Kellye Nakahara Biography

Fast Facts

• Several of her paintings are on loan to the City of Pasadena on the "Pasadena Tour," where they are exhibited in local businesses and government offices
• Is a supporter of the American Diabetes Foundation, the Sunshine Kids program, and the Neighborhood USA Conference, which advocates for neighborhoods in crisis
• Moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting and was offered the role of Nurse Kellye halfway through the first season of "M*A*S*H․"
• Started out as an artist, selling her watercolors of the San Francisco waterfront at the Polk Gallery
• Best known for her role as Lieutenant Kellye Yamato in "M*A*S*H" and as The Cook in "Clue․"
• Her watercolor collection, "The Gardens of Pasadena," features several historical landmarks, neighborhoods, and gardens in her home town
• Is a professional watercolor artist in Pasadena, California with her own studio, the Kellye Wallett Studio
• Holds the position of Arts Commissioner for the City of Pasadena
• Was not credited as Nurse Kellye in "M*A*S*H" until the episode "The Kids" in season four, often previously appearing uncredited or as "Nurse Able," "Nurse Charlie," or just "Nurse․"
• After "M*A*S*H," she spent many years as a spokesperson for IBM and appeared in several of their commercials