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Erin Gray

Erin Gray

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.

  • BIRTH 07/01/1950
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 13
  • MOVIES 19

Shows (13)

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
Andrea Dean
Baywatch
Baywatch
Chief Monica Johnson
Pandora (2019)
Pandora (2019)
Captain Beth Grant
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
Maggie Cook
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Wilma Deering
Hunter
Hunter
Kate Lawson
The Hitchhiker
The Hitchhiker
Leslie
Silver Spoons
Silver Spoons
Kate Summers Stratton
L.A. Law
L.A. Law
Rochelle Peters
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
Margaret 'Alta' Hatch
The Guild
The Guild
Madeleine Twain
TableTop
TableTop
Herself - Guest
Malibu U
Malibu U
Self - Dancer

Movies (19)

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
Diana Kimble
My Christmas Inn
My Christmas Inn
Molly Anderson
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Col. Wilma Deering
A Christmas Princess
A Christmas Princess
Queen Alice
A Perfect Christmas
A Perfect Christmas
Patricia Faber
Hunter Prey
Hunter Prey
Clea
T-Force
T-Force
Mayor Pendleton
I Married Who?
I Married Who?
Ethel Swift
Six Pack
Six Pack
Lilah
Caught in the Headlights
Caught in the Headlights
Mrs. Jones
Ghouls
Ghouls
Liz
Breaking Home Ties
Breaking Home Ties
Carol
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder
Brianna
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story…
Pamela Bozanich
Christmas In Palm Springs
Christmas In Palm Springs
Mayor Tomlin
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
Laura Sands
Official Denial
Official Denial
Annie Corliss
Finding Grace
Finding Grace
Judge Ariel Harper
Nuclear Hurricane
Nuclear Hurricane
Jane