Lisa Gaye

Lisa Gaye (born 6 March 1935) was an American actress, singer and dancer until her retirement.

She was born Leslie Gaye Griffin in Denver, Colorado. The family moved from Denver to Los Angeles in the 1930s to be close to the developing film industry. Her mother, actress Margaret Griffin, was determined that Gaye and her siblings would make their careers in show business. Gaye's sisters Judith ("Teala Loring") and Debralee ("Debra Paget"), and her brother Frank ("Ruell Shayne") all entered the business as either cast or crew.

She made her first professional appearance aged 7. She began acting career in 1954 and was a popular leading lady during the 1950s and 1960s, making 83 film and television appearances before retiring in 1970 to raise a family.

Family

She was married to Bently C. Ware in 1955 until his death in 1977; they had one one child.

Selected filmography

• The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
• Hawaiian Nights (1954)
• Yankee Pasha (1954)
• Drums Across the River (1954)
• Magnificent Obsession (1954)
• Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
• Rock Around The Clock (1956)
• Shake, Rattle & Rock! (1956)
• Drums Across the River (1954)
• Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
• Face of Terror (1964, US release)
• Night of Evil (1962)

Television credits

• Cheyenne
• I Dream of Jeannie
• The Wild Wild West
• Perry Mason
• Death Valley Days
• The Mod Squad
• Get Smart
• The Time Tunnel
• The Flying Nun
• How to Marry a Millionaire
• Have Gun, Will Travel
• Bat Masterson
• Wanted: Dead or Alive
• Wagon Train
• Tales of Wells Fargo
• Sea Hunt

External links

• Lisa Gaye at the Internet Movie Database
• The Private Life and Times of Lisa Gaye
• Lisa Gaye at AllRovi
• Biography