Gloria Henry

Infobox actor
name = Gloria Henry

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birthname = Gloria McEniry
birthdate = birth date and age|1923|4|2|mf=y
birthplace = New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
yearsactive = 1947-2005
spouse = Craig Ellwood (1949 - 1977) (divorced) 3 children

Gloria Henry was born Gloria McEniry on April 2, 1923, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is an American actress.imdb|0377839] Best known for her role as "Alice Mitchell", Dennis’s mom, from the 1959 Sitcom, "Dennis the Menace".

Biography

Henry lived and grew up on the edge of the Garden District of New Orleans. She was educated at the Worcester Art Museum School.

She moved to Los Angeles in her very late teens and worked on a number of radio shows and commercials using the stage name of Gloria Henry. She also performed in little theater groups.

Career

Signed by an agent, she transitioned into film work via Columbia Studios and made her debut as the female lead in the minor horse-racing film "Sport of Kings" (1947).

The 1950s were an uneventful mixture of more "B" films and episodic TV guest parts ("My Little Margie" (1952), "Perry Mason" (1957)). She also was a regular on the private eye series "The Files of Jeffrey Jones" (1954) starring Don Haggerty, but was written out of the show due to pregnancy.

Dennis the Menace (1959)

She appeared in the film "Gang War" (1958) starring a young and up-and-coming Charles Bronson. Her notoriety changed in 1959 when she won the role of "Alice Mitchell" (Dennis’s mom) on the comedy series "Dennis the Menace"

The series co-starred Herbert Anderson as her husband and young Jay North in the title role of Dennis. Gloria was the picture of sunny innocence and maternal warmth and enjoyed four seasons.

After Dennis the Menace

Gloria's career slowed down considerably after "Dennis the Menace". She was spotted occasionally in TV-movies playing assorted bit-part matrons and returned to the big screen in a brief role in "Her Minor Thing" (2005), a romantic comedy directed by Charles Matthau, Walter Matthau's son. She occasionally attends film festivals and nostalgic conventions.

Personal life

Gloria wed architect Craig Ellwood in 1949; they divorced in 1977. She has three children from that marriage: Jeffrey, Adam and Erin Ellwood.

Filmography

*Her Minor Thing (2005) - Mrs. Porter
*Her Wicked Ways (1991) (TV) - Katie
*Dallas - Mrs. Ona Evander (1989-1990)
*Our House (1987)
*Mr. Belvedere (1 episode)
*Newhart (1984)
*Simon & Simon - Wealthy woman (1984)
*Calamity Jane (1984) (TV) - Lady
*Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess (1983) (TV) - 2nd Secretary
*Bare Essence (1983)
*Hazel - Gloria King (1963)
*Dennis the Menace - Alice Mitchell (1959-1963)
*The Thin Man - Valerie (1959)
*Rescue 8 - Joan (1958)
*Gang War (1958) - Edie Avery
*The Life of Riley - Miss Cosgrove (1958)
*Tales of Wells Fargo - Sharon Burns (1957)
*The Walter Winchell File (1957)
*Perry Mason - Helene Chaney (1957)
*Navy Log - Eileen Murphy (1957)
*Real George (1956) (TV)
*The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1954) TV Series - Michele 'Mike' Malone
*My Little Margie - Norma Calkins (1953)
*Hot News (1953) - Kerry Barker
*Mr. & Mrs. North - Ruth Spencer (1953)
*Rancho Notorious (1952) - Beth Forbes
*The Abbott and Costello Show - Ruby Norton (1 episode)
*Yellow Fin (1951) - Nina Torres
*Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951) - Alice Calhoun
*Lightning Guns (1950) - Susan Atkins
*The Tougher They Come (1950) - Rattle Rafferty
*Rookie Fireman (1950) - Peggy Walters
*Kill the Umpire (1950) - Lucy Johnson
*Riders in the Sky (1949) - Anne Lawson
*Feudin' Rhythm (1949) - Valerie Kay
*Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949) - Helen White
*Air Hostess (1949) - Ruth Jackson
*Johnny Allegro (1949) - Addie
*Law of the Barbary Coast (1949) - Julie Adams
*Rusty Saves a Life (1949) - Lyddy Hazard
*Racing Luck (1948) - Phyllis Warren
*Triple Threat (1948) - Ruth Nolan
*The Strawberry Roan (1948) - Connie Bailey
*Arkansas Swing (1948) - Margie MacGregor
*Port Said (1948) - Gila Lingallo/Helena Guistano
*Adventures in Silverado (1948) - Jeannie Manning
*Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947) - Ellen Curtiss
*Keeper of the Bees (1947) - Alice
*Sport of Kings (1947) - Doc Richardson

References

External links

*imdb|0377839

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NAME = Henry, Gloria
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DATE OF BIRTH = April 2, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH = New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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