Stylish, intensely dramatic TV actor who became one of the queens of primetime soaps when she perfected a method all her own for expressing emotional turmoil as Sue Ellen Ewing on "Dallas": bulging her huge eyes practically out of their sockets and glaring them slightly downward, while simultaneously keeping her mouth partially open so as to let only her bottom teeth jut forth.

A former model who began at age 17, Gray made brief appearances in the feature films "Under the Yum Yum Tree" and "Palm Springs Weekend" in 1963. She enjoyed particular success in the realm of TV commercials, appearing in over 400. Determined to perform in more than 30-second TV ads, Gray enrolled in acting classes and secured a guest spot on the genteel ABC medical drama, "Marcus Welby, M.D." in the early 1970s. Features such as "Dogs" (1976) didn't get her anywhere, but Gray enjoyed a striking role, if a brief run, on the Norman Lear serial comedy-drama "All That Glitters" (1977), as a model who turns out to be transsexual.

"Dallas" changed all that. Staying with the show for 11 seasons (1978-89) Gray made the most of Sue Ellen's sorrowful travails at the hands of her nasty husband J.R. Ewing, venturing from alcoholism to a series of enjoyably tawdry affairs to a gradual sense of self-assurance. The show also began her behind-the-scenes career, directed several episodes of the series. Gray also hosted CBS's annual Thanksgiving Day Parade with co-stars from "Dallas" for six years. Leaving "Dallas" as it stepped on its inevitable downward slope, Gray kept busy in TV-movies, which over the years have included "The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan" (1979), "Haywire" (1980), "The Gambler III" (1987), "Bonanza: The Return" (1993) and "Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges" (1994), which she also co-produced. Gray returned vividly to series TV with a role as Amanda Woodward's (Heather Locklear) tough mother on "Melrose Place", which she spun off onto her own series, "Models Inc." (1994-95), with the former model now playing the head of a modeling agency.

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  Reflections of a Life (2006) .... Linda
McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005) (TV) .... Victoria Sawyer
"The Bold and the Beautiful"
... aka Belleza y poder (USA: Spanish title)
- Episode #1.4500 (2005) TV Episode .... Priscilla Kelly
- Episode #1.4499 (2005) TV Episode .... Priscilla Kelly
- Episode #1.4297 (2004) TV Episode .... Priscilla Kelly
- Episode #1.4295 (2004) TV Episode .... Priscilla Kelly
- Episode #1.4291 (2004) TV Episode .... Priscilla Kelly
(11 more)

Dallas: War of the Ewings (1998) (TV) .... Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Lockwood
Star of Jaipur (1998) .... Linda Trask
... aka Eve of Destruction (USA: DVD title)
... aka Moments of Danger (USA: video title)
When the Cradle Falls (1997) (TV)
Dallas: J.R. Returns (1996) (TV) .... Sue Ellen Shepard Ewing Lockwood
"Touched by an Angel"
- The Portrait of Mrs. Campbell (1996) TV Episode .... Marian Campbell
"Mighty Max"
- Good Golly Ms. Kali (1994) TV Episode (voice) .... Kali
"Models Inc." (1994) TV Series .... Hillary Michaels
"Melrose Place"
- Till Death Do Us Part (1994) TV Episode .... Hillary Michaels
- Devil with the G-String On (1994) TV Episode .... Hillary Michaels
- Imperfect Strangers (1994) TV Episode .... Hillary Michaels
- The Bitch Is Back (1994) TV Episode .... Hillary Michaels
Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges (1994) (TV) .... Eileen Stevens
Accidental Meeting (1994) (TV) .... Jennifer Parris
To My Daughter with Love (1994) (TV) .... Eleanor Monroe
Bonanza: The Return (1993) (TV) .... Laredo Stimmons
Moment of Truth: Why My Daughter? (1993) (TV) .... Gayle Moffitt
Highway Heartbreaker (1992) (TV) .... Catherine
The Entertainers (1991) (TV) .... Laura
"Lovejoy"
- Black Virgin of Vladimir (2 of 2) (1991) TV Episode .... Cassandra Lynch
- Riding in Rollers (1 of 2) (1991) TV Episode .... Cassandra Lynch
"Dallas" .... Sue Ellen Ewing (1978-1989) (original cast)
- Conundrum: Part 1 (1991) TV Episode .... Sue Ellen Ewing
- Conundrum: Part 2 (1991) TV Episode .... Sue Ellen Ewing
- Anniversary Waltz (1988) TV Episode .... Sue Ellen Ewing
- Marriage on the Rocks (1988) TV Episode .... Sue Ellen Ewing
- Waterloo at Southfork (1981) TV Episode .... Sue Ellen Ewing
(42 more)
Oscar (1991) .... Roxanne
"Schloß am Wörthersee, Ein"
... aka Lakeside Hotel
- Saisonbeginn mit Hindernissen (1991) TV Episode .... Sue Ellen

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
Kenny Rogers as The Gambler, Part III: The Legend Continues (1987) (TV) .... Mary Collins
... aka The Gambler III: The Legend Continues
The Twelfth Annual People's Choice Awards (1986) (TV) .... Presenter
Not in Front of the Children (1982) (TV) .... Nancy Carruthers
The Body Human: The Loving Process - Men (1981) (TV)
The Body Human: The Loving Process - Women (1981) (TV)
The Wild and the Free (1980) (TV) .... Linda
Haywire (1980) (TV) .... Nan

The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979) (TV) .... Elizabeth Harrington
The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank (1978) (TV) .... Leslie Corliss
"Emergency!"
... aka Emergencia (USA: Spanish title)
... aka Emergency One (USA: syndication title)
- The Steel Inferno (1978) TV Episode (as Linda Gray)
- That Time of Year (1976) TV Episode .... Judy
"Big Hawaii"
- Pipeline (1977) TV Episode .... Annie Quinlan
Murder in Peyton Place (1977) (TV) .... Carla Cord
"All That Glitters" (1977) TV Series .... Linda Murkland
"Switch"
- Camera Angels (1977) TV Episode
"McCloud"
- 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas... (1976) TV Episode .... Kate O'Hannah
- Our Man in the Harem (1976) TV Episode .... Cindy Yates
Dogs (1976) .... Miss Engle
... aka Slaughter
The Big Rip-Off (1975) (TV)
"Marcus Welby, M.D."
... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
- The Resident (1974) TV Episode

Palm Springs Weekend (1963) (uncredited) .... Girl at Pool with Yellow Swimsuit