In 1977 she was cast as transgender fashion model Linda Murkland on the TV series All That Glitters (the first transgender series regular on American television). The show, a spoof of the soap opera format, was cancelled after just 13 episodes. Gray was then cast as suspicious wife Carla Cord in the 1977 television movie Murder in Peyton Place. In 1978, she landed the role of Sue Ellen Ewing in the CBS series Dallas.
In 1977 she was cast as transgender fashion model Linda Murkland on the TV series All That Glitters (the first transgender series regular on American television).
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1977
1977
NUM
CD
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
cast
cast
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
transgender
transgender
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
fashion
fashion
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
model
model
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Linda
Linda
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Murkland
Murkland
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
det:predet
all
All
DET
PDT
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
That
DET
DT
appos
Number=Plur
Glitter
Glitters
PROPN
NNPS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
transgender
transgender
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
regular
regular
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
television
television
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The show, a spoof of the soap opera format, was cancelled after just 13 episodes.
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
show
show
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
spoof
spoof
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
soap
soap
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
opera
opera
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
format
format
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
cancel
cancelled
VERB
VBN
case
after
after
ADP
IN
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
13
13
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
episode
episodes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Gray was then cast as suspicious wife Carla Cord in the 1977 television movie Murder in Peyton Place.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Gray
Gray
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
cast
cast
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
suspicious
suspicious
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Carla
Carla
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cord
Cord
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1977
1977
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
television
television
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
movie
movie
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
Murder
Murder
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Peyton
Peyton
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Place
Place
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In 1978, she landed the role of Sue Ellen Ewing in the CBS series Dallas.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1978
1978
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
land
landed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
role
role
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Sue
Sue
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ellen
Ellen
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ewing
Ewing
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
CBS
CBS
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
series
series
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Dallas
Dallas
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.