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Velma Kelly

character from the 1927 play Chicago
Person fictional_human Q7919235

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
fictional human, theatrical character[7]
Sex or gender
female[6]
Country of citizenship
United States[4]
Occupation
murderer, singer
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Creator
Maurine Dallas Watkins[5]
Family name
Kelly[8]
Given name
Velma[9]
Inspired by
Belva Gaertner[10]
Instrument
voice[11]
P14750
FBC8-D17F-60F2-1305-426A[14]
Present in work
Chicago[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Velma en Velma Kelly en Velma Wall ja ヴェルマ・ケリー ru Велма Келли zh 維爾瑪·凱利 zh 薇瑪·姬利
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Freebase ID
/m/02nwchg
IMDb ID
ch0005219

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Summary

Velma Kelly is a fictional human[1]. She has worked as a murderer[2] and singer[3].

FAQs

What did Velma Kelly do for work?

Velma Kelly worked as a murderer[2] and singer[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Present in work → Chicago
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es']
    Sitelink count → 2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Present in work: Chicago, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Chicago → Chicago ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q5095462_Q433477"
  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Given name → Velma
    Imported from → —
    Present in work → Chicago
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/47158|batch #47158]]: HAND ID (11)"
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