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Videos (see all 4)
"Tales of Tomorrow" (1951): Season 1: Episode 34 -- Scientists discovery threatens the world
Buck and the Preacher (1972) -- A wagon master and a con-man preacher help freed slaves dogged by cheap-labor agents out West.
"Lou Grant" (1977): Season 3: Episode 10 -- Art's Aunt Edna is worried about her mentally ill son Andrew, afraid that he might harm someone during one of his episodes. As she finds it hard to find anyone who will take her premonition seriously, she asks Art for help.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 14 -- A young gangster tries to repay an old Army buddy by starting a business for him.

Overview

Date of Birth:
8 August 1930, New York City, New York, USA more
Trivia:
Sister Gloria was the wife of actor Carl Betz who is known as Dr. Alex... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. more
Alternate Names:
Ginger Grey
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Actress:
  1. "Spider-Man" .... Anastasia Hardy / ... (4 episodes, 1997)
        - Partners in Danger Chapter 10: Lizard King (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Additional Voices
        - Partners in Danger Chapter 4: Return of Kraven (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Anastasia Hardy
        - Partners in Danger Chapter 3: The Black Cat (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Anastasia Hardy
        - Partners in Danger Chapter 2: The Cat (1997) TV episode (voice) .... Anastasia Hardy
  2. "Pig Sty" .... Cecile (1 episode, 1995)
        - Tonight's Episode: May I Borrow a Cup of Death (1995) TV episode .... Cecile
  3. "Ellen" .... Mrs. Koger (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka These Friends of Mine (USA: first season title)
        - Mrs. Koger (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Koger
  4. "Empty Nest" .... Mrs. Koontz (1 episode, 1994)
        - Charley's Millions (1994) TV episode .... Mrs. Koontz
  5. "The John Larroquette Show" (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka Larroquette (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Episode #1.13 (1993) TV episode
  6. Amityville 1992: It's About Time (1992) (V) .... Iris Wheeler
  7. "Adam 12" .... Madam Lousanga (1 episode, 1991)
    ... aka The New Adam-12 (USA: alternative title)
        - R.T.D. 211 (1991) TV episode .... Madam Lousanga
  8. Puppet Master II (1991) (V) .... Camille
  9. "Gabriel's Fire" .... Laura Pickles (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Descent (1990) TV episode .... Laura Pickles
  10. Diggin' Up Business (1990) .... Mrs. Shlumsky
    ... aka Say Bye-Bye

