Kaye Stevens (born Catherine Louise Stephens, also sometimes spelled Kay Stevens, July 21, 1932 – December 28, 2011) was an American singer and actress. Her big break in show business came at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas, when the headliner for the night, Debbie Reynolds, became ill and Stevens filled in for the night. She then went on to do small shows in New York City at the Plaza Hotel's Persian Room and the Waldorf Astoria, and Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip.^[1]

Born Catherine Louise Stephens^[2] in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 21, 1932, she was an only child. Her family eventually moved to Cleveland, where she got her start as a drummer and singer as a teenager.^[3][4]

Stevens married bandleader and trumpet player Tommy Amato in 1955. The couple performed throughout the eastern United States. They divorced in 1961. Stevens then married realtor Gerald Armstrong in September 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii, but they divorced after less than one year. Stevens' third marriage, to Miami attorney Woodrow Maxwell "Mac" Melvin, also ended in divorce after less than a year.

Stevens lived in Margate, Florida, from the late 1950s until 2004.^[7] She did public relations for Jack Marquesee, the city's developer. Many Margate residents referred to Stevens as the "First Lady of Margate" because every time she appeared on game shows, she placed a sign next to her nameplate that read "Hello Margate." She promoted Margate as "a great place to live and raise a family." Stevens served as grand marshal in many of the city's parades on July 4, and a city park is named in her honor. When Stevens was home in Margate for the Christmas holiday, she gathered her neighbors and friends at the Margate Hospital to sing Christmas carols to the patients.^{[citation needed]}

In her last 20 years, Stevens founded a Christian ministry and only performed Christian or patriotic music.^[6]

She lived in retirement in Summerfield, Florida, and died at age 79 on December 28, 2011, after battling breast cancer and blood clots, according to Gerry Schweitzer, a close friend. She left no immediate survivors.^[7]

Stevens received a Golden Globe nomination as Best Supporting Actress in 1963 for her work in the film The Interns.^{[citation needed]}

City of Margate officials named a park in her honor. Kaye Stevens Park is located 5825 Royal Palm Blvd. The city dedicated a life-size bronze statue of her on April 5, 2016.^[8][1]

• The Interns (1962) as Nurse Didi Loomis
• The Man from the Diners' Club (1963) as Bea
• The New Interns (1964) as Didi
• The Great Masquerade (1974) as Officer Fulton
• Jaws 3-D (1983) as Mrs. Kellender