- Born
- Birth namePeri Kay Oldham
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Born in Waco, Texas, Peri Gilpin grew up in Dallas, where her family encouraged her acting abilities. After studying at the Dallas Theater Center, she pursued acting at the University of Texas at Austin and then at London's British-American Academy. She appeared in guest roles on such popular situation comedies as Designing Women (1986), Cheers (1982) and Wings (1990), where she worked with the late producer, Roz Doyle, the namesake of her character on Frasier (1993).
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseChristian Vincent(July 31, 1999 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenStella May Oldham VincentAva Oldham Vincent
- ParentsSandra Jo Hauck
- RelativesMarc Gilpin(Sibling)April Gilpin(Sibling)Patti Jo Oldham(Sibling)
- Worked as a makeup artist before getting her acting break after meeting Blythe Danner, who became her main supporter.
- Actually worked as a radio show sound engineer.
- Her father, Jim O'Brien, was a well known and respected radio and TV News weatherman/personality in Philadelphia in the '70s and early 80s. He died in a skydiving accident on September 25, 1983.
- Was the only one of the five main cast members for Frasier (1993) never to be nominated for an Emmy.
- Godmother to Frasier (1993) co-star Jane Leeves's daughter, Isabella Kathryn Coben.
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