She played multiple prominent roles in the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966--71), and appeared on One Life to Live (1982--83). In 2006, a biography of her life was released titled Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow. Hall was born Shirley Grossman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1922, the only child of Eleanor and Joseph Grossman. Her father was from Latvia and her mother, who had acted in the Yiddish theatre, was from South Africa.
She played multiple prominent roles in the gothic soap opera Dark Shadows (1966--71), and appeared on One Life to Live (1982--83).
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
play
played
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
multiple
multiple
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
prominent
prominent
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
role
roles
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
gothic
gothic
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
soap
soap
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
opera
opera
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
Dark
Dark
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Plur
Shadow
Shadows
PROPN
NNPS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1966
1966
NUM
CD
case
-
-
SYM
SYM
case
-
-
SYM
SYM
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
71
71
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appear
appeared
VERB
VBD
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Life
Life
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Live
Live
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
obl:tmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1982
1982
NUM
CD
case
-
-
SYM
SYM
case
-
-
SYM
SYM
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
83
83
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In 2006, a biography of her life was released titled Grayson Hall: A Hard Act to Follow.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2006
2006
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
biography
biography
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
release
released
VERB
VBN
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
title
titled
VERB
VBN
compound
Number=Sing
Grayson
Grayson
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Hall
Hall
PROPN
NNP
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
hard
Hard
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Act
Act
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
follow
Follow
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Hall was born Shirley Grossman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1922, the only child of Eleanor and Joseph Grossman.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Hall
Hall
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
Shirley
Shirley
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Grossman
Grossman
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1922
1922
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
only
only
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Eleanor
Eleanor
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Joseph
Joseph
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Grossman
Grossman
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Her father was from Latvia and her mother, who had acted in the Yiddish theatre, was from South Africa.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
Her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
root
Number=Sing
Latvia
Latvia
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
act
acted
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Yiddish
Yiddish
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
theatre
theatre
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
South
South
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Africa
Africa
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.