Kay Medford high school and working as a nightclub waitress. She was the original "Mama" in "Bye Bye Birdie" on Broadway, garnering excellent reviews, but lost the film role to Maureen Stapleton. Medford appeared in the Warner Bros. rock and roll film, "Jamboree" (1957). She made her Broadway debut in 1951 in the musical "Paint Your Wagon". She was cast in "Carousel" before she appeared onstage in "Funny Girl" as the mother of Fanny Brice (played by Barbra Streisand); for this performance she was nominated for a 1964 Tony Award for Featured Actress (Musical), and when she repeated the role in the
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963 film) well, I can't even remember their names." The film has received slightly above average scores at Rotten Tomatoes, with five reviews posted, which note the stylish look to the film, but negatively point out its story. "Sight & Sound" stated that "Although certainly pioneering, "The Girl Who Knew Too Much" is a low-key, modest film. It would be Bava's subsequent production, the violent, striking Blood and Black Lace, that would announce the genre's arrival in bold primary colours." The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963 film) The Girl Who Knew Too Much () is a 1963 Italian giallo film. Directed