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Gloria Henry

Actress

Born - 2 April 1923, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died - 3 April 2021

Vivacious, light-haired 'B' movie lead who also played a few supporting roles in bigger pictures, but found her greatest fame as the mother of Dennis the Menace in the long-running TV comedy series. Born Gloria McEniry, she performed extensively on radio before venturing into films: Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1947), Keeper of the Bees (1947), Port Said (1948), Wrong Number (1948), Fools Awake/The Strawberry Roan (1948), Law of the Barbary Coast (1949), Johnny Allegro (1949), Innocence is Bliss/Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949), Kill the Umpire (1950), The Tougher They Come (1950), Yellow Fin (1951), Al Jennings of Oklahoma (1951), Rancho Notorious (1952), Hot News (1953) and Gang War (1958). Later, she appeared in Doin' Time on Planet Earth (1988) and Her Minor Thing (2005), her last. She died the day after her 98th birthday.