Eileen O'Neill

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Eileen O'Neill
Born
Eileen T. O'Neill

(1939-07-03) July 3, 1939 (age 84)
Occupation(s)Film and television actress
Spouse
William D. Holmes [1]
(m. 1961;annul. 1964)

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]

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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]

Selected Filmography

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