Kellye Nakahara Watson (January 16, 1948 – February 16, 2020) was an American actress, best known for playing Nurse Kellye in 167 episodes of the television comedy series M*A*S*H. Life and career Nakahara was born in Honolulu. Before becoming an actress, Nakahara moved to San Francisco to pursue a career in art. In 1967, she married David Wallett and moved to Los Angeles where she began a career as an actress. Halfway through the first season of M*A*S*H, she landed the part of Nurse Kellye; she appeared in 167 episodes of the long-running series. Following the series finale of M*A*S*H, Nakahara appeared in television commercials as a spokesperson for IBM. Additionally, she appeared in several other television shows, had a small part in the films Clue (1985) as Mrs. Ho, the domestic cook, and in 1995's Black Day Blue Night. She also played a labor and delivery nurse in the 1988 John Hughes film She's Having a Baby. Nakahara was also a watercolor artist, who painted and exhibited under her married name, Kellye Wallett. Death Nakahara died from cancer at her home in Pasadena, California, on February 16, 2020. Filmography References External links Interview with Kellye Nakahara Kellye Wallett Studio 2016 Interview with Kellye Nakahara Death Announcement 1948 births 2020 deaths 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American painters Actresses from Honolulu Actresses from Pasadena, California American television actresses American watercolorists Artists from Pasadena, California Deaths from cancer in California Painters from Hawaii Women watercolorists 21st-century American actresses