Erin Gray
Erin Gray (born January 7, 1950) is an American Actress. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Gray is best known for her roles as Colonel Wilma Deering in the 1979–1981 television series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Kate Summers in the 1982–1987 television series Silver Spoons. Concerning her Buck Rogers role, she told an interviewer "I was the first female colonel. I enjoyed being that kind of role model for young women watching the show. A woman can be a colonel! A woman can be in charge! Those were new ideas then."
Besides her acting work, Gray is also active in teaching tai chi and wrote a book entitled Act Right which contains advice for novice television and movie actors.