Eileen O'Neill

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]

Eileen O'Neill
Born
Eileen T. O'Neill

(1939-07-03) July 3, 1939
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Film and television actress
Spouse
William D. Holmes[1]
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(m. 1961; annul. 1964)​

Life and career

O'Neill was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Mary and Harry O'Neill.[2] 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 O'Neill 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]

References
  1. "Actress Quits Mate: No Kisses On Honeymoon". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California. January 9, 1964. p. 31. Retrieved January 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. closed access
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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. closed access
  6. 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. closed access
  7. 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. closed access
  8. Clemens, Samuel (March 2023). "Eileen O'Neill". Classic Images. pp. 13–15, 59–60.
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