Lisa Gaye

Lisa Gaye, born March 6, 1935 in Denver, Colorado, was an American actress best remembered for her role as Gwen Kirby in 13 episodes of the TV series How to Marry a Millionaire (1957). She started acting professionally in 1954 at age 19, signed with Universal International in 1953 after a screen test, and retired in 1970 to raise her daughter. Gaye appeared in films like Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957) and Hawaiian Eye (1959), and was a frequent dramatic guest star on Perry Mason (1957), though she also worked in campy rock-and-roll and horror B-movies. She was once considered for the role of Anita in the film version of West Side Story (1961), which ultimately went to Rita Moreno, who won an Academy Award. Gaye was born to Frank Henry Griffin, a painter, and Margaret Griffin, an actress, and moved to Los Angeles as a child after her sister Teala Loring was signed to a Paramount contract. She was also the sister of Debra Paget. Gaye married Bently Clyde Ware and had a daughter, Lisa Janell, born July 5, 1963. She had seven grandchildren. Gaye died on July 14, 2016 in Houston, Texas, at age 81. She was 5'5", slim, with black hair and brown eyes, and her measurements were 34-25-35.