Gail Dahms

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Gail Dahms (born June 27, 1957) is a former Canadian actress and singer, most noted as a Juno Award nominee for Most Promising Female Vocalist at the Juno Awards of 1977. [1]

Originally from Kitchener, Ontario, [2] she had musical theatre roles in various local theatre productions, including South Pacific , Annie Get Your Gun , Guys and Dolls and Fiddler on the Roof , in her teenage years. [3] She was signed to a recording contract soon after finishing high school, and recorded a number of singles in 1975 and 1976, including "Can't We Somehow", "Rescue Me" and "This Song Reminds Me of You". [3] However, she became best known in this era as the star of a series of television commercials for Turtles candy, playing a sexy Marilyn Monroe-style character who sang the jingle "Ooooh, I love Turtles" to a pair of turtle mascots. [3]

She did not release any further music as a recording artist, but continued to have acting roles, including the musical Eight to the Bar, [4] the stage play The Guys in the Truck, [5] a regular role as a nightclub singer in the television series Flappers , [6] and supporting roles in the films The Silent Partner , [7] Stone Cold Dead and The Man in 5A .

In 1983 and 1984 she appeared in a production of Sugar Babies , first in Toronto, [8] and subsequently on Broadway and in Boston. [9] After concluding her run in that show she announced that she was moving to the United States to pursue work in Hollywood. [10]

She subsequently married American musician Jon Bonine, but chose to pursue family life rather than continuing her career. [11] She had a behind-the-scenes credit as a voice coach on the 1994 children's film The Little Rascals , but after the 1994 Northridge earthquake she and Bonine moved to Boise, Idaho, where she worked in music ministry for her church and performed in Bonine's swing jazz ensemble. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Joe Sornberger, "Juno Awards: parade of the great unknowns". Edmonton Journal , March 12, 1977.
  2. ↑ Jon Kiely, "Kitchener-born actress Gail Dahms says she's ready to collect for years of practice, teasing". Waterloo Region Record , March 16, 1978.
  3. 1 2 3 Jeremy Ferguson, "Shooting for stardom". Toronto Star , July 24, 1976.
  4. ↑ Ray Conlogue, "Eight to the Bar a glossy winner". The Globe and Mail , January 12, 1980.
  5. ↑ Mel Gussow, "STAGE: SPORTS COMEDY 'THE GUYS IN THE TRUCK'". The New York Times , September 22, 1982.
  6. ↑ Donn Downey, "Flappers full of silly frills". The Globe and Mail , September 21, 1979.
  7. ↑ Jay Scott, "Partner adds twist of schlock to straight Canadian recipe". The Globe and Mail , November 4, 1978.
  8. ↑ Stephen Godfrey, "Sugar Babies has what it takes". The Globe and Mail , March 4, 1983.
  9. ↑ John Engstrom, "'Sugar Babies' is territory where Vegas, vaudeville meet". Boston Globe , July 6, 1983.
  10. ↑ Dina Sudlow, "Rising from Turtles to doves, Kitchener to Hollywood". Kingston Whig-Standard , August 24, 1984.
  11. 1 2 Chris Aagard, "Ooooooh, yes, she still loves Turtles; Chocolate commercial took K- W's Gail Dahms to Broadway, Hollywood ... and Boise, Idaho". Waterloo Region Record , August 21, 1999.
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