American actress
Peri Gilpin
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Gilpin in 2011
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Born
| Peri Kay Oldham
(
1961-05-27
)
May 27, 1961
(age 63)
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Alma mater
| University of Texas at Austin
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Occupation
| Actress
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Years active
| 1988?present
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Notable credits
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Spouse
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Christian Vincent
(
m.
1999)
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Children
| 2
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Parent
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Peri Gilpin
(born
Peri Kay Oldham
; May 27, 1961)
[1]
is an American actress who portrayed
Roz Doyle
in the NBC sitcom
Frasier
and Kim Keeler in the
ABC Family
drama series
Make It or Break It
.
Career
[
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]
Gilpin appeared on the TV series
Cheers
, playing Holly Matheson in the 21st episode of the 11th season, which aired in April 1993.
From 1993 until 2004, Gilpin played Roz Doyle in the television series
Frasier
, a spin-off of
Cheers
, starring
Kelsey Grammer
as
Frasier Crane
, the role he had played on
Cheers
since 1984. She was given the role after being one of over 300 other actresses who answered the casting call. Gilpin’s fellow finalist for the role was Lisa Kudrow. Along with the principal cast, Gilpin won a
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
in 1999.
[2]
In 2009, Gilpin appeared in the ABC Family drama
Make It or Break It
, for which she received a
Gracie Award
in the category of "Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series".
[
citation needed
]
Gilpin and
Frasier
co-star Jane Leeves ran a production company, Bristol Cities (named from the
cockney rhyming slang
), whose projects included a Fox network pilot titled
Minister of Divine
, an American remake of the British sitcom
The Vicar of Dibley
with
Kirstie Alley
(another
Cheers
regular) in a starring role.
[3]
Gilpin is the
voice artist
for the character Jane Proudfoot in
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
. She provided the voices of
Desiree
in the
Nickelodeon
animated television series
Danny Phantom
,
Volcana
in
Superman: The Animated Series
and
Justice League
,
Hecate
in
Hercules
, and
Kate Corrigan
in the
Hellboy
animated films
. Gilpin also did voice work for several
Wells Fargo
and Johnsonville Meats TV commercials.
Gilpin has appeared on the television series
Medium
and
Desperate Housewives
. She has a supporting role on the television series
Make It or Break It
and has appeared on
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
. She also starred alongside
Teri Polo
in the
Lifetime
film
For the Love of a Child
. In 2012, Gilpin guest-starred with another
Cheers
alum,
Ted Danson
, in
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
. She had a recurring role in
Men at Work
on
TBS
as editor of
Full Steam
magazine. In the second season of
Scorpion
, she was introduced as Katherine Cooper, a team superior in homeland security.
In 2023, Gilpin reprised her role as Roz Doyle; she had a guest appearance in the season one finale of Paramount+’s reboot of the Frasier series.
Personal life
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]
In 1997, Gilpin's mother died of
leiomyosarcoma
.
[4]
Gilpin has led efforts supporting cancer research awareness since the time her mother was diagnosed with the disease.
[5]
On July 31, 1999, Gilpin married
painter
Christian Vincent
. They have
twins
who were born to a
surrogate mother
on May 7, 2004.
[6]
On July 29, 2023, at the age of 56, Gilpin's brother,
Marc Gilpin
, died from complications related to a
glioblastoma
brain tumor. He had been a child star who had appeared most notably in
Jaws 2
(1978), as well as other movies and television shows.
[7]
[8]
Jane Leeves
, Gilpin's co-star on
Frasier
, is her neighbor and close friend.
