GLORIA HENRY | 97

When Gloria Henry played Alice Mitchell’s role in the classic CBC family sitcom, Dennis the Menace, she became an instant fan favorite. She stayed on the show for four years, from 1959 to 1963. But her career went on a slow pace after that. She was only doing occasional TV roles at the time, with only minor characters. She was even part of another classic soap opera, Dallas. Henry went into the film industry after getting a contract at Columbia Studios back in 1946, and and she got her breakthrough career as a lead female in the film Sport of Kings in 1947.

Other roles Henry played were in the romantic comedy film Miss Grant Takes Richmand in 1948 and Rancho Notorious in 1952, alongside Marlene Dietrich. Gloria also made a brief return to the silver screen with the romantic comedy, Her Minor Thing. Now, at 97 years old, she can rarely be seen on TV or in movies. She is probably enjoying her time doing the things that she loves with her family, taking advantage of all the investments she had made when she was young.