Gail Fisher
Gail Fisher (August 18, 1935 – December 2, 2000) was an American actress who was one of the first black women to play substantive roles in American television. She was best known for playing the role of secretary Peggy Fair on the television detective series Mannix from 1968 through 1975, a role for which she won two Golden Globe Awards and an Emmy Award; she was the first black woman to win either award. She also won an NAACP Image Award in 1969.
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| Full name at birth | Gail Ann Fisher
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| Claim to fame | Mannix
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| Date of birth | 18 August 1935
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| Place of birth | Orange, New Jersey, USA
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| Date of death | 2 December 2000
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| Age | 65 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Culver City, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Kidney failure
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| Resting place | Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea
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![Gail Fisher - St. Louis Post-Dispatch TV Magazine Cover [United States] (5 January 1969)](http://img3.bdbphotos.com/images/130x130/k/q/kq88e4i7toqmio8k.jpg?skj2io4l)
- On December 2, 2000, Gail Fisher passed away at home from lung cancer. 12 hours later, her brother Clifton, a businessman, died of heart failure.
- In 1970 she became the very first African American Actress to win an Emmy award for acting, when she received the Emmy for Oustanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her role as Peggy Fair in "Mannix".
- Understudied Ruby Dee on Broadway in "Purlie Victorious".
- Had two daughters by her first husband: Samara and Jole.
- Studied with Lee Strasberg and was later a member of the Repertory Theater at Lincoln Center where she worked with Elia Kazan. Her stage work included "A Raisin In The Sun," "Purlie Victorious" and "Danton's Death".
Gail Fisher is known for her role in the film Mankillers (1987) as Joan Hanson.
She is also known for her role in the TV series documentary Pioneers of Television (2008) as Peggy Fair - Mannix.
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