Eileen O'Neill
Eileen O'Neill | |
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| Born | Eileen T. O'Neill July 3, 1939 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film and television actress |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963) (Season 1 Episode 21: "I'll Be Judge - I'll Be Jury") as Laura Needham
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
