Kate Carney (born Catherine Mary Pattinson; 15 August 1869 – 1 January 1950)[1] was an English singer and comedienne who played the music halls in London.

[4][5] After a break when her first two sons were born, she reappeared in 1890 under the name Kate Carney at the Albert Music Hall in Canning Town, singing Irish ballads such as "Here's My Love to Old Ireland".

She established her own company of dancers to support her own stage act, and acquired enough wealth to buy a large house in Brixton as well as racehorses and expensive cars.

[5] After the First World War, she restricted her appearances, re-emerging in the early 1930s when she performed with a butler accompanying her on piano, as well as her own chorus and musicians.

Upon her eightieth birthday on August 15, she received "best wishes" from Queen Mary that "the coming years may bring many happy days".