Erin Gray
Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950 in Honolulu , Hawaii ) is an American actress who is best known for her roles in the sitcom Silver Spoons as Kate Summers and in the science fiction series Buck Rogers as Wilma Deering .
Life
Erin Gray lived in Hawaii until her parents separated, after which she moved with her mother to California , where she attended school. At the age of 15, Erin Gray got the opportunity to meet Nina Blanchard , the CEO of one of the leading modeling agencies in Hollywood . Then she started a career in the modeling business.
A few years later she was one of the top models in New York . She worked as a spokesperson for brands such as L'Oréal , Max Factor and Bloomingdale’s . During her time in New York, she developed her interest in acting and decided to move to Hollywood.
She had her first television appearance in 1967 as a dancer in a miniseries. More offers followed, until she finally received a seven-year contract from Universal Studios in 1978 . As a result, she got next to Gil Gerard a leading role in the film and the eponymous television series Buck Rogers : There she played the strong female character Colonel Wilma Deering, the first female colonel in a television series.
The attempt to develop her own series ( spin-off ) from her role in the first season of Magnum failed. From 1982 to 1987 she appeared in the series Silver Spoons . After completing the series, she added film roles to her commissions in addition to series roles, for example in 1993 in Jason Goes to Hell - Die Endabrechnung as Diana Kimble .
In addition to other roles, she works as a casting agent in her agency Heroes for Hire , which specializes in SciFi actors.
Her first marriage was to Ken Schwartz. She has been married to Richard Hissong since 1991. Both marriages produced a child.
Filmography (selection)
Feature films
- 1978: Evening in Byzantium
- 1979: Buck Rogers, pilot
- 1982: Born Beautiful
- 1990: Laker Girls
- 1993: Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
- 1994: Mission Alien
- 2000: Last Exit Hollywood (The Last Producer)
- 2002: Decision in Clover Bend (Clover Bend)
- 2003: One Hundred Days, One Hundred Nights (Manfast)
- 2006: Siren
- 2008: Loaded
- 2011: Dreams awake
- 2011: Nesting
- 2012: I married who?
Series
- 1967: Malibu U
- 1979–1981: Buck Rogers (37 episodes)
- 1981: Magnum ( Magnum, pi , one episode)
- 1982: A Colt Just In Case ( The Fall Guy , Episode: Operation Coconut )
- 1982-1987: Silver Spoons
- 1986: Hotel (one episode)
- 1993: Bonkers (an episode)
- 1993, 1996: Palm Beach Duo (2 episodes)
- 1996: Renegade - Merciless Hunt ( Renegade , Episode 4x06: The Horse Killer )
- 1997–1998: Baywatch - The Lifeguards of Malibu ( Baywatch , 5 episodes)
- 2000: Profiler (3 episodes)
- 2011: The Guild (5 episodes)
- 2014: Star Trek Continues (an episode)
literature
- Erin Gray: Act Right: Everything You Need to Know That They Didn't Teach You in Acting Class (1998)
- Erin Gray: Act Right: A Manual for the On-camera Actor (2001)
Web links
- Your private homepage
- Erin Gray in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Erin Gray in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gray, Erin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Honolulu , Hawaii |