Raymond Burr Burr went on a crash diet. When he returned, he tested as Perry Mason and won the role. While Burr's test was running, Gardner reportedly stood up, pointed at the screen and said, "That's Perry Mason." William Hopper also auditioned as Mason, but was cast instead as private detective Paul Drake. Also starring were Barbara Hale as Della Street, Mason's secretary; William Talman as Hamilton Burger, the district attorney who loses nearly every case to Mason; and Ray Collins as homicide detective Lieutenant Arthur Tragg. The series ran from 1957-66. Burr received three consecutive Emmy Award nominations and won the
Tanya Burr called Tanya Burr Cosmetics. "Stylist" magazine reported in 2016 that one Tanya Burr Cosmetics product is sold every two minutes. Burr has written three books with the help of a ghostwriter. Her first book, "Love, Tanya", features tips on beauty, vlogging, and baking. It was released by Penguin Books on 29 January 2015. She released a cookbook titled "Tanya Bakes" on 30 June 2016. Her third book, "Tanya's Christmas", was released on 19 October 2017. Burr acted in the short film "Disconnect" in 2017. She made an appearance as an extra in Sky One’s "Bulletproof". She is making her stage