Erin Gray
As co-author of her first book, Act Right, Erin Gray brings twenty-five years of experience and one of the best-known names in television to the pages of what has rapidly become an indispensable book for actors.
For five years on nightly network NBC TV, Erin Gray was the American public's image of the ideal woman. Her "Kate" in "Silver Spoons" managed to have it all – marriage, family, and business career. And for the two years before that she had redefined our public image of the beauty with brains, when "Buck
Rogers in the 25th Century" became a hit series, her sleek, sophisticated "Colonel Wilma" became a role model, and Erin Gray became a household word.
Erin's success as the face that launched some of America's most glamorous beauty products was already legendary before she made the dramatic career change from model to actress. She was the original "I'm Worth It" woman for L'Oreal, one of the first Sports Illustrated models, the Maxi Girl for Max Factor, and the Bloomingdale's spokeswoman for ten years. So it was no
surprise that she made her acting debut in a starring role, in the critically acclaimed television mini-series "Evening in Byzantium." Erin continued to develop her style in starring roles in many Movies-Of-The-Week, including "Born Beautiful", "Starman" with Robert Hays, "Laker Girls", "Coach of the
Year" with Robert Conrad, "Police Story" with Chad Everett, and "Code of Vengeance", as well as starring opposite Kenny Rogers in the Feature Film "Six Pack."
Ms. Gray co-starred in Movies of the Week "Breaking Home Ties" with Jason Robards, "Perry Mason" with Raymond Burr, and "Addicted To His Love" opposite Barry Bostwick. In the last few years Erin has starred in the feature films "Jason Goes to Hell," "T-Force," "Dangerous Place," and the science-fiction
classic "Official Denial" with Parker Stevenson. Her most recent feature film will be released in the fall of ‘99, as she stars in "A Woman's Story."
In the theatre Erin performed leading roles in "California Suite," "Six Rooms River View," and achieved critical success with "Social Security." In the summer of ‘97 Erin starred in the play "La Moure N.D. 58458" as part of the cutting edge NoHo Arts Festival in Los Angeles. And she regularly proves her range and versatility, whether starring as a psychotic killer in the USA cable mystery series "The Hitchhiker," a femme fatal in "Dark Justice," or the witty and savvy older sister in "Milford-Haven, U.S.A." the first American radio soap opera ever broadcast by the BBC.
Possessing a highly developed sense of public service, Erin is spokeswoman and board member of Haven House, the oldest battered women's shelter in the U.S. With PurlGray Enterprises and Women In Film, she co-produced a PSA on domestic violence for which she and Ms. Purl have been named the winners of the 1999 Women's Peace Power Award. She also teaches Tai Chi classes at UCLA
and at the Theatre of Hope for Abused Women.
