Unrecognizable Sci-Fi Legend Spotted in LA: Can You Guess Who She Is?
This actress played a significant role as one of the famous science fiction heroines, appearing in both the movie and TV adaptations of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.
Starting with her work in 1979, her costumes helped ignite the 1980s craze for spandex.
She later moved on to play the matriarch of the family on the sitcom Silver Spoons.
She also had a successful career as a model that predated her time as a screen siren.
This week, the actress was barely recognizable when spotted running errands in Los Angeles, with her face hidden under dark sunglasses and a baseball hat.
Can you guess who she is?
She’s Erin Gray, who made her name as as the confident Colonel Wilma Deering on Buck Rogers. The 75-year-old actress went nearly undetected as she walked down a Los Angeles street earlier this month.
It wasn’t always so. During her heyday when she commanded spaceship Ranger 3 alongside actor Gil Gerard she would have been mobbed.
Erin played the character of Colonel Wilma Deering, who was the love interest of Captain William Buck Rogers, played by Gerard.
The popular TV series ran for 37 episodes over two seasons between 1979 and 1981.
The legendary actress was seen in a rare public sighting, taking a stroll in her neighborhood.
Erin was dressed casually in a blue T-shirt, black cotton pants and a long gray knit coat.
Gray, who splits her time between her native California and New York, has stayed largely out of the limelight in recent years.
She remained active in the sci-fi universe in the years following her big break, guest starring in the Star Trek Continues web series in 2014.
She also starred in an episode of comedy film review series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 2017.
She’s the mother of Kevan (who is 49 years old) from her previous union with Ken Schwartz, as well as Samantha (aged 34) with her subsequent partner, Richard Hissong.
In the initial episode of James Cawley’s online Buck Rogers series, Samantha takes on the role of Maddy, Buck Rogers’ character’s love interest.
In an interview with Closer Weekly, Erin spoke about her role on Buck Rogers.
‘I was scared to death on the one hand. Oh, this is science fiction, which means that everything I’m dealing with isn’t real.
I don’t have a traditional phone; instead, I’m using a term made up of some Greek and Latin elements.
‘The only way I could get through it was just trying to make it as real as I possibly could.
‘So it’s like, OK, just make it real. Just commit to the realness of this. Use my memory training to create the reality and sort of commit to it.
‘Again, I throw myself into things that are scary and hope for the best,’ she continued.
‘I have two aspects of my character – one that’s incredibly brave, yet another part that has been hurt by past experiences of abuse. Consequently, I have a delicate side as well.’
In 2010, Gray and Gerard returned to Buck Rogers’s universe by playing the characters’ parents in the pilot episode of the Buck Rogers web series.
Erin has also worked as a casting agent for Heroes for Hire, which specializes in booking sci-fi and fantasy stars for personal appearances, speaking engagements and charity events.
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2025-03-17 03:10