| Gail Gilmore | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Gail Gerber October 4, 1937 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Died | March 2, 2014 (aged 76) Sharon, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, dancer |
| Years active | 1964–2008 |
Gail Gilmore (October 4, 1937 – March 2, 2014) was a Canadian television and film actress and ballet dancer. She was from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
In 1952, at the age of fifteen, Gail Gerber became a member of Les Grandes Ballets Canadiennes. In November 1963, at the age of 26, she posed in a tight-fitting sweater for Playboy Magazine, as one of "The Girls from Canada". She taught ballet in the Berkshires from 1973-95. She later changed her surname to "Gilmore".
While in the midst of her dancing career, Gilmore began an acting career in 1964 when she played in four television series, Mr. Novak, My Three Sons, Perry Mason and Wagon Train (all in 1964). Between 1964 and 1965, Gilmore appeared in six movies leaving an indelible impression on fans of teenage drive-in movies. Gilmore co-starred with Elvis Presley twice, playing a vacationing coed in Girl Happy (1965) and a dancing gypsy in Harum Scarum (1965). She then frolicked on the seashores of sunny Southern California in The Girls on the Beach (1965) and Beach Ball (1965) before growing to gigantic proportions along with five other delinquent teenagers who terrorize Hainesville, California, in Village of the Giants (1965).