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Gail Fisher

1935 - 2000

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Gail Fisher (August 18, 1935 – December 2, 2000) was an American actress who was one of the first black women to play substantive roles in American television. She was best known for playing the role of secretary Peggy Fair on the television detective series Mannix from 1968 through 1975, a role for which she won two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award; she was the first African-American woman to win those prestigious awards. She also won an NAACP Image Award in 1969. In addition to her acting career, Fisher was a successful jazz lyricist. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Gail Fisher is the 9,272nd most popular actor (down from 8,985th in 2024), the 13,952nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,194th in 2019) and the 4,324th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Gail Fisher ranks 9,272 out of 13,578. Before her are Virginia Capers, Matilda Ziegler, Brittany Snow, Emma Myers, Sydney Penny, and Patrícia Pillar. After her are Edmund Lowe, Tsukasa Aoi, Charlie Schlatter, Kang Tae-oh, Táňa Fischerová, and Ian Harding.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Gail Fisher ranks 539. Before her are Dorothy Masuka, Rajmohan Gandhi, Bobby Bare, John Cordts, Bill Brack, and Anne Reid. After her are Harry B. Gray, Mel Charles, John Inman, Lyle Waggoner, Ruth Ann Minner, and Edward Schreyer. Among people deceased in 2000, Gail Fisher ranks 368. Before her are Veerasamy Ringadoo, Jacob Lawrence, Frances Drake, John Lindsay, Joan Marsh, and George Armstrong. After her are Shobhna Samarth, Marguerite Churchill, David Dukes, Wilf Mannion, Alan Cranston, and Phil Katz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gail Fisher ranks 13,956 out of 20,380. Before her are Mike Crapo (1951), Brittany Snow (1986), Emma Myers (2002), Sydney Penny (1971), Don Barksdale (1923), and Scott Altman (1959). After her are Edmund Lowe (1890), Jeff VanderMeer (1968), James Toney (1968), Charlie Schlatter (1966), Rob Minkoff (1962), and Joel Surnow (1955).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Gail Fisher ranks 4,326. Before her are Daniel Sunjata (1971), Lucille Ricksen (1910), Virginia Capers (1925), Brittany Snow (1986), Emma Myers (2002), and Sydney Penny (1971). After her are Edmund Lowe (1890), Charlie Schlatter (1966), Nanette Fabray (1920), Justina Machado (1972), Abigail Spencer (1981), and David Giuntoli (1980).

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