Eileen O'Neill (actress)

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 the role of "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.
OccupationFilm and television actress
Spouse(s)William D. Holmes[1]

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, as O'Neill wanted to act for herself, after she saw numerous films with her mother.[2] She attended at the Philadelphia School of Modeling and Charm, where O'Neill participated in beauty pageants.[3] She moved to California, in which O'Neill was prepared to act, first leading to appear in a Pepsi commercial.[2] O'Neill then appeared in the television series The Joe Pyne Show, later leaving after she acted in Hollywood, California.[3] She took acting lessons, in which she later began her film debut in 1960, first appearing in the film A Majority of One.[2][3]

Later in her career, O'Neill appeared in the 1961 film Teenage Millionaire, where she co-starred alongside singer, Jimmy Clanton and professional boxer, Rocky Graziano.[2][3] She moved to New York, after she was a part of the six finalists in the Miss Rheingold pageant, in 1963.[2] O'Neill lost in the pageant, in which she then had a friendship with actress, Chris Noel, who was a part of the six finalists in the pageant.[2] In her acting career, O'Neill co-starred in the detective fiction television series Burke's Law, where she played the role of "Sgt. Gloria Ames".[2][3] She co-starred with actor, Gene Barry,[2][3] who played the role of the main character "Capt. Amos Burke".[8]

O'Neill appeared in 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 starred in the 1968 film A Man Called Dagger, where she played the role of "Erica".[2][3] Her final credit was from 1970 film Loving.[2][3]

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.
  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 January 14, 2022. 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.
  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.
  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.
  8. Nissen, Axel (October 12, 2017). Agnes Moorehead on Radio, Stage and Television. McFarland. p. 107. ISBN 9781476630359 – via Google Books.
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