Biography
Gloria taught at the American Film Institute for six years in the Masters' Program. She taught Directors, Writers and Producers and among her successful AFI students: Patty Jenkins (Monster (2003), Brian Dannelly (Saved! (2004), Weeds (2005).
Known For
Complete Filmography
A Perfect Ending
2012
as Sharon
This intimate drama follows Rebecca, a woman who has kept her sexuality a secret from her friends but chooses to reveal it to a stranger. While Rebecc...
The Christmas Pageant
2011
as Rebecca McCulloch
Vera Parks, an overly intense and demanding Broadway director, gets fired from yet another job, leaving her no choice but to take a gig directing a sm...
All I Want for Christmas
2007
as Lily James
Tis the season for making dreams true. If everything goes according to plan for one young boy, he just may be sharing this Christmas with a new dad. E...
You've Got a Friend
2007
as Miss Egelhoff
A recently-orphaned 12 year old boy moves to a new town to live with his aunt and uncle, and finds an unlikely mentor in the town loner, who helps him...
Gettin' Some Jail Time
2006
as Edward's Mom
A film about four friends of different ethnicities, beginning to take things for granted. Three of them end up in jail while one of the guys is throwi...
Hidden Blessings
2000
as Mona Taylor
A romantic suspense thriller and a classic who-dun-it about a relentless female detective (Cynda Williams) who investigates the murder of the wife ofn...
Across the Moon
1994
as Prison Visitor
Two young women bond while living together out in the California desert to be close to their boyfriends who are serving time at the nearby state priso...
There Was a Little Boy
1993
as Martha
Julie and Gregg are about to become parents again, but they feel conflicted since their first child was kidnapped and never seen again. But the couple...
Three of Hearts
1993
as Operator
A lesbian hires a male escort to break the heart of the bisexual woman who has just dumped her.
Vice Versa
1988
as Marcie
A mysterious oriental skull transforms a father into his son, and vice versa.
Big Trouble
1986
as Wanda
Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet sons who all want to go to Yale isn't making thing...
A Touch of Scandal
1984
as Newscaster at Ambassador Hotel
Katherine Gilvey is a comely councilwoman, whose campaign for Attorney General is being managed by her ambitious, but cold-hearted husband Benjamin, w...
This Is Spinal Tap
1984
as Airport Security Officer
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its...
Last of the Great Survivors
1984
as Ms. Revson
A dedicated social worker joins forces with a group of senior citizens fighting City Hall to prevent the demolition of their apartment building and fa...
D.C. Cab
1983
as Miss Floyd
The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company bu...
Going Berserk
1983
as Francine
John Bourgignon, a drummer-chauffeur engaged to the daughter of a United States senator, encounters a sleazy film director, the leader of an aerobics ...
48 Hrs.
1982
as Hooker
A hard-nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise-cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him, in order to track down a killer.
Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
1981
as Jean Wiles
The life and tragic death of the "Playboy" centerfold model/actress Dorothy Stratten.
Halloween II
1981
as Mrs. Alves
After failing to kill stubborn survivor Laurie and taking a bullet or six from former psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis, Michael Myers has followed Laurie t...
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
as Darlene
The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, t...
California Suite
1978
as Lola Gump
The misadventures of four groups of guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.