Erin Gray
Acting
The very beautiful and talented model, actress, and author Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950) was one of the first models to successfully crossover into television. She is best known as "Kate Summers" on the highly watched TV show "Silver Spoons" (1982), and "Colonel Wilma Deering" on the TV show "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979). Many women admired her commanding role as Col Deering, while many men admired her beautiful looks and sexy figure. Erin Gray was born on January 7, 1950 in Honolulu. Gray moved with her family from Hawaii to California when she was eight years old and graduated from Pacific Palisades High School. She was fifteen when a chance meeting with Nina Blanchard, head of one of Hollywood's top model agencies, convinced her what she wanted to do in life. Moving to New York, she became one of the town's most sought-after models, in elite company with Farrah Fawcett, Veronica Hamel and Susan Blakely. TV viewers encountered her commercials for Breck, Max Factor, Clairol, Camay Soap and RC Cola, and a classic spot--for English Leather cologne--in which she provocatively declared, "My men wear English Leather--or they wear nothing at all!" Between modeling assignments, she studied acting with well-known coach Warren Robertson and, when movie-TV offers came in, she was ready. Universal was impressed by her performances on such series as "Police Story" (1973) and "Gibbsville" (1976) and signed her to a seven-year contract. Under that pact, the studio co-starred her as a tough-minded newspaper reporter in Irwin Shaw's Evening in Byzantium (1978) (TV). Her performance scored with both critics and audiences, and led directly to the role in "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979). As a result, she has become a regular commuter between Hollywood and New York, the hub of the magazine and fashion world.
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Wilma Deering
Age 29 (now 76)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
as Diana Kimble
Age 43 (now 76)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Col. Wilma Deering
Age 29 (now 76)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
as Captain Terry O'Malley
Age 38 (now 76)
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder
as Brianna
Age 72 (now 76)
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self
Age 63 (now 76)
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
as Laura Sands
Age 57 (now 76)
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders
as Pamela Bozanich
Age 44 (now 76)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
as Diana Kimble
Age 43 (now 76)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
as Captain Terry O'Malley
Age 38 (now 76)
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
as Colonel Wilma Deering
Age 29 (now 76)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Col. Wilma Deering
Age 29 (now 76)
Mystery Science Theater 3000
as Martha Masters
Age 67 (now 76)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Wilma Deering
Age 29 (now 76)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Age 12 (now 76)Gathering insights...
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