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		⚫	* Wali Muhammad (Walter Youngblood)<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.blackpast.org/aah/fisher-gail-1935-2000\|title=Gail Fisher\|date=31 March 2014 \|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref>
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	==Career==		==Career==
	Fisher made her first television appearance in 1960 at age 25, appearing in the ] program '']''.<ref name="AAR">{{cite web \|url= http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=1087 \|title= Gail Fisher \|publisher= African American Registry \|access-date= August 22, 2009 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091004050630/http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=1087 \|archive-date= October 4, 2009}} The article cites '']'' as its source.</ref> Also during the early 1960s, she appeared in a television commercial for ] laundry detergent, which she said made her "the first black female—no, make that black, period—to make a national TV commercial, on camera, with lines."<ref name="nytobit" /><ref name="AP 2001">{{cite news\|url=https://apnews.com/c9fc8bdd012e04a93cb55d145a822a71\|title=TV Actress Gail Fisher Dies at 65\|author=<!--Not stated-->\|work=]\|publisher=Associated Press, Inc.\|location=]\|date=February 22, 2001\|access-date=March 17, 2019}}</ref> In 1965, Herbert Blau cast her in a theatrical production of '']''.<ref name="nytobit" />		Fisher made her first television appearance in 1960 at age 25, appearing in the ] program '']''.<ref name="AAR">{{cite web \|url= http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=1087 \|title= Gail Fisher \|publisher= African American Registry \|access-date= August 22, 2009 \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091004050630/http://www.aaregistry.com/detail.php?id=1087 \|archive-date= October 4, 2009}} The article cites '']'' as its source.</ref> In the same year, she appeared in a film sponsored by the US government called , which depicted a fictional firm hiring its first African-American secretary to ensure compliance with federal contract requirements.

			Also during the early 1960s, she appeared in a television commercial for ] laundry detergent, which she said made her "the first black female—no, make that black, period—to make a national TV commercial, on camera, with lines."<ref name="nytobit" /><ref name="AP 2001">{{cite news\|url=https://apnews.com/c9fc8bdd012e04a93cb55d145a822a71\|title=TV Actress Gail Fisher Dies at 65\|author=<!--Not stated-->\|work=]\|publisher=Associated Press, Inc.\|location=]\|date=February 22, 2001\|access-date=March 17, 2019}}</ref> In 1965, Herbert Blau cast her in a theatrical production of '']''.<ref name="nytobit" />

