Reatha Grey, a charismatic and vivacious senior prankster, was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father, a dentist, and mother, a social worker and elementary school teacher, provided a comfortable middle-class upbringing. Grey graduated from Los Angeles High School and later from Los Angeles City College, majoring in Theater Arts.
After touring East Asia with the USO in 1974, Grey began her professional show business career, appearing in numerous television series and films. Her early roles included Three's Company, General Hospital, and Angel Dusted, as well as the black exploitation cult classic Welcome Home Brother Charles.
Throughout her career, Grey has taken on dozens of roles on television, screen, and stage. She also owned and operated the Grey Images Extra Casting Company for nearly a decade, supplying background talent for television and films, including Baby Boom and The Fabulous Baker Boys.
Grey retired from performing in 1991 and went on to serve as a chaplain at the Los Angeles Mission for eight years. She has also traveled as a missionary to Nicaragua, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, and the Bahamas.
Returning to acting in 2007, Grey has starred in Walk by Faith: After the HoneyMoon, available on DVD, and co-starred on the cable series The Protector and The Newsroom. She has also been spotted doing stand-up comedy at clubs around Los Angeles.
Person Biography:
Reatha Grey was born in Los Angeles, California, to a dentist father and a social worker and elementary school teacher mother. She graduated from Los Angeles High School and Los Angeles City College, majoring in Theater Arts. Grey began her professional show business career after touring East Asia with the USO in 1974 and went on to appear in numerous television series and films.
