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Gail Fisher 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.
Birth Name
Gail Ann Fisher
Born
Sunday, 18 August 1935
Died
Saturday, 02 December 2000
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Peggy Fair - Mannix | 2008 |
| Donor | Secretary | 1990 |
| Mankillers | Joan Hanson | 1987 |
| He's the Mayor | Lila | 1986 |
| Knight Rider | Thelma | 1982 |
| Hotel | Fran Willis | 1982 |
| Fantasy Island | Dr. Frantz | 1977 |
| Break the Bank | Self | 1976 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Pioneers of Television | Peggy Fair - Mannix | 2008 |
| Donor | Secretary | 1990 |
| Mankillers | Joan Hanson | 1987 |
| He's the Mayor | Lila | 1986 |
| Knight Rider | Thelma | 1982 |
| Hotel | Fran Willis | 1982 |
| Fantasy Island | Dr. Frantz | 1977 |
| Break the Bank | Self | 1976 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Match Game | Herself - Panelist | 1973 |
| Every Man Needs One | Pauline Kramer | 1972 |
| Joanne Carson's VIPs | Self | 1972 |
| Soul Train | Self | 1971 |
| Celebrity Bowling | Self | 1971 |
| The Game Game | Self | 1969 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Mercy (segment "Love and the Hustler") / Penny (segment "Love and the Baby") | 1969 |
| Room 222 | Diana Brown | 1969 |
| The David Frost Show | Self - Guest | 1969 |
| Medical Center | Bonnie Horne | 1969 |
| Mannix | Peggy Fair | 1967 |
| The Second Hundred Years | Young Matron | 1967 |
| He & She | Helen | 1967 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| You Don't Say | Herself | 1963 |
| The Doctors | Diane | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Defenders | The Singer | 1961 |
| My Three Sons | Carla | 1960 |
| Play of the Week | Joyce Lane | 1959 |
| Life with Linkletter | Self | 1950 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1974 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Television | Nominated |
| 1973 | Golden Globe | Best TV Actress - Drama | Won |
| 1973 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama | Nominated |
| 1972 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Television | Nominated |
| 1972 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama | Nominated |
| 1971 | Golden Globe | Best Supporting Actress - Television | Won |
| 1971 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama | Nominated |
| 1970 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama | Won |
