Dolores Gray
Biography
Dolores Gray was an American actress and singer who started in cabaret and became best known for her stage work. Born in Chicago to vaudeville performers, she sang in California and Nevada clubs before Rudy Vallee gave her a guest spot on his radio show. In 1945 she had her own radio program and starred on Broadway in Are You with It? She later played the lead in the first London production of Annie Get Your Gun from 1947 to 1950 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Signed briefly by MGM, she appeared in It's Always Fair Weather (1955), The Opposite Sex (1956) and Designing Woman (1957). She won a Tony for best actress in a musical for Carnival in Flanders, a show that ran only six performances. Her other stage roles included Destry Rides Again, Gypsy, Follies and 42nd Street, and she recorded the album Warm Brandy in 1957.
78years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Manhattan
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 2 years1955 to 1957
Every film, newest first
- 1957Designing WomanIMDb rating 6.7
- 1956The Opposite SexIMDb rating 6.1
- 1955It's Always Fair WeatherIMDb rating 7.0
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A first
For John Nasht's short film Holiday in Paris: Paris, Gray sang the English version of the French song "C'est si bon", making her the first to do so.
Beyond film
Gray played Carlotta in the first London staging of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, which opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1987. That same year she sang "I'm Still Here" from the show at the Royal Variety Performance.
Beyond film
Besides appearing on many soundtrack albums, Gray made a single album of songs for Capitol Records in 1957, and it was called Warm Brandy.
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Worked with
Dolores Gray shares two films with Sam Levene, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Sam Levene's page
Madge Blake's page
Bess Flowers's page
Gregory Peck's page
Leslie Nielsen's page
Agnes Moorehead's page
All films by Vincente Minnelli
All films by Gene Kelly
All films by Stanley Donen
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 1954 | Best Actress in a Musical | Won | |
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