Kay Medford: Kay Medford. Actress: Funny Girl. A veteran scene stealer in the cynical tradition of Thelma Ritter and known for her own inimitably dry, poker-faced delivery, Kay Medford was born Margaret Kathleen Regan in the Bronx, New York City on September 14, 1919, the daughter of Irish folk James and Mary Regan. Her mother was, at one time, a Shakespearean actress on the road. Kay attended both public and Catholic schools...
