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Janine Gray (birthname Janine Catherine Glass; born 14 January 1940 in Bombay, British India) is a former film and TV actress of British descent.

She was born in Bombay where her father was stationed as an oil engineer, but returned to Britain with her family when she was five years old.[1] She attended drama school for two years and started her acting career under the name Janine Glass. Her first three films were It's Great to be Young, My Teenage Daughter, and The Extra Day - all from 1956.

Gray's film credits include Panic (1963), The Pumpkin Eater (1964), Quick, Before It Melts (1964), The Americanization of Emily (1964) and The Third Day (1965). She appeared in numerous television shows of the 1960s, including The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as the femme fatale Angelique. She also appeared in episodes of Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers, The Rat Patrol, Get Smart, Bewitched (as Abigail Beecham, Samantha's father's glamorous private secretary), Twelve O'Clock High, The Loner, Wild, Wild West, and Hogan's Heroes.[2]

Personal life

She married Herman Goffberg, an American automobile executive and former Olympic 10,000-meter runner; he was some twenty years her senior. The couple divorced after a few years and he died in 2001.[citation needed]

She now lives in Cape Town, South Africa with her husband, Dr Brian Greaves (eye surgeon).[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Janine Gray - The Private Life and Times of Janine Gray. Janine Gray Pictures". Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Janine Gray". IMDb. Retrieved 9 August 2017.