  11. Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989) (TV) .... Nurse
    ... aka Hoodwinked
    ... aka The Old Dick
  12. "Starting from Scratch" .... Rose (22 episodes, 1988-1989)
        - Nothing But the Tooth (1989) TV episode .... Rose
        - Working Gal (1989) TV episode .... Rose
        - Me, the Jury (1989) TV episode .... Rose
        - Confidence Game (1989) TV episode .... Rose
        - A Matter of Trust (1989) TV episode .... Rose
          (17 more)
  13. "Charles in Charge" .... Alison Lane (1 episode, 1988)
        - Role Model (1988) TV episode .... Alison Lane
  14. Take Two (1988) .... Betty Griffith
  15. "It's a Living" .... Rose (1 episode, 1987)
    ... aka Making a Living (USA: new title)
        - The Sonny's Mother Show (1987) TV episode .... Rose
  16. The Check Is in the Mail... (1986) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Cheque Is in the Post (UK)
  17. "Scarecrow and Mrs. King" .... Wilma (1 episode, 1985)
        - Murder Between Friends (1985) TV episode .... Wilma
  18. Movers & Shakers (1985) .... Dorothy
  19. Fraternity Vacation (1985) .... Mrs. Ferret
  20. "You Are the Jury" .... Sara Dabney (1 episode, 1984)
        - The Case of the People of Florida vs. Joseph Landrum (1984) TV episode .... Sara Dabney
  21. "Remington Steele" .... Shirley Mellish (1 episode, 1984)
        - Hounded Steele (1984) TV episode .... Shirley Mellish
  22. "Trapper John, M.D." .... Admissions Clerk / ... (3 episodes, 1980-1984)
        - The Jackpot Pays Off (1984) TV episode .... Hospital Billing Clerk
        - Old Man Liver (1983) TV episode .... Admissions Clerk
        - Short Odds (1980) TV episode .... Mrs. Englehart
  23. "Matt Houston" .... Dr. Wright (1 episode, 1984)
        - Blood Ties (1984) TV episode .... Dr. Wright
  24. Chained Heat (1983) .... Kaufman
    ... aka Das Frauenlager (West Germany: video title)
  25. The Other Woman (1983) (TV) .... Grace Binns
  26. Frightmare (1983) .... Mrs. Rohmer
    ... aka Body Snatchers (UK: video title)
  27. "Fantasy Island" .... Blanche Fernandel / ... (3 episodes, 1978-1982)
        - The Kleptomaniac/Thank God, I'm a Country Girl (1982) TV episode .... Doris Lee
        - The Look Alikes/Winemaker (1979) TV episode .... Blanche Fernandel
        - Charlie's Cherubs/Stalag 3 (1978) TV episode .... Lizzie Clarke
  28. The Concrete Jungle (1982) .... Shelley Meyers
  29. Night Shift (1982) .... Vivian
  30. "CHiPs" .... Driving Instructor / ... (2 episodes, 1978-1982)
    ... aka CHiPs Patrol (USA: syndication title)
        - Trained for Trouble (1982) TV episode .... Nita
        - Crash Diet (1978) TV episode .... Driving Instructor
  31. "General Hospital" (1963) TV series .... Delfina (unknown episodes, 1981-1982)
  32. "Nobody's Perfect" .... Lush (1 episode, 1980)
    ... aka Hart of the Yard (UK)
        - You Gotta Have Hart (1980) TV episode .... Lush
  33. Turnover Smith (1980) (TV) .... Sgt. McCallister
  34. "Insight" .... Lulu (2 episodes, 1973-1980)
        - Mr. and Mrs. Bliss (1980) TV episode .... Lulu
        - The Resurrection of Joe Hammond (1973) TV episode
  35. Serial (1980) .... Angela Stone
  36. Island Claws (1980) .... Rosie
    ... aka Night of the Claw

