American Legend: Gloria Loring, The Actress and Stage Star
As a television and stage actress and celebrity, in 1980, she landed the role of Liz Chandler on the NBC's daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives" for six and a half years. And this was her first acting job. During that time, she secured a place in the hearts of the daytime audience. Her weekly singing on "Days" generated a non-stop flow of fan mail and her acting talent enabled her to become one of the most popular actresses in American daytime TV history. In 1986, "Days" fans assisted in giving Gloria a #1 record, "Friends and Lovers," a duet with Carl Anderson. She starred in several shows such as: "Blame it on the Movies," winning the hearts of audiences and rave reviews across the nation, the San Francisco production of "Star Dust," directed by Tony Award winner Henry LeTang, the "Queen of the Soaps," which won a DramaLogue Award in Los Angeles, the Tony Award winner George Furth's "Music Minus One."
On television, Grande Dame Loring has been a special guest star on numerous shows and movies-of-the-week on all the major networks. She also hosted the television series, “From the Heart” along with joining the Pointer Sisters in a Showtime TV Special, and helped create the good vibrations of the “Beach Boys 25th Anniversary Special”. Also, she appeared in 2002, on “CD HWY,” the hot new music show on 154 PBS stations across the nation. In 1987, Ms Gloria Loring co-starred in two movies for television with Richard Crenna and Ann Jillian, joined the Pointer Sisters in a Showtime TV Special, and helped create the good vibrations of the Beach Boys 25th Anniversary Special. From there, Diva Gloria Loring went to Australia for her first concert tour of 27 sold-out shows.
Her acting appearances include: Starring Roles Days of Our Lives (1965) - Liz Chandler (1980-1986). Guest Starring Roles Beverly Hills, 90210 - Mrs. Cleveland - Fearless (1996). Silk Stalkings - Sable Shannon - Whore Wars (1994), Saved by the Bell: The College Years - Mrs. Burke - The Homecoming (1993). Murder, She Wrote - Margo Bowman - Weave a Tangled Web (1989). Police Story - Kate Devers - The Freeway Killings (1987). American Bandstand - Guest - Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson (1986). Hotel - Adrian Fitzpatrick - Distortions (1985). Fantasy Island - - The Mermaid and the Matchmaker / The Obsolete Man (1984). Circus of the Stars - Performer - SPECIAL #7 (1982). The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson - Guest - 760527 (1976). The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour - Herself - Ray Charles, George Gobel, Gloria Loring (1970). The Ed Sullivan Show - Herself - Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass / Engelbert Humperdinck / Tiny Tim (1968). Kraft Music Hall - Herself - Ed McMahon / The Turtles / Flip Wilson (1968). The Carol Burnett Show - Herself - with Soupy Sales, Gloria Loring (1968). The Carol Burnett Show - Herself - with Richard Chamberlin, Gloria Loring (1967). The Carol Burnett Show - Herself - with Lucille Ball, Tim Conway, Gloria Loring (1967). The Carol Burnett Show - Herself. Crew Credits: The Facts of Life (1979) - Music. Diff'rent Strokes (1978) - Music.