	She first appeared in ''Mannix'' during the second season, when Mannix leaves a detective firm and sets up shop as a private investigator. She became the second African American woman after ] of '']'' to show prominently on weekly television. In 1968, she made guest appearances on the TV series '']''; '']''; and '']''.<ref name="AAR" /> In 1970, her work on ''Mannix'' was honored when she received the Emmy Award for ], becoming the first African-American woman to do so. In 1971, Fisher became the first African-American woman to win a Golden Globe, and won her second in 1973. After ''Mannix'' was cancelled in 1975, she appeared on television about once a year, guest starring on popular shows such as '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name="AAR" />		She first appeared in ''Mannix'' during the second season, when Mannix leaves a detective firm and sets up shop as a private investigator. She became the second African American woman after ] of '']'' to show prominently on weekly television. In 1968, she made guest appearances on the TV series '']''; '']''; and '']''.<ref name="AAR" /> In 1970, her work on ''Mannix'' was honored when she received the Emmy Award for ], becoming the first African-American woman to do so. In 1971, Fisher became the first African-American woman to win a Golden Globe, and won her second in 1973. After ''Mannix'' was cancelled in 1975, she appeared on television about once a year, guest starring on popular shows such as '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.<ref name="AAR" />
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Fisher was married and divorced three times. She had two daughters, Samara and ~~Jolie~~, from her 1964 marriage to John Levy.<ref name="nytobit" /> Her marriage to Wali Muhammad (Walter Youngblood), famed ] to ] and ], ended in divorce when he changed religions. Wali was also an assistant minister to ] at Nation of Islam ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/mike-tyson-and-other-notes \|title=SecondsOut Boxing News - Thomas Hauser - Mike Tyson and Other Notes \|publisher=Secondsout.com \|date=October 26, 2009 \|access-date=October 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=In loving memory of W'ali "Blood" Mohammad\|url=http://www.honoryou.com/programs/PDF/120121wm.pdf\|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Allah \|first=The \|url=http://allahteam.blogspot.com/2012/01/wali-mohammed-rip.html \|title=The Allah Team™: Wali Mohammed (R.I.P.) \|publisher=Allahteam.blogspot.com \|date=January 22, 2012 \|access-date=October 7, 2016}}</ref> ] reported in its July 26, 1973 issue that she also was married to Robert A. Walker, a businessman from Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Mannix Girl Orders Spouse To Stay Away From Her\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MkMDAAAAMBAJ&q=gail+fisher+divorced&pg=PA57\|access-date=June 14, 2017\|work=Jet\|date=July 26, 1973\|page=57\|publisher = Johnson Publishing Company}}</ref>		Fisher was married and divorced three times. She had two daughters, Samara and Jole, from her 1964 marriage to John Levy.<ref name="nytobit" /> Her marriage to Wali Muhammad (Walter Youngblood), famed ] to ] and ], ended in divorce when he changed religions. Wali was also an assistant minister to ] at Nation of Islam ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.secondsout.com/columns/thomas-hauser/mike-tyson-and-other-notes \|title=SecondsOut Boxing News - Thomas Hauser - Mike Tyson and Other Notes \|publisher=Secondsout.com \|date=October 26, 2009 \|access-date=October 7, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=In loving memory of W'ali "Blood" Mohammad\|url=http://www.honoryou.com/programs/PDF/120121wm.pdf\|access-date=2020-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|last=Allah \|first=The \|url=http://allahteam.blogspot.com/2012/01/wali-mohammed-rip.html \|title=The Allah Team™: Wali Mohammed (R.I.P.) \|publisher=Allahteam.blogspot.com \|date=January 22, 2012 \|access-date=October 7, 2016}}</ref> ] reported in its July 26, 1973 issue that she also was married to Robert A. Walker, a businessman from Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news\|title=Mannix Girl Orders Spouse To Stay Away From Her\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MkMDAAAAMBAJ&q=gail+fisher+divorced&pg=PA57\|access-date=June 14, 2017\|work=Jet\|date=July 26, 1973\|page=57\|publisher = Johnson Publishing Company}}</ref>

	===Death===		===Death===
	Fisher died in Los Angeles in 2000, aged 65, reportedly from ].{{sfn\|Otfinoski\|2010\|pages=68–69}}<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news\|first=Lawrence\|last=Van Gelder\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/20/arts/gail-fisher-65-tv-actress-who-won-emmy-for-mannix.html\|title=Gail Fisher, 65, TV Actress Who Won Emmy for 'Mannix'\|work=]\|location=]\|date=February 20, 2001\|access-date=February 20, 2001}}</ref><ref group=note>The reference book ''African Americans in the Performing Arts'' says that Fisher died of lung cancer.</ref> Twelve hours later, her brother Clifton died from heart failure.		Fisher died in Los Angeles in 2000, aged 65, reportedly from ].{{sfn\|Otfinoski\|2010\|pages=68–69}}<ref name="nytobit">{{cite news\|first=Lawrence\|last=Van Gelder\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/20/arts/gail-fisher-65-tv-actress-who-won-emmy-for-mannix.html\|title=Gail Fisher, 65, TV Actress Who Won Emmy for 'Mannix'\|work=]\|location=]\|date=February 20, 2001\|access-date=February 20, 2001}}</ref><ref group=note>The reference book ''African Americans in the Performing Arts'' says that Fisher died of lung cancer.</ref> Twelve hours later, her brother Clifton died from heart failure.{{Citation needed \|date=August 2024}}

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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American actress (1935–2000)

Gail Fisher
Fisher and Mark Stewart (Mannix, 1970)
Born	(1935-08-18)August 18, 1935 Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 2, 2000(2000-12-02) (aged 65) Culver City, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–1990
Spouses	John Levy (m. 1964; div. 1972) Robert A. Walker (m. 1973; div. 1973) Wali Muhammad (Walter Youngblood)
Children	2

Gail Fisher (August 18, 1935 – December 2, 2000) 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 African-American woman to win those prestigious awards. She also won an NAACP Image Award in 1969. In addition to her acting career, Fisher was a successful jazz lyricist.