  37. "Lou Grant" .... Lana Barkley (1 episode, 1979)
        - Andrew: Part 1 (1979) TV episode .... Lana Barkley
  38. "Charlie's Angels" .... Willamena (1 episode, 1979)
        - Angels on Campus (1979) TV episode .... Willamena
  39. "Supertrain" .... Rose Casey (5 episodes, 1979)
        - Superstar (1979) TV episode .... Rose Casey
        - Hail to the Chief (1979) TV episode .... Rose Casey
        - The Queen and the Improbable Knight (1979) TV episode .... Rose Casey
        - And a Cup of Kindness Too (1979) TV episode .... Rose Casey
        - Express to Terror (1979) TV episode .... Rose Casey
  40. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Eudora Finch (1 episode, 1979)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - The Bark and the Bite (1979) TV episode .... Eudora Finch
  41. The Sweet Creek County War (1979) .... Firetop Alice Dewey
  42. "Soap" .... Mrs. Fine / ... (3 episodes, 1977-1978)
        - Episode #1.23 (1978) TV episode .... Mrs. Fine
        - Episode #1.12 (1977) TV episode .... Sheila Fine
        - Episode #1.5 (1977) TV episode .... Mrs. Fine
  43. Sex and the Married Woman (1977) (TV) .... Heidi Lomax
  44. "All in the Family" .... Marcia (1 episode, 1977)
        - Mike the Pacifist (1977) TV episode .... Marcia
  45. "McCoy" .... Janice (1 episode, 1975)
        - Double Take (1975) TV episode .... Janice
  46. "Police Woman" .... Audrey Roth (1 episode, 1975)
        - Glitter with a Bullet (1975) TV episode .... Audrey Roth
  47. The Day of the Locust (1975) .... Joan
  48. The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery (1975) .... Jasmine Cornell
  49. "Kolchak: The Night Stalker" .... Paula Griffin (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka The Night Stalker
        - The Werewolf (1974) TV episode .... Paula Griffin
  50. "The Rockford Files" .... Mildred Elias (1 episode, 1974)
    ... aka Jim Rockford, Private Investigator (USA: syndication title)
        - Backlash of the Hunter (1974) TV episode .... Mildred Elias
  51. The Rockford Files (1974) (TV) .... Mildred Elias
    ... aka The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
  52. "Police Story" .... Teresa (1 episode, 1974)
        - Fingerprint (1974) TV episode .... Teresa
  53. "Wide World Mystery" (1 episode, 1974)
        - A Beautiful Killing (1974) TV episode
  54. What Are Best Friends For? (1973) (TV) .... Evelyn Housner
  55. "Needles and Pins" .... Francine (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Endangered Species (1973) TV episode .... Francine
  56. "Temperatures Rising" (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka The New Temperatures Rising Show (USA: new title)
        - Gonna Getcha (1973) TV episode
  57. "The Partridge Family" .... Doris (1 episode, 1973)
        - Hate Thy Neighbor (1973) TV episode .... Doris
  58. "Here We Go Again" .... Judy Evans (13 episodes, 1973)
        - Class of '77 (1973) TV episode .... Judy Evans
        - It's Magic? (1973) TV episode .... Judy Evans
        - Politics Make Strange Bedfellows (1973) TV episode .... Judy Evans
        - There's a Boy in My Rumaki (1973) TV episode .... Judy Evans
        - The Times They Are A-Changing (1973) TV episode .... Judy Evans
          (8 more)
  59. "Columbo" .... Marcia Dalton (1 episode, 1973)
        - A Stitch in Crime (1973) TV episode .... Marcia Dalton
  60. Buck and the Preacher (1972) .... Madam Esther
  61. "Bewitched" .... Mrs. Rollnick (1 episode, 1972)
        - Tabitha's First Day at School (1972) TV episode .... Mrs. Rollnick
  62. "Mannix" .... Gloria Turnbull / ... (2 episodes, 1967-1972)
        - Babe in the Woods (1972) TV episode .... Joan Martin
        - Turn Every Stone (1967) TV episode .... Gloria Turnbull
  63. "McCloud" .... Rosalie Hudgins (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Disposal Man (1971) TV episode .... Rosalie Hudgins
  64. They Call It Murder (1971) (TV) .... Rona Corbin
  65. "The Jimmy Stewart Show" .... Roxy (1 episode, 1971)
        - Luther's Last Love (1971) TV episode .... Roxy
  66. "Funny Face" .... Maggie Prescott (1 episode, 1971)
        - Pilot (1971) TV episode .... Maggie Prescott
  67. "Love, American Style" .... Connie (segment "Love and the Neglected Wife") (1 episode, 1971)
        - Love and the Artful Codger/Love and the Neglected Wife/Love and the Traveling Salesman (1971) TV episode .... Connie (segment "Love and the Neglected Wife")
  68. "Hogan's Heroes" .... Marya (7 episodes, 1966-1971)
        - The Kamikazes Are Coming (1971) TV episode .... Marya
        - Fat Hermann, Go Home (1970) TV episode .... Marya
        - The Klink Commandos (1969) TV episode .... Marya
        - The Witness (1969) TV episode .... Marya
        - The Hostage (1967) TV episode .... Marya
          (2 more)
  69. The Movie Murderer (1970) (TV) .... Lois Warwick

