Gloria LeRoy Death
Gloria passed away on May 24, 2018 at the age of 86 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
When did Gloria LeRoy die?
May 24, 2018How old was Gloria LeRoy when died?
86Where did Gloria LeRoy die? What was the location of death?
Los Angeles, California, USA
Gloria LeRoy Birthday and Date of Death
Gloria LeRoy was born on November 7, 1931 and died on May 24, 2018. Gloria was 86 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 7, 1931
Date of Death: May 24, 2018
Age at Death: 86
Gloria LeRoy - Biography
Gloria LeRoy (born November 7, 1931) is an American character actress, remembered for having first played Bobbi Jo Loomis, the wife of Archie's old war buddy Duke, and later the voluptuous Mildred "Boom-Boom" Turner in the 1970s sitcom All in the Family. LeRoy had a diverse career, with a number of roles on film, TV, and stage.
Best known for playing the voluptuous Mildred "Boom Boom" Turner in the 1970s sitcom All in the Family, she was born in 1925 to vaudeville performers Loletta and Russell LeRoy in Bucyrus, Ohio. When Gloria was a young girl the family moved to New York where they owned a dance school. Both Gloria and her brother Kenneth studied dance. Ken LeRoy went on to star on Broadway as a dancer and singer and was the first Bernardo in West Side Story. Gloria performed on Broadway in Artists and Models with Jackie Gleason in 1943 at age 17 as a Specialty Dancer. Her early career started in night clubs as a dancer and singer for Barbara Walters' father, impresario Lou Walters, at the Latin Quarter. Later headlining Nouvelle Eve, a Parisian cabaret show import, at the Hotel El Rancho Vegas from 1951-52.
She appeared in George M : A New Musical. She appeared on The Mike Douglas Show in 1963. She had recurring roles on the soaps Days of Our Lives as Queenie (1989), The Young and the Restless as Beatrice Tucker (1998) and Passions as Ruth (2000). She appeared in Three's Company as Nancy in episode "The Goodbye Guy" (1980), as well as on Married... with Children as Chesty LaRue in episode "Live Nude Peg" (1997). In 2001, she appeared in season 8 episode 23 of Frasier entitled "A Day in May" as Mrs. Smolenski, a prospective house buyer. In 2007, LeRoy appeared in the "Pilot" of Rules of Engagement. In 2009, she appeared in Season 5 of Desperate Housewives as Rose Kemper. In 2010, she appeared in Shameless as Aunt Ginger.
