Gray, Linda 1940–

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Gray, Linda 1940–

PERSONAL

Full name, Linda Ann Gray; born September 12, 1940, in Santa Monica, CA; daughter of Lesley (a watchmaker) and Marjorie Gray; married Ed Thrasher (a television art director), 1962 (divorced 1983); children: Jeff Thrasher, Kehly Gray Sloane (an actress; some sources cite name as Kelly A. Sloane). Education: Trained for the stage with Charles Conrad; studied directing at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Addresses:

Agent—The Glick Agency, 1250 Sixth St., Suite 100, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Manager—Beverly Strong, Anonymous Content, 3532 Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA 90232.

Career:

Actress, director, and producer. Worked as a professional model; appeared in several advertisements. LG Productions, Inc. (production company), owner. United Nations, served as a goodwill ambassador; involved in charitable and civic activities.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actress in a drama series, 1981, Golden Globe Award nominations, best performance by an actress in a television series—drama, 1981 and 1982, Soap Opera Digest Award nominations, outstanding actress in a leading role on a primetime serial, 1986 and 1988, and (with Larry Hagman) favorite super couple on a primetime serial, 1986 and 1988, all for Dallas; Woman of the Year Award, Hollywood Radio and Television Society, 1982; Bambi Award, best actress, 1982; Il Gato awards, best actress, 1983 and 1984.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Linda Murkland, All That Glitters, syndicated, 1977.

Sue Ellen Shephard Ewing, Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1978-89.

Hillary Michaels, Models Inc., Fox, 1994-95.

Priscilla Kelly, The Bold and the Beautiful (also known as Glamour, Rags, Top Models, and Belleza y poder), CBS, 2004-2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Mary Collins, Kenny Rogers as the Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (also known as The Gambler III: The Legend Continues), CBS, 1987.

Herself, The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments, TV Land, 2004.

Herself, TV Land Moguls, TV Land, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

The Big Rip-Off (also known as The Big Ripoff), NBC, 1975.

Carla Cord, Murder in Peyton Place, NBC, 1977.

Elizabeth Harrington, The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (also known as The Double Life of Jennie Logan), CBS, 1978.

Leslie Corliss, The Grass Is Always Greener over the Septic Tank, CBS, 1978.

Linda Davenport, The Wild and the Free, CBS, 1980.

Nan, Haywire, 1980.

Nancy Carruthers, Not in Front of the Children, 1982.

Laura Connolly, The Entertainers, ABC, 1991.

Catherine, Highway Heartbreaker (also known as Highway Casanova), CBS, 1992.

Gayle Moffitt, Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? (also known as Why My Daughter? The Gayle Moffitt Story), NBC, 1993.

Laredo Stimmons, Bonanza: The Return, NBC, 1993.

Eileen Stevens, Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges (also known as The Eileen Stevens Story), NBC, 1994.

Eleanor Monroe, To My Daughter with Love, NBC, 1994.

Jennifer Parris, Accidental Meeting, USA Network, 1994.

Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Pearce Lockwood, Dallas: J. R. Returns, CBS, 1996.

Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Pearce Lockwood, Dallas: War of the Ewings, CBS, 1996.

Helen Sawyer, When the Cradle Falls, CBS, 1997.

Victoria Sawyer, McBride: It's Murder, Madam, The Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, Disneyland's "25th Anniversary Show," CBS, 1980.

Wendy Trousdale, Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in the Star-Makers, NBC, 1980.

Circus of the Stars #5, CBS, 1980.

Mac Davis—I'll Be Home for Christmas, NBC, 1980.

Herself, The Barbara Walters Special (also known as Barbara Walters: Interviews of a Lifetime and The Barbara Walters Summer Special), ABC, 1981.

Host, The Body Human: The Loving Process—The Men, CBS, 1981.

Host, The Body Human: The Loving Process—The Women, CBS, 1981.

Herself, Night of 100 Stars (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), ABC, 1982.

Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Women I Love—Beautiful but Funny, NBC, 1982.

Voice of Erwina, "Beauty and the Beast," Kenner Family Classics (animated; also known as CBS Family Classics), CBS, 1983.

Anchor, CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, CBS, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988.

Salute to Lady Liberty, CBS, 1984.

Herself, Night of 100 Stars (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars and Night of 100 Stars II), ABC, 1985.

Herself, "Howard Keel," This Is Your Life, NBC, 1987.

Herself, Rodney Dangerfield's "The Really Big Show," HBO, 1991.

Voice, Say What?, CBS, 1992.

What about Me? I'm Only Three!, CBS, 1992.

Lifetime Applauds: The Fight against Breast Cancer, Lifetime, 1995.

Herself and Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Pearce Lockwood, Doing Dallas, Channel 4 (England), 1996.

Host, New Years Day Dallas Marathon, The Nashville Network, 1999.

Herself, Television: The First 50 Years, PBS, 2001.

Herself and Sue Ellen Shephard Ewing, After Dallas, Independent Television (England), 2002.

Narrator, Still Cher, BBC, 2002.

(In archive footage) Sue Ellen Shephard Ewing, When Shoulderpads Ruled the World, BBC, 2002.

Herself, CBS at 75, CBS, 2003.

Herself, CMT: 40 Greatest Done Me Wrong Songs, Country Music Television, 2004.

Herself and Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing, Dallas Reunion: Return to Southfork, CBS, 2004.

Some sources state that Gray appeared in other programs.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Cohost, Golden Globe Awards Show, 1981.

Cohost, The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards, CBS, 1982.

The 37th Annual Prime Time Emmy Awards, ABC, 1985.

The 38th Annual Emmy Awards, NBC, 1986.

Presenter, The Twelfth Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1987.

The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1989.

