Moiya Kelly

Moiya Ann Kelly (28 May 1934 – 3 January 2023) was a British actress during the 1950s who is probably best known for playing Martha Cratchit in the film Scrooge (1951) starring Alistair Sim.

During the run of the play Cosh Boy Kelly came to the notice of Brian Desmond Hurst, who cast her as Martha Cratchit in Scrooge (1951) opposite Alistair Sim in the title role.

She played a schoolgirl in two episodes of a television adaptation of Anne of Green Gables (1952) before appearing as Mamie in the musical Love from Judy (1952) with June Whitfield at the Saville Theatre.

She was involved in the BBC outside broadcast Youth Wants To Know and took part in a television programme showcasing promising young talent with Julian Bream, Leslie Crowther, and Shani Wallis.

Her parents advising her to find a more steady employment than acting, Kelly became a primary school teacher, at first in Borehamwood, and later in Camberley in Surrey.