Kellye Nakahara Wallett (January 16, 1948 – February 16, 2020) was an American actress, best known for playing Nurse Kellye in 167 episodes of the television comedy series M.

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 MASH, she was cast as Nurse Kellye; she appeared in 167 episodes of the long-running series. Following the series finale of MASH, Nakahara appeared in television commercials as a spokesperson for IBM. She appeared in several other television shows, had small parts in the films Clue (1985) 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.

Death

Nakahara died of cancer at her home in Pasadena, California, on February 16, 2020.

Filmography