Gloria was born on April 15, 1929 in Los Angeles, California. She was raised in Los Angeles, California and Mexico. Gloria began her career as a model. Gloria met Donald in the MGM commissary while she was having lunch with Liz Taylor. She was married to Donald O'Connor from 1956 until his death in 2003. They had three children, Alicia, Fred, and Kevin. And four grandchildren, Caitlin, Calli, Jackson and Jessi. And Donald's Daughter, Donna. O'Connor died on June 4, 2013 from natural causes in her Thousand Oaks, California home, aged 84.