Elaine Giftos
Biography
After a youthful career in the New York City Ballet under the guidance of the famed dance-master George Balanchine, Elaine Giftos starred on Broadway, before moving to Hollywood to act in movies and on TV. She has co-starred with Barbra Streisand and Jack Nicholson, with Woody Allen and Gene Wilder, and with Burt Reynolds, among other major stars, in motion pictures. She has starred in over fifty TV series, such as Emmy-winners Ally McBeal (1997), Magnum, P.I. (1980), Murder, She Wrote (1984), Three's Company (1976), and the sci-fi cult hit War of the Worlds (1988), as well as starring in many award-winning movies for television. She stars with Edward Asner and Majel Barrett in the first original made-for-the-Net Science Fiction cyberseries, Mars and Beyond (2000), on the Cyber Sci-Fi Network.
81years old
Turns 82 on January 24in 102 days
- Born Pittsfield
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 14 years1970 to 1984
Every film, newest first
- 1984AngelIMDb rating 5.8
- 1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to AskIMDb rating 6.7
- 1970Gas! -Or- It Became Necessary to Destroy the World in Order to Save It.IMDb rating 4.2
- 1970On a Clear Day You Can See ForeverIMDb rating 6.4
- 1970The Student NursesIMDb rating 5.4
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Early training
Giftos was trained by George Balanchine while she belonged to the New York City Ballet. She went on to perform on Broadway in New Faces of 1968 and Pousse-Café, then headed to California for movies and television.
A change of course
Before acting, Giftos worked as a fashion model in New York and was chosen by Clairol as Miss Ultra Smooth in 1964, touring the country to promote a shaving lotion.
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Worked with
Elaine Giftos shares two films with Paul Camen, 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
Paul Camen2 films together, 1970
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Robert Vincent O'NeilDirector, 1 film, 1984
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