Gloria Loring

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Actress • Singer

Birth Date: December 10, 1946

Age: 77 years old

Birth Place: New York, New York

Spouses: Alan Thicke

Children: Robin Thicke

Best known for her #1 hit song "Friends and Lovers," Gloria Loring, has made her mark on television as an actor and composer. Loring's career began in a folk band when she was 14. In 1968, she released her first album, and was already appearing as a musical performer on television on "International Cabaret," "The Merv Griffin Show," and "The Carol Burnett Show." Her music career developed, and in late 1970s, she joined with Al Burton and her then husband, Alan Thicke, to compose two of the '80s most popular theme songs: "Diff'rent Strokes" and "The Facts of Life."

In 1980, Loring landed a role on the soap opera "Days of Our Lives," and used the appearance to promote a cookbook to raise money for diabetes research. She went on to release two cookbooks and one album that ultimately raised more than $1 million for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. As an actress she appeared on a number of popular shows including: the mystery series "Murder, She Wrote," the teen drama "Beverly Hills, 90210," and the action series "Renegade." She retired from acting in the late '90s, but her work continues to be heard on television and film through use of the popular "Facts of Life" theme song.

Credits

Back to Christmas

Actor
Robin
Movie
2014

Access Hollywood Live

Guest
Show
2010

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Contestant
Show
2009

The Better Show

Guest
Show
2007

Are You Smarter Than a 5th GraderStream

Contestant
Game Show
2007

Access Hollywood

Guest
News
1996

Burke's Law

Guest Star
Sam
Show
1994

Saved by the Bell: The College YearsStream

Guest Star
Series
1993
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RenegadeStream

Guest Star
Melissa Dixon
Series
1992

Madre Convicta

Actor
Movie
1987

Convicted: A Mother's Story

Actor
Janice Huggins
Movie
1987

Murder, She WroteStream

Guest Star
Margo Bowman
Series
1984

Super PasswordStream

Guest
Game Show
1984

Mike HammerStream

Guest Star
Series
1984

Hotel

Guest Star
Soap
1983

Celebrity Daredevils

Self
Guest
Show
1983

Fantasy Island

Guest Star
Series
1978

The Bob Hope Christmas Special: Around the World With The USO

Guest
Show
1971

The Carol Burnett ShowStream

Guest
Variety Show
1967

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