Julie London

Also known as Gayle Peck, Nancy Gayle Peck

American actress and singer (1926-2000)

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Meubles et astuces de rangement en un week-end
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Acting · Santa Rosa, California, USA

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Julie London (September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress. She was best known for her smoky, sensual voice. London was at her singing career's peak in the 1950s. Her acting career lasted more than 35 years. It concluded with the female lead role of nurse Dixie McCall on the television series Emergency! (1972–1979), co-starring…

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Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast — Self - Singer (archive footage)2019
Legends — Self2006
Bob Hope's World of Comedy — Self (archive footage)1976
Emergency! — Nurse Dixie McCall1972
Emergency! — Dixie McCall1972
The Helicopter Spies — Laurie Sebastian1968
Adam-12 — Nurse Dixie McCall1968

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Julie London (née Peck; September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 40 years. A torch singer noted for her contralto voice, London recorded over thirty albums of pop and jazz standards between 1955 and 1969. Her recording of "Cry Me a River", a song she introduced on her debut album Julie Is Her Name, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In addition to her musical notoriety, London was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her portrayal of Nurse Dixie McCall in the television series Emergency!

Born in Santa Rosa, California, to vaudevillian parents, London was discovered while working as an elevator operator in downtown Los Angeles, and she began her career as an actress. London's 35-year acting career began in film in 1944 and included roles as the female lead in numerous Westerns, co-starring with Rock Hudson in The Fat Man (1951), with Robert Taylor and John Cassavetes in Saddle the Wind (1958), with Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and with Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959).