Kellye Nakahara
Kellye Nakahara was an American actress, best known for playing Nurse Kealani Kellye in 167 episodes of the television comedy M*A*S*H.Life and career
Nakahara was born in Honolulu. Before becoming an actress, Nakahara moved to San Francisco to pursue a career in art. In 1967, she married David Wallett and moved to Los Angeles where she began a career as an actress. Halfway through the first season of M*A*S*H, she landed the part of Nurse Kellye in which she appeared in more than 150 episodes of the long-running series. Following the series finale of M*A*S*H, Nakahara appeared in television commercials as a spokesperson for IBM. Additionally, she appeared in several other television shows, had a small part in the films Clue as Mrs. Ho, the domestic cook, and in 1995's Black Day Blue Night. She also played a labor and delivery nurse in the 1988 John Hughes film She's Having a Baby.
Nakahara was also a watercolor artist, who painted and exhibited under her married name, Kellye Wallett.
Nakahara died from cancer at her home in Pasadena, California, on February 16, 2020. She is survived by her husband, two children and four grandchildren.Filmography
