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Kellye Nakahara

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Actress

The Resume

    (January 16, 1948-February 16, 2020)
    Born in Oahu, Hawaii
    Portrayed Nurse Kellye on M*A*S*H
    Appeared in the films 'Clue' (1985), 'She's Having a Baby' (1987), '3 Ninjas Kick Back' (1994) and 'Doctor Doolittle' (1998)

Why she might be annoying:

    She started on M*A*S*H in semi-anonymous 'Nurse Able/Baker/Charlie' roles before having a character created for her.
    Although she was in a lot of M*A*S*H episodes, she rarely played a central part in them.
    With several other cast members, she was a spokesperson for IBM.
    She claims she was turned down for a part on ER because producers thought 'it might be too confusing to the public to have a nurse from Korea show up.' (Somehow, that didn't stop ER from finding a role for Alan Alda.)

Why she might not be annoying:

    She appeared in 86 episodes of M*A*S*H, more than stars McLean Stevenson and Wayne Rogers.
    Her most substantial M*A*S*H appearance, in 'Hey, Look Me Over,' was written as a surprise for her by Alda and producer Karen Hall.
    She said, 'If you told me I'd have to run barefoot through broken glass with 100 pounds of lead on my back while people shot at me to work with Alan [Alda] again, I'll say 'What time do you want me there?'
    She has become a successful watercolor artist and was named an arts commissioner for the city of Pasadena.
    She donates time and paintings to the Ronald McDonald House and the American Diabetes Foundation.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 164 Votes: 46.95% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 60 Votes: 31.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 19 Votes: 15.79% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 16.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 121 Votes: 68.60% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 23 Votes: 13.04% Annoying