The 47th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1990.

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Robert De Niro, USA Network, 2003.

The Fourth Annual TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (also known as The Fourth Annual TV Land Awards), TV Land, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"The Resident," Marcus Welby, M.D. (also known as Robert Young, Family Doctor), ABC, 1974.

Cindy Yates, "Our Man in the Harem," McCloud, NBC, 1976.

Judy, "That Time of Year," Emergency! (also known as Emergency One and Emergencia), NBC, 1976.

Kate O'Hannah, "'Twas the Fight before Christmas," McCloud, NBC, 1976.

Alison, "Camera Angels," Switch, CBS, 1977.

Annie Quinlan, "Pipeline," Big Hawaii, NBC, 1977.

"The Intimate Friends of Jenny Wilde," Eddie Capra Mysteries, NBC, 1978.

"The Steel Inferno: Parts 1 & 2," Emergency! (also known as Emergency One and Emergencia), NBC, 1978.

Herself, Omnibus, ABC, 1980.

Herself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, 1980.

Herself, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1986.

Cassandra Lynch, "Black Virgin of Vladimir," Lovejoy, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1991.

Cassandra Lynch, "Riding in Rollers," Lovejoy, BBC and Arts and Entertainment, 1991.

Sue Ellen Shephard Ewing, "Saisonbeginn mit Hindernissen," Ein Schloss am Woerthersee (also known as Lakeside Hotel), 1991.

Sue Ellen Shephard Ewing Pearce, "Conundrum," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1991.

Hillary Michaels, "The Bitch Is Back," Melrose Place, Fox, 1994.

Hillary Michaels, "Devil with the G-String On," Melrose Place, Fox, 1994.

Hillary Michaels, "Imperfect Strangers," Melrose Place, Fox, 1994.

Hillary Michaels, "Till Death Do Us Part," Melrose Place, Fox, 1994.

Voice of Kali, "Good Golly Ms. Kali," Mighty Max (animated), syndicated, 1994.

Marian Campbell, "The Portrait of Mrs. Campbell," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1996.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Lindsay Wagner, Lifetime, 1999.

(In archive footage) Herself, "Dallas," The E! True Hollywood Story (also known as Dallas: The E! True Hollywood Story and THS), E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Herself, Larry King Live, Cable News Network, 2000.

Herself, GMTV, Independent Television (England), 2001, 2004.

Herself, "Dallas," After They Were Famous, Independent Television, 2002.

Herself, Intimate Portrait: Linda Gray, Lifetime, 2003.

Herself, "Larry Hagman," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Larry Hagman), Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Herself, Good Day Live, syndicated, 2004.

Herself, Hollywood Squares (also known as H2 and H2: Hollywood Squares), syndicated, 2004.

Herself, The View, ABC, 2004.

Herself, "Being Bad behind the Scenes," TV Land Confidential, TV Land, 2005.

Herself, "Breakout and Disappearing Stars," TV Land Confidential, TV Land, 2005.

Herself, "When Real Life and Screen Life Collide," TV Land Confidential, TV Land, 2005.

(In archive footage) Sue Ellen Shephard Ewing, 80s, Televisio de Catalunya (TV3, Spain), 2005.

(In archive footage) Sue Ellen Shephard Ewing, Tvist, Televisio de Catalunya (TV3, Spain), 2005.

Barbara Meryl, "Heiress Bridenapped: Film at Eleven," Pepper Dennis, The WB, 2006.

Provided the voice of web woman, Batman and the Super 7 (animated), NBC; the voice of Dame Barbara, The Smurfs (animated; also known as The Smurfs' Adventures), NBC; and a voice for Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (animated), CBS. Provided voices for other animated programs, including Blackstar, CBS; He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (also known as He-Man), syndicated; and She-Ra: Princess of Power, syndicated.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Hillary Michaels, Models Inc., Fox, 1994.

Television Producer:

(With others) Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges (movie; also known as The Eileen Stevens Story), NBC, 1994.

Executive producer of Santa Monica: A Community Cares, City TV (Santa Monica, CA).

Television Director; Episodic:

"Just Desserts," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1986.

"Revenge of the Nerd," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1987.

"Brotherly Love," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1988.

"Things Ain't Goin' So Good at Southfork, Again," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1988.

"The Great Texas Waltz," Dallas (also known as Oil), CBS, 1989.

Film Appearances:

(Uncredited) Girl at pool with yellow swimsuit, Palm Springs Weekend, Warner Bros., 1963.

Under the Yum Yum Tree, Columbia, 1963.

(Uncredited) Party guest, That Lucky Touch (also known as Save Us from Our Friends, Who Needs Friends?, and Bleib mir ja vom Leib), Allied Artists/J. Arthur Rank, 1975.

Miss Engle, Dogs (also known as Slaughter), American Cinema Releasing, 1976.

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (animated), New World Pictures/Eridan Films, 1987.

Roxanne, Oscar, Buena Vista, 1991.

Linda Trask, Star of Jaipur (also known as Eve of Destruction and Moments of Danger), Pittsburgh Pictures, c. 1999.

Linda, Reflections of a Life (short film), Carey-It-Off Enterprises, 2006.

Some sources cite an appearance in Fun with Dick and Jane, Columbia, 1977.

Stage Appearances:

Night of 100 Stars (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1982.

Night of 100 Stars (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars and Night of 100 Stars II), Radio City Music Hall, 1985.

Mrs. Robinson, The Graduate, Gielgud Theatre, London, 2001-2002, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 2002.

Appeared in Agnes of God, English Theatre, Vienna, Austria; as Melissa Gardner, Love Letters, Canon Theatre, Beverly Hills, CA; and in The Vagina Monologues.