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| Born | New York City, New York State, U.S. |
| Years active | 1967–1998 |
| Spouse | Walter Danley (1980–1998) (divorced) |
Christopher Norris is an American movie and television actress. She is probably best known for her portrayal of nurse Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi in the television series Trapper John, M.D. . She attended Los Angeles Valley College.[ citation needed ]
Early notable roles include the wild girl Miriam in Summer of '42 (1971); [1] 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). [2] 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 novelist. They divorced in 1998. [3] [4] [5]
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 .[ citation needed ]
In the 1990s, Norris took a break from acting and graduated with a degree in psychology from Antioch University.[ citation needed ]
She is also an antique collector.[ citation needed ]
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| 1971 | Mr. and Mrs. BoJo Jones | Julie Greher | |
| 1971 | Summer of '42 | Miriam | |
| 1971 | Lady Liberty | Lydia | Uncredited |
| 1974 | Airport 1975 | Bette | |
| 1974 | Goodnight Jackie | Donna | |
| 1976 | Eat My Dust! | Darlene Kurtz |
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| 1968–1970 | The Edge of Night | Sarah Louise Capice | |
| 1979–1986 | Trapper John, MD | Gloria “Ripples” Brancusi | Nurse |
| 1976 | Wonder Woman | Gloria | Season 2, Episode 11: Wonder Woman in Hollywood |
| 1980 | The Love Boat | Gail Pagett | Series 3, Episode 28: No girls for Doc/Marriage of convenience/The caller/The witness |
| 1987 | Matlock | Judy Benson | Season 2, Episode 5: The Husband |
| 1989–1990 | Santa Barbara | Laura Asher |
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