American film and television actress
Eileen O'Neill
Born Eileen T. O'Neill
(1939-07-03 ) July 3, 1939 (age 84) Occupation(s) Film and television actress Spouse
Eileen T. O'Neill (born July 3,[2] [3] 1939)[4] is an American film and television actress.[5] [6] She is known for playing Sgt. Gloria Ames in the American detective fiction television series Burke's Law .[2] [3] [7]
Life and career
O'Neill was born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , the daughter of Mary and Harry O'Neill. At an early age she decided that she wanted to become an actress after watching films with her mother.[2] She attended the Philadelphia School of Modeling and Charm, and participated in beauty pageants , which led to appearances on the television series The Joe Pyne Show .[3] She moved to California and appeared in a Pepsi commercial.[2] After taking acting lessons she made her film debut in 1960 in A Majority of One .[2] [3]
O'Neill’s next appearance was in the 1961 film Teenage Millionaire , alongside singer Jimmy Clanton and professional boxer Rocky Graziano .[2] [3] From 1963 to 1965, she co-starred in the detective fiction television series Burke's Law , playing Sgt. Gloria Ames.[2] [3]
O'Neill appeared in further television programs including The Munsters , The Rogues , My Favorite Martian , Batman , The Alfred Hitchcock Hour , I'm Dickens, He's Fenster , Get Smart , The Beverly Hillbillies , I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched .[2] [3] She appeared in the 1968 film A Man Called Dagger , where she played Erica.[2] [3] Her final credit was in the 1970 film Loving .[2] [3] She was offered a starring role in There Was a Crooked Man... , but rejected it because of the nudity.[8]
Selected Filmography
References
^ "Actress Quits Mate: No Kisses On Honeymoon" . The Fresno Bee . Fresno, California . January 9, 1964. p. 31. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ a b c d e f g h i j Lisanti, Tom (May 20, 2015). Fantasy Femmes of Sixties Cinema: Interviews with 20 Actresses from Biker, Beach, and Elvis Movies . McFarland. pp. 120–131. ISBN 9781476601168 – via Google Books .
^ a b c d e f g h i Lisanti, Tom; Paul, Louis (April 10, 2002). Film Fatales: Women in Espionage Films and Television, 1962-1973 . McFarland. pp. 132–135. ISBN 9780786411948 – via Google Books .
^ "Eileen O'Neill Profile" . Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen . Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Wayback Machine .
^ "Eileen's G.I. Audiences Bolster the Ego" . The El Dorado Times . El Dorado, Arkansas . March 27, 1968. p. 6. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Stern, Bill (May 7, 1964). "She Has her Eyes Set on an Oscar" . Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . p. 55. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Stern, Harold (May 31, 1964). "Eileen O'Neill Hailed as World's Comeliest Cop" . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . p. 115. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Clemens, Samuel (March 2023). "Eileen O'Neill". Classic Images . pp. 13–15, 59–60.
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