Early years

The youngest of five children, Fisher was born in Orange, New Jersey. Her father died when she was two years old, and she was raised by her mother, Ona Fisher, who supported her family with a home-operated hair-styling business while living in the Potter's Crossing neighborhood of Edison, New Jersey. She graduated from Metuchen High School in Metuchen, New Jersey. During her teenage years, she was a cheerleader and entered several beauty contests, winning the titles of Miss Transit, Miss Black New Jersey, and Miss Press Photographer.

In a contest sponsored by Coca-Cola, Fisher won the opportunity to spend two years studying acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. As a student of acting in New York City, she worked with Lee Strasberg and became a member of the Repertory Theater at Lincoln Center, where she worked with Elia Kazan and Herbert Blau. As a young woman, she also worked as a model.

Career

Fisher made her first television appearance in 1960 at age 25, appearing in the NTA Film Network program The Play of the Week. In the same year, she appeared in a film sponsored by the US government called The New Girl in the Office, which depicted a fictional firm hiring its first African-American secretary to ensure compliance with federal contract requirements.

Also during the early 1960s, she appeared in a television commercial for All laundry detergent, which she said made her "the first black female—no, make that black, period—to make a national TV commercial, on camera, with lines." In 1965, Herbert Blau cast her in a theatrical production of Danton's Death.

She first appeared in Mannix during the second season, when Mannix leaves a detective firm and sets up shop as a private investigator. She became the second African American woman after Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek to show prominently on weekly television. In 1968, she made guest appearances on the TV series My Three Sons; Love, American Style; and Room 222. In 1970, her work on Mannix was honored when she received the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, becoming the first African-American woman to do so. In 1971, Fisher became the first African-American woman to win a Golden Globe, and won her second in 1973. After Mannix was cancelled in 1975, she appeared on television about once a year, guest starring on popular shows such as Fantasy Island, Knight Rider, General Hospital, and The White Shadow.

Songwriting

Fisher was also a lyricist for a number of jazz songs. With Vincent Levy, she wrote lyrics to Joe Zawinul's "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy," first performed by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet in 1966. The song was covered by dozens of artists, including The Buckinghams, who took the vocal version to #5 in August 1967. Fisher wrote lyrics for another Adderley song, "Do Do Do (What Now is Next)," with music by Nat Adderley, featured on the Cannonball Adderley Quintet's 1967 album 74 Miles Away. On the album's liner notes, critic Leonard Feather calls Fisher "the prettiest songwriter in town." Fisher also wrote lyrics for an existing jazz standard, "Stolen Moments," composed by Oliver Nelson; the vocal version was first recorded by Carmen McRae and Betty Carter on their 1987 album The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets.

Personal life

Fisher was married and divorced three times. She had two daughters, Samara and Jole, from her 1964 marriage to John Levy. Her marriage to Wali Muhammad (Walter Youngblood), famed cornerman to Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali, ended in divorce when he changed religions. Wali was also an assistant minister to Malcolm X at Nation of Islam Mosque No. 7. Jet magazine reported in its July 26, 1973 issue that she also was married to Robert A. Walker, a businessman from Los Angeles.

Death

Fisher died in Los Angeles in 2000, aged 65, reportedly from kidney failure and emphysema . Twelve hours later, her brother Clifton died from heart failure.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1960	The New Girl	The New Girl in the Office	Short film co–written by Lewis Freedman and Lester Cooper and directed by Freedman
1987	Mankillers	Joan Hanson	Action film written and directed by David A. Prior

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959–60	The Play of the Week	Joyce Lane	Episode: "Simply Heavenly"
1959–60	The Play of the Week	Guest	Episode: "Climate of Eden"
1962	The Defenders	The Singer	Episode: "Grandma TNT"
1963	The Doctors	Diane	Recurring
1967	He & She	Helen	Episode: "One of Our Firemen is Missing"
1967	The Second Hundred Years	Young Matron	Episode: "Luke's First Christmas"
1968	My Three Sons	Carla	Episode: "Gossip, Incorporated"
1968–1975	Mannix	Peggy Fair	147 episodes Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (1972, 1974) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (1971–1973)
1969	Love, American Style	Mercy	Segment: "Love and the Hustler"
1970	Insight	Mrs. Carter	Episode: "The Incident on Danker Street"
1971	Celebrity Bowling	Herself	Recurring
1971	Room 222	Diana Brown	Episode: "Welcome Back, Miss Brown"
1971	Love, American Style	Penny	Segment: "Love and the Baby"
1972	Every Man Needs One	Pauline Kramer	Made-for-TV-film written by Carl Kleinschmitt and directed by Jerry Paris
1973	Match Game '73	Herself	Game show
1975	Medical Center	Bonnie Horne	Episode: "Street Girl"
1979	Fantasy Island	Dr. Frantz	Episode: "Hit Man/The Swimmer"
1982	General Hospital	Judge Heller	Recurring
1983	Knight Rider	Thelma	Episode: "Short Notice"
1985	Hotel	Fran Willis	Episode: "Hearts and Minds"
1986	He's the Mayor	Lila	Episode: "Take My Father Please"
1990	Donor	Secretary	Made-for-TV-film written by Michael Braverman and directed by Larry Shaw

