Gloria DeHaven

Gloria Mildred DeHaven born July 23 1925 is an American actress singer and a former contract star for MetroGoldwynMayer DeHaven was born in Los Angeles California the daughter of actordirector Carter DeHaven and actress Flora Parker DeHaven both former vaudeville performers She began her career as a child actor with a bit part in Charlie Chaplins Modern Times 1936 She was signed to a contract with MGM Despite featured roles in such films as Best Foot Forward The Thin Man Goes Home 1944 and Summer Stock 1950 and being voted by exhibitors as the third most likely to be a star of tomorrow in 1944 she did not achieve film stardom She portrayed her own mother Flora Parker DeHaven in the Fred Astaire film Three Little Words 1950 DeHaven also appeared as a regular in the television series and soap operas As the World Turns Mary Hartman Mary Hartman and Ryans Hope She was one of the numerous celebrities enticed to appear in the allstar box office flop Won Ton Ton the Dog Who Saved Hollywood 1976 and has guest starred in such television series as Robert Montgomery Presents Appointment with Adventure episode entitled The Snow People The Guy Mitchell Show Johnny Ringo as Rosemary Blake in Love Affair The Rifleman Wagon Train The Lloyd Bridges Show Marcus Welby MD Gunsmoke Mannix Fantasy Island Hart to Hart The Love Boat Mamas Family Highway to Heaven Murder She Wrote and Touched by an Angel She was also on five episodes of Match Game 75 along with Patti Deutsch and Buck Owens as guest panelists Gloria DeHaven died July 30 2016 age 91 in Las Vegas Nevada USA From Wikipedia