[9]
Filmography
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Film
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]
Television
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]
Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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1988
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21 Jump Street
|
Fitzgerald
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Episode: "The Currency We Trade In"
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1988
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Almost Grown
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Kim
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Episode: "Santa Claus Got Stuck in My Chimney"
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1990
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Matlock
|
Leslie Matthews
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Episode: "The Pro"
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1991
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Flesh 'n' Blood
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Irene
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12 episodes
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1992
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Wings
|
Barbara #242
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Episode: "Four Dates That Will Live in Infamy"
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1993
|
Designing Women
|
Jade Herman
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Episode: "Shovel Off to Buffalo"
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1993
|
Cheers
|
Holly Matheson
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Episode: "Woody Gets an Election"
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1993?2004
|
Frasier
|
Roz Doyle
|
260 episodes
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1995
|
Pride & Joy
|
Brenda
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Episode: "Brenda's Secret"
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1995
|
Fight for Justice: The Nancy Conn Story
|
Charlotte Parks
|
Television film
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1996
|
The Outer Limits
|
Dr. Rebecca Warfield
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Episode: "
Out of Body
"
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1996
|
Early Edition
|
Lenore
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Episode: "After Midnight"
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1998
|
The Lionhearts
|
Lana Lionheart
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Voice, 13 episodes
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1998
|
Hercules
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Hecate
|
Voice, 2 episodes
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1998?1999
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Superman: The Animated Series
|
Volcana
|
Voice, 2 episodes
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2000
|
Baby Blues
|
Ms. Brennan
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Episode: "Ugly Zoe"
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2001
|
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
|
Carol Wyman
|
Television film
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2003
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Justice League
|
Volcana
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Voice, episode: "Only a Dream"
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2003?2009
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King of the Hill
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Additional voices
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4 episodes
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2004?2005
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Danny Phantom
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Desiree
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Voice, 2 episodes
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2005
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Uncommon Sense
|
Tracy
|
Television film
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2005
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Women of a Certain Age
|
Dianne
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Television film
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2006
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For the Love of a Child
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Sara O'Meara
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Television film
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2006
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Hellboy: Sword of Storms
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Professor Kate Corrigan
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Voice, television film
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2007
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Hellboy: Blood and Iron
|
Professor Kate Corrigan
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Voice, television film
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2007
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Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness
|
Erin Teller
|
Television film
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2007
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Medium
|
Diane Benoit
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Episode: "The Boy Next Door"
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2007
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Desperate Housewives
|
Maggie Gilroy
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Episode: "
God, That's Good
"
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2007
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Side Order of Life
|
Celia Hutchinson
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Episode: "Awakenings"
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2007
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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Grace Pardue
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Episode: "Offense"
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2009?2011
|
Make It or Break It
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Kim Keeler
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40 episodes
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2011
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Hot in Cleveland
|
Taylor
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Episode: "I Love Lucci: Part One"
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2012
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Grey's Anatomy
|
Marcy
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Episode: "Hope for the Hopeless"
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2012?2013
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
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Barbara Russell
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4 episodes
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2013
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Men at Work
|
Alex Turner
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4 episodes
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2013
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Modern Family
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Jeannie
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Episode: "
The Help
"
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2013
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Drop Dead Diva
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Miss Ortiz
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Episode: "Jane's Secret Revealed"
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2014
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The Choking Game
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Heidi, Taryn's mother
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Television film
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2014
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Masters of Sex
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Florence Duncan
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Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"
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2015
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Mr. Robinson
|
Eileen Taylor
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6 episodes
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2015?2016
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Scorpion
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Katherine Cooper
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5 episodes
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2016
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Adam Ruins Everything
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Miss Pearl
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Episode: "Adam Ruins the Wild West"
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2017
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Broad City
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Joanne
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Episode: "Abbi's Mom"
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2017
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A Dash of Love
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Holly Hanson
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Television film
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2018
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Station 19
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Sue
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Episode: "Reignited"
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2019
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Why Women Kill
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Vivian Burke
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Episode: "You Had Me at Homicide"
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2020
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Family Reunion
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Grandma Daphne
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Episode: "Remember Our Parents' Wedding?"
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2022
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Kevin Can F**k Himself
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Donna Devine
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Episode: "Ghost"
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2023
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Frasier
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Roz Doyle
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Episode: "Reindeer Games"
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References
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]
- ^
"Behind The Voice Actors ? Peri Gilpin"
. Retrieved
December 16,
2013
.
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Germain, David (March 13, 2000).
"
'American Beauty' leads take Screen Actors Guild honors"
.
Journal and Courier
. Lafayette, Indiana. p. 8.
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"Leeves set for bumper pay-day"
. BBC News. December 31, 2001
. Retrieved
April 9,
2021
.
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Cooper, Chet; Gilpin, Peri (August?September 2010).
"Peri Gilpin Interview"
.
Ability Magazine
.
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Falcon, Mike; Shoop, M.D., Stephen A. (April 12, 2002).
"Peri Gilpin broadcasts breast cancer awareness"
.
USA Today
. Archived from
the original
on December 1, 2005
. Retrieved
August 27,
2009
.
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Lynch, Jason (May 7, 2004).
"Happy Mothers' Days: First-Time Parents Peri Gilpin and Heidi Klum Welcome Their New Arrivals"
.
People
.
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Barnes, Mike (August 2, 2023).
"Marc Gilpin, Young Actor on 'Jaws 2,' Dies at 56"
.
The Hollywood Reporter
. Retrieved
January 14,
2024
.
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Evans, Greg (August 2, 2023).
"Marc Gilpin Dies: 'Jaws 2' Child Actor Was 56"
.
Deadline
. Retrieved
January 14,
2024
.
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"Peri Gilpin ? Sitcoms, Sarcoma and Stewardship"
.
Ability Magazine
. Retrieved
May 11,
2024
.
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