncanny American accent, that she could adopt at will, which caused most viewers to believe she was American.
She made guest appearances on several United States. television series, such as Murder, She Wrote, Cheers, and Dear John (reuniting her with An American Werewolf In London co-star Jenny Agutter). She resided in Florida before returning to Britain.
Her last role was in the British television serial Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde in 1998, in which she appeared as "Granny Jekyll". After this role she announced her retirement.
