Kathleen Bradley

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Kathleen Bradley
Kathleen Bradley 2007 (cropped).jpg
Bradley, 2007.
Born1950or1951(age 73–74) [1]
Girard, Ohio, U.S.
Other namesKathleen Bradley–Overton
Occupations
  • Model
  • singer
  • actress
  • host
  • memoirist
Known for The Price Is Right
Spouses
Bill Overton
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(m. 1980;div. 1984)​
Terrence Redd
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(m. 1988)​
[2]
Children2
Modeling information
Height5'9 (175 cm)
Hair colorDark Brown
Eye colorLight Brown

Kathleen Bradley is an American former model, former singer, actress and host. She is primarily known as a "Barker's Beauty" on the CBS daytime game show The Price Is Right [3] [4] from 1990 until 2000. She is noted as the first permanent African American model on the show. [5]

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Career

Born to Albert and Winifred Bradley in Girard, Ohio, Bradley was the only girl of four children. She won the "Miss Black California" award in 1971. In the 1970s, she was part of two short-lived disco groups, The Love Machine and Destination. She played the role of Mrs. Parker in the 1995 movie Friday . [6]

Departure from The Price Is Right

Bradley, along with longtime model Janice Pennington, was released from her modeling duties on The Price Is Right on October 19, 2000, shortly after having testified during the lawsuit for slander and defamation of character host and executive producer Bob Barker filed against model Holly Hallstrom. Bradley's final episode aired on December 13, 2000. Barker lost his suit against Hallstrom. Bradley alleged that she and Pennington were fired for their testimonies in that lawsuit and negotiated a financial settlement in lieu of a lawsuit. [7] Barker insisted that Bradley's accusation was untrue and that the dismissal stemmed from a change in ownership, furthermore stating that he appreciated Pennington's testimony. [7] [8]

In June 2014, Bradley released her memoirs, Backstage at The Price Is Right: Memoirs of a Barker Beauty. [6]

Personal

Bradley has been married twice. Her first marriage was to actor Bill Overton from 1980 to 1984. [9] She has been married to mechanical engineer Terrence Redd since 1988. [10] She has two children; a daughter, Cheyenne Overton, from her marriage with Overton; [11] and their son Terrence Redd II. Her stepdaughter Dior is from Redd's marriage to actress Bern Nadette Stanis. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Troop Beverly Hills Mrs. Shakar
Harlem Nights Lady
1987PerfumeVashtii
1995 Friday Mrs. Parker
2000 An Everlasting Piece Bronagh's Cousin
2007The Stolen Moments of SeptemberMohogany
2014Bitter InheritanceMrs. MorganShort
2016All-Star Party for Kathleen BradleyGuest of HonorTV Movie
2018Men-O-Pause- Ages of the Colors of Love StageplayBrownVideo
2020She's the OneJudge Jenny
2021Dice Game Pt. 2Mrs. ParkerVideo short
A Day of TroubleYvonne

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Good Times The NurseEpisode: "Blood Will Tell"
1988 Amen BailiffEpisode: "Deacon Dearest"
1990-2000 The Price Is Right Herself/modelMain Cast: Season 19-29
1993 Family Feud HerselfEpisode: "The Price Is Right vs. the Young and the Restless"
1994The Suzanne Somers ShowHerselfEpisode: "Episode #1.47"
1997 Access Hollywood HerselfEpisode: "Daytime Television"
1998 Martial Law The Price Is Right HostessEpisode: "Shanghai Express"
2002 E! True Hollywood Story HerselfEpisode: "The Price Is Right"
2005NegermagasinetHerselfEpisode: "Bubba Smith"
2016-18 Grey's Anatomy O.R. Nurse2 Episodes
2019 A House Divided Pamela2 Episodes

References

  1. ↑ Model delivers goods during Valley visit , retrieved October 15, 2022
  2. ↑ Ebony Magazine - Stepfamiles - September 1996
  3. ↑ JET Magazine - May 4, 1992
  4. ↑ JET Magazine - The Price Is Right! - August 19, 1996
  5. ↑ Atlanta Black Star - Showtime Series, 36-24-36 Reveals the Racism and Sexism The First Black TV Model of The Price Is Right Faced - October 29, 2015
  6. 1 2 Johnson, Ashley (June 11, 2014). "Kathleen Bradley visits Courier…talks about new book, career, Mrs. Parker". newpittsburghcourieronline.com. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  7. 1 2 Keck, William (December 12, 2000). "For Barker's Beauties, This Is Not a Game". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Interview with Bob Barker". Larry King Live . December 26, 2002. CNN . Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ JET Magazine - Jayne Kennedy, Bill Overton: Newlyweds Talk About Love, Marriage, Baby And Careers - August 3, 1985
  10. ↑ Ebony Magazine - Stepmom - May 2000
  11. ↑ Ebony - 2000
  12. ↑ JET Magazine - Kathleen Bradley 'Price Is Right' Model Juggles Motherhood And TV Career - June 3, 1996
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