Erin Gray
Known for Acting · 78 credits
- Born
- 1950-01-07 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (33)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Andrea Dean
The Love Boat
1977
as Maggie Cook
Magnum, P.I.
1980
as Joy 'Digger' Doyle
Baywatch
1989
as Chief Monica Johnson
L.A. Law
1986
as Rochelle Peters
The Rockford Files
1974
as Margaret 'Alta' Hatch
Simon & Simon
1981
Hotel
1982
Renegade
1992
Jake and the Fatman
1987
Hunter
1984
as Kate Lawson
Profiler
1996
as Congresswoman Karen Archer
Silk Stalkings
1991
The Fall Guy
1981
Vega$
1978
The Guild
2007
as Madeleine Twain
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Wilma Deering
The Hitchhiker
1983
as Leslie
Silver Spoons
1982
as Kate Summers Stratton
Burke's Law
1994
as Brenda Palmer
Dark Justice
1991
The Torkelsons
1991
as Jennifer
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Evening Shade
1990
Mystery Science Theater 3000
2017
as Martha Masters
Pandora
2019
as Captain Beth Grant
The Wedding Bells
2007
as Candy Heller
The New Lassie
1989
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
2006
as Self
Malibu U
1967
as Self - Dancer
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Gail McKinnon
Movies (45)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
1993
as Diana Kimble
A Dangerous Place
1994
as Audrey
Six Pack
1982
as Lilah
Born Beautiful
1982
as Betsy Forrest
Ghouls
2008
as Liz
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
2013
as Self
Winter Kills
1979
as Beautiful Woman Three
Loaded
2008
as Susan Price
Finding Grace
2020
as Judge Ariel Harper
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Col. Wilma Deering
Laker Girls
1990
as Julie Lawrence
The Last Producer
2000
as Dee Freeman
T-Force
1994
as Mayor Pendleton
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Gail McKinnon
Touched by a Killer
2001
as Liza Collins
A Christmas Princess
2019
as Queen Alice
Nuclear Hurricane
2007
as Jane
Christmas in Palm Springs
2014
as Mayor Tomlin
Crowfoot
1995
as Nora
ManFast
2003
as Gloria Day
Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace
1988
as Captain Terry O'Malley
Hunter Prey
2010
as Clea
Clover Bend
2002
as Beth Clayton
I Married Who?
2012
as Ethel Swift
Official Denial
1993
as Annie Corliss
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss
2007
as Laura Sands
Breaking Home Ties
1987
as Carol
Addicted to His Love
1988
as Jenny Barrett
My Christmas Inn
2018
as Molly Anderson
The Ultimate Impostor
1979
as Beatrice 'Bucky' Tate
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder
2022
as Brianna
Code of Vengeance
1985
as Nadine Flowers
Nesting
2012
as Mrs. Deegan
A Perfect Christmas
2016
as Patricia Faber
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders
1994
as Pamela Bozanich
Caught in the Headlights
2005
as Mrs. Jones
Coach of the Year
1980
as Paula DeFalco
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Planet of the Slave Girls
1979
as Colonel Wilma Deering
Social Misfits
2001
as Sharon Cox
Dreams Awake
2011
as Hope Emrys
Siren
2006
as Sharon Cox
Four Days At Dragon*Con
2011
as Herself
My True Self
2008
as Mrs. Ellen Fields
Serial Intentions
2001
as Virginia Madden
About 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 Cal… With 78 credits spanning from 1962 to 2022, Erin Gray has appeared in 45 films and 33 TV shows.
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Most Popular Erin Gray Movies
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) — as Diana Kimble
- A Dangerous Place (1994) — as Audrey
- Six Pack (1982) — as Lilah
- Born Beautiful (1982) — as Betsy Forrest
- Ghouls (2008) — as Liz
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