  70. "The Debbie Reynolds Show" .... Olga Trenova (2 episodes, 1969)
        - To and from Russia with Love: Part 2 (1969) TV episode .... Olga Trenova
        - To and from Russia with Love: Part 1 (1969) TV episode .... Olga Trenova
  71. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1969) (TV)
  72. "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." .... Pola Prevost (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Gomer Pyle (Australia)
        - A Marriage of Convenience (1968) TV episode .... Pola Prevost
  73. "The Monkees" .... Assistant (1 episode, 1968)
        - Monkees Watch Their Feet (1968) TV episode .... Assistant
  74. "The Second Hundred Years" .... Virgie (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Abominable Iceman (1967) TV episode .... Virgie
  75. "Bonanza" .... Gladys (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Justice Deferred (1967) TV episode .... Gladys
  76. The Cool Ones (1967) .... Dee Dee
    ... aka Cool Baby, Cool!
  77. "The F.B.I." .... Linda Wray (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Raid (1967) TV episode .... Linda Wray
  78. "The John Forsythe Show" .... Princess Yetta (1 episode, 1966)
        - If I Were a Prince (1966) TV episode .... Princess Yetta
  79. "Daniel Boone" .... Sylvie Du Marais (1 episode, 1966)
        - The Search (1966) TV episode .... Sylvie Du Marais
  80. "The Virginian" .... Melinda (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka The Men from Shiloh (USA: new title)
        - Ride a Cock-Horse to Laramie Cross (1966) TV episode .... Melinda
  81. "The Fugitive" .... Paula Jellison (1 episode, 1966)
        - This'll Kill You (1966) TV episode .... Paula Jellison
  82. That Funny Feeling (1965) .... Audrey
  83. A Very Special Favor (1965) .... Mickey the Switchboard Operator
  84. Girl Happy (1965) .... Sunny Daze
  85. "Valentine's Day" .... Helga Ekstrom / ... (1 episode, 1964)
        - Triple Trouble (1964) TV episode .... Sonja Ekstrom/Helga Ekstrom/Inga Ekstrom
  86. "The Lieutenant" .... Marie Newton (1 episode, 1964)
        - Capp's Lady (1964) TV episode .... Marie Newton
  87. "The Secret Storm" (1954) TV series .... Nina DiFrancisco (unknown episodes, 1963)
  88. "Rawhide" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Incident of the White Eyes (1963) TV episode
  89. "Ensign O'Toole" .... Anna (1 episode, 1963)
        - Operation Stowaway (1963) TV episode .... Anna
  90. "The Littlest Hobo" (1 episode)
        - Cry Wolf (????) TV episode
  91. Who's Got the Action? (1962) .... Saturday Knight
  92. "The Untouchables" .... Alice / ... (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
        - The Night They Shot Santa Claus (1962) TV episode .... Renee Grayson
        - The White Slavers (1960) TV episode .... Alice
  93. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Carol Thorby / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1961)
        - Maria (1961) TV episode .... Carol Thorby
        - The Percentage (1958) TV episode .... Louise Williams
  94. "Follow the Sun" .... Florence (1 episode, 1961)
        - A Rage for Justice (1961) TV episode .... Florence
  95. "The Lawless Years" .... Millie Grayson / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
        - Triple Cross (1961) TV episode .... Millie Grayson
        - The Muddy Kasoff Story (1959) TV episode .... Selma Kasoff
  96. "Dante" .... Lily (1 episode, 1961)
        - Dante Rides Again (1961) TV episode .... Lily
  97. "The Tab Hunter Show" .... Stephanie (1 episode, 1960)
        - Be My Guest (1960) TV episode .... Stephanie
  98. "Hot Off the Wire" .... Dora Miles (2 episodes)
    ... aka The Jim Backus Show
        - Old Army Game (????) TV episode .... Dora Miles
        - The Woman's Touch (????) TV episode .... Dora Miles
  99. "The Man from Blackhawk" .... Kay (1 episode, 1960)
        - In His Steps (1960) TV episode .... Kay
  100. "Gunsmoke" .... Belle Ainsley / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Belle's Back (1960) TV episode .... Belle Ainsley
        - Land Deal (1958) TV episode .... Sidna Calhoun
  101. "Bourbon Street Beat" .... Lusti Weather (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - If a Body (1960) TV episode .... Lusti Weather
        - The 10% Blues (1960) TV episode .... Lusti Weather
        - Find My Face! (1960) TV episode .... Lusti Weather
        - Mrs. Viner Vanishes (1959) TV episode .... Lusti Weather
  102. "Mr. Lucky" .... Kitten Conner (1 episode, 1960)
        - The Gladiators (1960) TV episode .... Kitten Conner
  103. "Maverick" .... Bessie Bison / ... (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
        - The Resurrection of Joe November (1960) TV episode .... Bessie Bison
        - Easy Mark (1959) TV episode .... Jeannie
  104. "Johnny Staccato" .... Narcissa (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Staccato (USA: short title)
        - The Man in the Pit (1960) TV episode .... Narcissa

