Gail Fisher
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Gail Fisher (August 18, 1935 – December 2, 2000) was an American actress who was one of the first African American 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. The youngest of five children, Fisher was born in Orange, New Jersey. Her father died when she was two years old and she was rai...
Known For
Filmography
Donor
1990
as Secretary
Mankillers
1987
as Joan Hanson
Knight Rider
1982
as Thelma
Hotel
1982
as Fran Willis
The All Star Spangled Mission
1973
as Peggy Fair
Every Man Needs One
1972
as Pauline Kramer
Love, American Style
1969
as Penny
Room 222
1969
Medical Center
1969
Mannix
1967
as Peggy Fair
He & She
1967
as Helen
The Second Hundred Years
1967
as Young Matron
The New Girl
1960
as Mary Newton (The "New Girl")
My Three Sons
1960
as Carla
Play of the Week
1959
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Presenter