Awards and honors

Year	Result	Award	Category	Television series
1970	Won	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama	Mannix
1971	Nominated	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama	Mannix
1972	Nominated	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama	Mannix
1973	Nominated	Emmy Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama	Mannix
1971	Won	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actress - Television Series	Mannix
1972	Nominated	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actress - Television Series	Mannix
1973	Won	Golden Globe Award	Best Actress - Television Series Drama	Mannix
1974	Nominated	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actress - Television Series	Mannix

References

Notes

The reference book African Americans in the Performing Arts says that Fisher died of lung cancer.

Citations

"Gail Fisher". 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
^ "Gail Fisher". African American Registry. Archived from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2009. The article cites Jet as its source.
^ Otfinoski 2010, pp. 68–69.
^ Van Gelder, Lawrence (February 20, 2001). "Gail Fisher, 65, TV Actress Who Won Emmy for 'Mannix'". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved February 20, 2001.
^ Laurie Jarmon (1995), Gail Fisher, in Notable Black American Women, Jessie Carney Smith, editor. ISBN 0-8103-9177-5. Pages 223–224.
Garfield, David (1980). "Appendix: Life Members of The Actors Studio as of January 1980". A Player's Place: The Story of The Actors Studio. New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., Inc. p. 278. ISBN 0-02-542650-8.
^ "TV Actress Gail Fisher Dies at 65". Associated Press. New York City: Associated Press, Inc. February 22, 2001. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
"Mercy, Mercy, Mercy". Billboard Database. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
"74 Miles Away". CannonballAdderley.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
"Stolen Moments". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
"SecondsOut Boxing News - Thomas Hauser - Mike Tyson and Other Notes". Secondsout.com. October 26, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
"In loving memory of W'ali "Blood" Mohammad" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-07-09.
Allah, The (January 22, 2012). "The Allah Team™: Wali Mohammed (R.I.P.)". Allahteam.blogspot.com. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
"Mannix Girl Orders Spouse To Stay Away From Her". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. July 26, 1973. p. 57. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
Mankillers. Olive Films (Blu-ray). Chicago: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. September 13, 2016. ASIN B01HNBX05A. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
Mankillers. Olive Films (DVD). Chicago: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. September 13, 2016. ASIN B01HNBX050. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

Sources

Otfinoski, Steven (2010) . African Americans in the Performing Arts (A to Z of African Americans) (Revised ed.). New York City: Facts On File. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-0816078387.

External links

Gail Fisher at IMDb

Awards for Gail Fisher

v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
1959–1975	Barbara Hale (1959) Pamela Brown (1962) Glenda Farrell (1963) Ruth White (1964) Lee Grant (1966) Agnes Moorehead (1967) Barbara Anderson (1968) Susan Saint James (1969) Gail Fisher (1970) Margaret Leighton (1971) Jenny Agutter (1972) Ellen Corby (1973) Joanna Miles (1974) Ellen Corby (1975)
1976–2000	Ellen Corby (1976) Kristy McNichol (1977) Nancy Marchand (1978) Kristy McNichol (1979) Nancy Marchand (1980) Nancy Marchand (1981) Nancy Marchand (1982) Doris Roberts (1983) Alfre Woodard (1984) Betty Thomas (1985) Bonnie Bartlett (1986) Bonnie Bartlett (1987) Patricia Wettig (1988) Melanie Mayron (1989) Marg Helgenberger (1990) Madge Sinclair (1991) Valerie Mahaffey (1992) Mary Alice (1993) Leigh Taylor-Young (1994) Julianna Margulies (1995) Tyne Daly (1996) Kim Delaney (1997) Camryn Manheim (1998) Holland Taylor (1999) Allison Janney (2000)
2001–present	Allison Janney (2001) Stockard Channing (2002) Tyne Daly (2003) Drea de Matteo (2004) Blythe Danner (2005) Blythe Danner (2006) Katherine Heigl (2007) Dianne Wiest (2008) Cherry Jones (2009) Archie Panjabi (2010) Margo Martindale (2011) Maggie Smith (2012) Anna Gunn (2013) Anna Gunn (2014) Uzo Aduba (2015) Maggie Smith (2016) Ann Dowd (2017) Thandiwe Newton (2018) Julia Garner (2019) Julia Garner (2020) Gillian Anderson (2021) Julia Garner (2022) Jennifer Coolidge (2023) Elizabeth Debicki (2024)