  105. "The Lineup" .... Donna (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka San Francisco Beat
        - Lonesome as Midnight (1959) TV episode .... Donna
  106. "Mike Hammer" .... Mimi / ... (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
    ... aka Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (USA: complete title)
        - Save Me in San Salvador (1959) TV episode .... Mimi
        - Beautiful, Blue and Deadly (1958) TV episode .... Susan Reed
  107. "State Trooper" .... Irma Niergard (1 episode, 1959)
        - Hard Money, Soft Touch (1959) TV episode .... Irma Niergard
  108. "The Thin Man" .... Beatrice Dane (4 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - Lady Frankenstein (1959) TV episode .... Beatrice Dane
        - Outrageous (1959) TV episode .... Beatrice Dane
        - Lady on the Lam (1958) TV episode .... Beatrice Dane
        - Pack My Gat, Beulah (1958) TV episode .... Beatrice Dane
  109. "Peter Gunn" .... Rowena (1 episode, 1959)
        - Murder on the Midway (1959) TV episode .... Rowena
  110. "Perry Mason" .... Iris Anderson (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Case of the Pint-Sized Client (1958) TV episode .... Iris Anderson
  111. Once Upon a Horse... (1958) .... Miss Dovey Barnes
    ... aka Hot Horse (USA: reissue title)
  112. I Married a Woman (1958) .... Miss Anderson, Briggs' Secretary
  113. "Matinee Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Career Angel (1958) TV episode
  114. "Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre" .... Sally (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Presents (USA: rerun title)
    ... aka Jane Wyman Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Prime Suspect (1958) TV episode .... Sally
  115. "Alcoa Theatre" (1 episode, 1958)
        - The Fatal Charm (1958) TV episode
  116. "Climax!" .... Esther Gardener (1 episode, 1957)
    ... aka Climax Mystery Theater (USA: alternative title)
        - Mask for the Devil (1957) TV episode .... Esther Gardener
  117. "Studio One" .... Maxine / ... (3 episodes, 1951-1957)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - My Mother and How She Undid Me (1957) TV episode .... Maxine
        - Operation Home (1955) TV episode .... Pat Hutchins
        - Mighty Like a Rogue (1951) TV episode
  118. This Could Be the Night (1957) (uncredited) .... Chorus Girl
  119. Bundle of Joy (1956) .... Mary
  120. "Joe & Mabel" (1956) TV series .... Mabel Spooner
  121. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Lucky Strike Theater
    ... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
    ... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
        - The Secret (1956) TV episode
  122. "The Best of Broadway" .... Judith Canfield (1 episode, 1955)
        - Stage Door (1955) TV episode .... Judith Canfield
  123. "Producers' Showcase" .... Olga (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Women (1955) TV episode .... Olga
  124. "Armstrong Circle Theatre" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Fatal Trap (1955) TV episode
  125. "Search for Tomorrow" (1951) TV series .... Rose Peterson #2 (unknown episodes, 1954-1955)
  126. "Inner Sanctum" .... Millie (1 episode, 1954)
        - Pattern of Fear (1954) TV episode .... Millie
  127. "Man Against Crime" .... Gloria (6 episodes, 1949-1955)
    ... aka Follow That Man
        - No Place to Hide (1954) TV episode (uncredited) .... Gloria
        - The Main Bout Is Murder (1953) TV episode
        - Three Cents Worth of Murder (1953) TV episode
        - Hide and Seek (1953) TV episode
        - Room 505 (1953) TV episode .... Gloria
          (1 more)
  128. "Eye Witness" (1 episode, 1953)
        - Apartment 4-D (1953) TV episode
  129. "Suspense" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Whispering Killer (1952) TV episode
  130. "Tales of Tomorrow" .... Nicki (1 episode, 1952)
        - World of Water (1952) TV episode .... Nicki
  131. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - Tigers Don't Sing (1952) TV episode
  132. On Dangerous Ground (1952) (uncredited) .... Woman in bar
  133. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Peaceful Warrior (1952) TV episode
  134. This Side of the Law (1950) .... Miss Goff
  135. Bright Leaf (1950) (uncredited) .... Cousin Theodora
  136. Caged (1950) (uncredited) .... Inmate
  137. Montana (1950) (uncredited) .... Overby's former girl

  138. Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) (uncredited) .... Showgirl
  139. It's a Great Feeling (1949) (uncredited) .... Model
Soundtrack:
  1. Girl Happy (1965) (performer: "I Got News For You" (uncredited))

  2. Always Leave Them Laughing (1949) ("Always Leave Them Laughing" (1949) (uncredited))
Self:
  1. Approaching Omega (1983) (V) .... Herself

  2. "It's Your Bet" .... Herself (1 episode, 1973)
        - Episode dated 23 April 1973 (1973) TV episode .... Herself

  3. "Here's Hollywood" .... Herself (1 episode, 1962)
        - Episode dated 13 March 1962 (1962) TV episode .... Herself

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Other Works:
Guested on the game show "Lucky Pair" hosted by Richard Dawson on February 18 and 19, 1970 with Peter Breck. more
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