Jane Daly (actress)

Jane Daly (born April 20, 1948) is an American actress. She is best known for Bob Clark's iconic Zombie movie Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things[1] and as the original Kelly Harper on the CBS soap opera Capitol.[2]

Jane Daly
Born
Mary Jane Daly

(1948-04-20) 20 April 1948
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse(s)Duncan Gamble
Children2

Early life

Daly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Edward A. Daly, a WWII Air Force Veteran.[3] and Vice President of Standard Milling Co. and Lillian Mullen Daly, a former beauty queen and USO performer.

She was raised in Valley Stream, New York and Miami, Florida. where she attended the University of Miami and graduated Magna Cum Laude in Theatre[4]

Career


In 1963 at 15 years of age, Daly was crowned Miss Teenage Miami and a finalist in the Miss Teenage America Pageant in Dallas, Texas[5] where she performed Peter Pan before a nationally televised audience. She and her mother became the face of Ivory Liquid [6] in the mother and daughter look-alike national commercial.

Another of her early film roles was in Bob Clark’s Deathdream with John Marley.[7] Daly starred in the 1987 NBC series Roomies[8] opposite Burt Young.  She is notable for her 1994 role in the Cable Ace Nominated And Then There Was One opposite Amy Madigan and Dennis Boutsikaris capturing the tragedy of the AIDS epidemic. She played Julia's mother[9] alongside Tom Cruise on Mission Impossible III.

Later Work

Daly has appeared in over 50 television movies and series roles. Her later work includes:

Personal life

Daly is married to actor Duncan Gamble, whom she met while working on the soap opera Capitol.[10] They have two sons, Grady Gamble, a film studio executive and Mike McGowan, SOC Cinematographer.[11]

Filmography
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References
  1. Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1973), retrieved 2020-04-26
  2. Pylant, James (2012). In Morticia's Shadow: The Life & Career of Carolyn Jones. Jacobus Books. ISBN 978-0-9841857-9-5.
  3. "Edward A. Daly - August 11, 2009 - Obituary - Tributes.com". www.tributes.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  4. "Alumni Biographies A-D | Theatre Arts | University of Miami". theatrearts.as.miami.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  5. November 20, Amara Rarah on; Said, 2013 at 5:27 Pm (2013-11-20). "Interview with Actress Jane Daly". tubthumpmag. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. "Lillian Mullen Daly". lafuneral.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  7. "Dead of Night (1974)". Moria. 2001-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. TV.com. "Roomies (1987)". TV.com. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  9. "Jane Daly". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  10. "Jane Daly on People". People. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  11. "Jane Daly". Wall Of Celebrities. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  12. ...Where's Rodney?, retrieved 2020-04-26
  13. Okuda, Michael; Okuda, Denise; Mirek, Debbie (2011-05-17). The Star Trek Encyclopedia. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4516-4688-7.
  14. Terrace, Vincent (2014-01-10). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0.
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