v t e Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama
1969–1979	Linda Cristal (1969) Peggy Lipton (1970) Patricia Neal (1971) Gail Fisher (1972) Lee Remick (1973) Angie Dickinson (1974) Lee Remick (1975) Susan Blakely (1976) Lesley Ann Warren (1977) Rosemary Harris (1978) Natalie Wood (1979)
1980–1999	Yoko Shimada (1980) Linda Evans / Barbara Bel Geddes (1981) Joan Collins (1982) Jane Wyman (1983) Angela Lansbury (1984) Sharon Gless (1985) Angela Lansbury (1986) Susan Dey (1987) Jill Eikenberry (1988) Angela Lansbury (1989) Sharon Gless / Patricia Wettig (1990) Angela Lansbury (1991) Regina Taylor (1992) Kathy Baker (1993) Claire Danes (1994) Jane Seymour (1995) Gillian Anderson (1996) Christine Lahti (1997) Keri Russell (1998) Edie Falco (1999)
2000–2019	Sela Ward (2000) Jennifer Garner (2001) Edie Falco (2002) Frances Conroy (2003) Mariska Hargitay (2004) Geena Davis (2005) Kyra Sedgwick (2006) Glenn Close (2007) Anna Paquin (2008) Julianna Margulies (2009) Katey Sagal (2010) Claire Danes (2011) Claire Danes (2012) Robin Wright (2013) Ruth Wilson (2014) Taraji P. Henson (2015) Claire Foy (2016) Elisabeth Moss (2017) Sandra Oh (2018) Olivia Colman (2019)
2020–present	Emma Corrin (2020) Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (2021) Zendaya (2022) Sarah Snook (2023)

v t e Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Television
1970–1989	Gail Fisher (1970) Sue Ane Langdon (1971) Ruth Buzzi (1972) Ellen Corby (1973) Betty Garrett (1974) Hermione Baddeley (1975) Josette Banzet (1976) No Award (1977) Polly Holliday (1978) Polly Holliday (1979) Valerie Bertinelli / Diane Ladd (1980) Valerie Bertinelli (1981) Shelley Long (1982) Barbara Stanwyck (1983) Faye Dunaway (1984) Sylvia Sidney (1985) Olivia de Havilland (1986) Claudette Colbert (1987) Katherine Helmond (1988) Amy Madigan (1989)
1990–2009	Piper Laurie (1990) Amanda Donohoe (1991) Joan Plowright (1992) Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1993) Miranda Richardson (1994) Shirley Knight (1995) Kathy Bates (1996) Angelina Jolie (1997) Faye Dunaway / Camryn Manheim (1998) Nancy Marchand (1999) Vanessa Redgrave (2000) Rachel Griffiths (2001) Kim Cattrall (2002) Mary-Louise Parker (2003) Anjelica Huston (2004) Sandra Oh (2005) Emily Blunt (2006) Samantha Morton (2007) Laura Dern (2008) Chloë Sevigny (2009)
2010–present	Jane Lynch (2010) Jessica Lange (2011) Maggie Smith (2012) Jacqueline Bisset (2013) Joanne Froggatt (2014) Maura Tierney (2015) Olivia Colman (2016) Laura Dern (2017) Patricia Clarkson (2018) Patricia Arquette (2019) Gillian Anderson (2020) Sarah Snook (2021) Jennifer Coolidge / Julia Garner (2022) Elizabeth Debicki (2023)

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