1. Peri Gilpin was born on Peri Kay Oldham; May 27,1961 and 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.
19 Facts About Peri Gilpin
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In 1979, upon graduating Skyline High School, Peri Gilpin enrolled in University of Texas at Austin, majoring in drama, until she was expelled from the acting program at the end of sophomore year.
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Peri Gilpin apprenticed for five summers at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, during her last summer, she was cast as the lead in Hawthorne Country, her first major starring role.
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Peri Gilpin appeared on the TV series Cheers, playing Holly Matheson in the 21st episode of the 11th season, which aired in April 1993.
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From 1993 until 2004, Peri 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.
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Peri Gilpin was given the role after being one of over 300 other actresses who answered the casting call.
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In 2009, Peri 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".
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Peri Gilpin is the voice artist for the character Jane Proudfoot in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
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Peri Gilpin 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.
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Peri Gilpin did voice work for several Wells Fargo and Johnsonville Meats TV commercials.
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Peri Gilpin has appeared on the television series Medium and Desperate Housewives.
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Peri Gilpin starred alongside Teri Polo in the Lifetime film For the Love of a Child.
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In 2012, Peri Gilpin guest-starred with another Cheers alum, Ted Danson, in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
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Peri Gilpin had a recurring role in Men at Work on TBS as editor of Full Steam magazine.
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In 2023, Peri Gilpin reprised her role as Roz Doyle in Paramount's Frasier reboot.
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Peri Gilpin was born in Waco, Texas, to Baylor University students Jim O'Brien and Sandra Jo Hauck.
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Peri Gilpin has led efforts supporting cancer research awareness since the time her mother was diagnosed with the disease.
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Peri Gilpin's father, Jim O'Brien, was a popular TV reporter in Philadelphia.
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Peri Gilpin was an actor, and appeared in Jaws 2 as a child.