Carole Gray

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| name = Carole Gray

| other_names = "The Scream Queen" (nickname)

| birth_place = Bulawayo, Rhodesia

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1938}}

| nationality = British

| spouse = Peter Graham Du Toit (December 1957 - ?) ( divorced)

| occupation= Actress, former dancer

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Carole Gray (born 1938)[https://web.archive.org/web/20081119045227/http://www.sixtiescity.com/Mbeat/mbfilms50.htm Bill Harry: Cliff Richard - The Young Ones] Linked 2017-07-11 is a British actress and dancer, who was born in Southern Rhodesia, known for her roles throughout Britain in 1960s West End musicals and her roles in films.{{Cite web |title=Carole Gray |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336500/ |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}

Early life and career

Born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now part of Zimbabwe), she arrived in England in 1956 and began her 12-year acting career by appearing in the television series, The Avengers. She made her first notable film appearance as Cliff Richard's girlfriend, Toni, in The Young Ones (1961).{{Cite web |title=Carole Gray - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/carole_gray |access-date=2023-05-12 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}

Shortly after, she appeared predominantly in horror films like Curse of the Fly, Devils of Darkness, and Island of Terror, and was even given the nickname, "Scream Queen".[http://www.ephotozine.com/user/graflex-9069/gallery/photo/carole-gray-12595229 ePhotozine, Graflex (Horace Ward): Carole Gray] Linked 2014-01-11

In 1968, she returned to Africa where she appeared on stage in plays like Harvey in 1968, Fiddler on the Roof in 1969, and Taubie Kushlick's production of No, No, Nanette at the Alexander Theatre in Johannesburg, 1972.

Personal life

Carole married her first husband, Peter Graham Du Toit, in December 1957.{{Cite news |date=21 December 1957 |title=Actress Carole Gray Weds |page=31 |work=Liverpool Echo |issue=24277 |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000271/19571221/627/0031 |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 March 2022 |via=British Newspaper Archive}} The two later divorced, and Gray married again, this time to diamond heir Douglas Cullinan (who was formerly married to actress Diane Todd from 1965-1975).

Filmography

=Film=

The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) - Dancer (uncredited)
The Young Ones (1961) - Toni{{cite web |last=Campbell |first=Craig |title=Filming Summer Holiday was terrifying for Cliff Richard and crew, says co-star Melvyn Hayes |url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/filming-summer-holiday-was-terrifying-for-cliff-and-crew/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=The Sunday Post |language=en-US}}
Rattle of a Simple Man (1964) - District Nurse
Devils of Darkness (1965) - Tania
Curse of the Fly (1965) - Patricia Stanley
Duel at Sundown (1965) - Nancy Greenwood
Island of Terror (1966) - Toni Merrill
The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) - Michel Merlin
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) - Chorus Girl (uncredited) (final film role)