Christopher Norris (actress)

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Christopher Norris
Born (1953-10-07) October 7, 1953 (age 72)
Education Antioch University (BA)
OccupationActress
Years active1964–1999
Spouse
Walter Danley
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(m. 1980;div. 1998)​

Christopher Norris (born October 7, 1953) [1] [2] is a former American Broadway, movie, and television actress. She began acting on Broadway [3] and is probably best known for her portrayal of nurse Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi in the television series Trapper John, M.D. . Early in pregnancy her parents picked the name "Christopher" and decided to name the baby that regardless of its sex. [4] She attended Los Angeles Valley College and, in the 1990s, she broke from acting and graduated with a B.A. in psychology and theater from Antioch University. [5]

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Early notable roles include the wild girl Miriam in Summer of '42 (1971), [6] a heroic young flight attendant in the disaster film Airport 1975 (1974), and as a hot girl in Roger Corman's Eat My Dust! (1976). [7] Early in her career, Norris typically played wholesome, "girl next door" types, and, later in her career, she got more "vixen" type roles, including the role of loony Laura Simmons Asher on the daytime soap Santa Barbara . Her other daytime credits include Another World and Guiding Light .

In 1980, Norris married Walter Danley, a businessman and later mystery novelist. They divorced in 1998. [8]

Due to their physical resemblance, Norris is frequently mistaken for Melanie Griffith. Because of this, Griffith was mistakenly interviewed in the 1990s by the British media about acting in Airport 1975 . [5]

She designed the exterior and interior of her home, and Christopher Norris nurse uniforms were designed, sold, and proceeds used for nursing scholarships. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 Summer of '42 Miriam
1971 Lady Liberty LydiaUncredited
1974 Airport 1975 Bette
1974Goodnight JackieDonna
1976 Eat My Dust! Darlene Kurtz

Television

1967Truman Capote's "The Thanksgiving Visitor"Annabelle ConklinTV film based on his short story
1968–1970 The Edge of Night Sarah Louise Capice3 episodes
1971Mr and Mrs Bo Jo JonesJulie Greher ABC Movie of the Week
1973 The Great American Beauty Contest Miss UtahABC Movie of the Week
1973 The Paul Lynde Show Julie CunninghamSeason 1, Episode 26: Springtime for Paul
1974 Sons and Daughters Lisa2 episodes
1975 The Hatfields and the McCoys Nancy McCoyABC Movie of the Week
1975 The Secrets of Isis Dorothy BiederSeason 1, Episode 11: No Drums, No Trumpets
1976 Wonder Woman GloriaSeason 1, Episode 13: Wonder Woman in Hollywood
1977 Happy Days SheilaSeason 4, Episode 24: The Last of the Big Time Malphs
1977 Forever Fernwood HortenseEpisode #1.18
1978 Fantasy Island Shirley RobertsSeason 2, Episode 6: War Games/Queen of the Boston Bruisers
1978 Barnaby Jones JuneSeason 7, Episode 8: Stages of Fear
1979–1986 Trapper John, MD Nurse Gloria “Ripples” Brancusi132 episodes
1980 Gridlock Linda ReinhardtTV film (NBC)
1980 The Love Boat Gail PagettSeries 3, Episode 28: No girls for Doc/Marriage of convenience/The caller/The witness
1981 Aloha Paradise Darcy HoltzSeason 1, Episode 5: The Best of Friends/Success/9 Carats
1983-1988 Hotel Carol Bowman/Helen Madison4 episodes
1984 Finder of Lost Loves Elisa/Eden CrawfordSeason 1, Episode 3: Losing Touch
1986-1988 Murder, She Wrote Pru Mattson/Denise Quinlan2 episodes
1987 Matlock Judy BensonSeason 2, Episode 5: The Husband
1987 The New Mike Hammer Cynthia StillmanSeason 3, Episode 17: The Last Laugh
1989–1990 Santa Barbara Laura Asher185 episodes
1992 Guiding Light Rebecca Nash3 episodes
1998 Diagnosis: Murder Karin HatcherSeason 5, Episode 15: Drill for Death
1998-1999 Another World Margaret Allen9 episodes

Broadway

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964Roar Like a DoveJane
1965–1966The PlayroomEllen

Off Broadway

YearTitleRoleNotes
1964 The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Lorraine Serabian Peninnah [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Biography Christopher Norris". angelfire.com. Angelfire.
  2. ↑ "Christopher Norris Actor Born October 7, 1953". watch.plex.tv. Plex Inc. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Christopher Norris Performer". playbill.com. Playbill . Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Work's a Real Scream but Christopher just loves leaving her troubles at the set". angelfire.com. Angelfire. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 11, 2024.
  5. 1 2 Christopher Norris.Archived. June 24, 2024.
  6. ↑ Maltin, Leonard. Leonard Maltin's 2006 Movie Guide (NYC: Penguin, 2006), p.1254
  7. ↑ Craddock, Jim, editor. VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever (Detroit, Michigan: Thomson Gale Group, 2007), p.277.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Walter Danley, & 5 books to give away!". July 3, 2014. Archived from the original on June 7, 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - Off Broadway 1964". masterworksbroadway.com. Sony Music . Retrieved October 24, 2024.
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