Erin Gray

Seorang aktris, model dan penulis Erin Gray (lahir 7 Januari 1950) adalah salah satu model pertama yang berhasil terjun ke dunia televisi. Dia paling dikenal sebagai "Kate Summers" di acara TV "Silver Spoons" (1982), dan "Kolonel Wilma Deering" di acara TV "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979). Banyak wanita mengagumi perannya sebagai Kolonel Deering, sementara banyak pria mengagumi penampilan cantik dan sosok seksinya. Erin Gray lahir pada tanggal 7 Januari 1950 di Honolulu. Gray pindah bersama keluarganya dari Hawaii ke California ketika dia berusia delapan tahun dan lulus dari Pacific Palisades High School. Dia berusia lima belas tahun ketika sebuah kesempatan bertemu dengan Nina Blanchard, kepala salah satu agensi model ternama Hollywood, meyakinkannya tentang apa yang ingin dia lakukan dalam hidup. Pindah ke New York, dia menjadi salah satu model yang paling dicari di kota itu, bersama dengan Farrah Fawcett, Veronica Hamel dan Susan Blakely. Pemirsa TV melihat iklannya untuk Breck, Max Factor, Clairol, Camay Soap, dan RC Cola, dan iklan klasik--untuk cologne Kulit Inggris--di mana dia secara provokatif menyatakan, "Laki-laki saya memakai Kulit Inggris--atau mereka tidak memakai apa pun!" Di sela-sela tugas modeling, dia belajar akting dengan pelatih terkenal Warren Robertson dan, ketika tawaran film-TV masuk, dia sudah siap. Universal terkesan dengan penampilannya di serial seperti "Police Story" (1973) dan "Gibbsville" (1976) dan menandatangani kontrak tujuh tahun dengannya. Berdasarkan perjanjian itu, studio tersebut ikut membintanginya sebagai reporter surat kabar yang berpikiran keras dalam Evening in Byzantium karya Irwin Shaw (1978) (TV). Penampilannya mendapat skor baik dari kritikus maupun penonton, dan langsung mengarah ke peran dalam "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century" (1979). Hasilnya, ia menjadi penumpang tetap antara Hollywood dan New York, pusat majalah dan dunia mode.

An actress, model 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.