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'''Gail Dahms''' (born June 27, 1957) is a former Canadian actress and singer, most noted as a [[Juno Award]] nominee for [[Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year|Most Promising Female Vocalist]] at the [[Juno Awards of 1977]].<ref>Joe Sornberger, "Juno Awards: parade of the great unknowns". ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', March 12, 1977.</ref>
Originally from [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], [[Ontario]],<ref>Jon Kiely, "Kitchener-born actress Gail Dahms says she's ready to collect for years of practice, teasing". ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]'', March 16, 1978.</ref> she had musical theatre roles in various local theatre productions, including ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'', ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'', ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' and ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', in her teenage years.<ref name=ferguson>Jeremy Ferguson, "Shooting for stardom". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', July 24, 1976.</ref> She was signed to a recording contract soon after finishing high school, and recorded a number of singles in 1975 and 1976, including "Can't We Somehow", "[[Rescue Me (Fontella Bass song)|Rescue Me]]" and "This Song Reminds Me of You".<ref name=ferguson/> However, she became best known in this era as the star of a series of television commercials for [[Turtles (chocolate)|Turtles]] candy, playing a sexy [[Marilyn Monroe]]-style character who sang the jingle "Ooooh, I love Turtles" to a pair of turtle mascots.<ref name=ferguson/>
She did not release any further music as a recording artist, but continued to have acting roles, including the musical ''Eight to the Bar'',<ref>Ray Conlogue, "Eight to the Bar a glossy winner". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 12, 1980.</ref> the stage play ''The Guys in the Truck'',<ref>Mel Gussow, [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/22/theater/stage-sports-comedy-the-guys-in-the-truck.html "STAGE: SPORTS COMEDY 'THE GUYS IN THE TRUCK'"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 22, 1982.</ref> a regular role as a nightclub singer in the television series ''[[Flappers (TV series)|Flappers]]'',<ref>Donn Downey, "Flappers full of silly frills". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 21, 1979.</ref> and supporting roles in the films ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]'',<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "Partner adds twist of schlock to straight Canadian recipe". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 4, 1978.</ref> ''[[Stone Cold Dead]]'' and ''[[Killing 'em Softly|The Man in 5A]]''.
In 1983 and 1984 she appeared in a production of ''[[Sugar Babies (musical)|Sugar Babies]]'', first in [[Toronto]],<ref>Stephen Godfrey, "Sugar Babies has what it takes". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 4, 1983.</ref> and subsequently on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in [[Boston]].<ref>John Engstrom, "'Sugar Babies' is territory where Vegas, vaudeville meet". ''[[Boston Globe]]'', July 6, 1983.</ref> After concluding her run in that show she announced that she was moving to the United States to pursue work in [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]].<ref>Dina Sudlow, "Rising from Turtles to doves, Kitchener to Hollywood". ''[[Kingston Whig-Standard]]'', August 24, 1984.</ref>
She subsequently married American musician Jon Bonine, but chose to pursue family life rather than continuing her career.<ref name=aagard>Chris Aagard, "Ooooooh, yes, she still loves Turtles; Chocolate commercial took K- W's Gail Dahms to Broadway, Hollywood ... and Boise, Idaho". ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]'', August 21, 1999.</ref> She had a behind-the-scenes credit as a voice coach on the 1994 children's film ''[[The Little Rascals (film)|The Little Rascals]]'', but after the [[1994 Northridge earthquake]] she and Bonine moved to [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], [[Idaho]], where she worked in music ministry for her church and performed in Bonine's swing jazz ensemble.<ref name=aagard/>
==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:20th-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian women singers]]
[[Category:Canadian film actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian musical theatre actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian television actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian women pop singers]]
[[Category:Actresses from Kitchener, Ontario]]
[[Category:Musicians from Kitchener, Ontario]]
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'''Gail Dahms''' (born June 27, 1957) is a former Canadian actress and singer, most noted as a [[Juno Award]] nominee for [[Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year|Most Promising Female Vocalist]] at the [[Juno Awards of 1977]].<ref>Joe Sornberger, "Juno Awards: parade of the great unknowns". ''[[Edmonton Journal]]'', March 12, 1977.</ref>
Originally from [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], [[Ontario]],<ref>Jon Kiely, "Kitchener-born actress Gail Dahms says she's ready to collect for years of practice, teasing". ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]'', March 16, 1978.</ref> she had musical theatre roles in various local theatre productions, including ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'', ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'', ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]'' and ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', in her teenage years.<ref name=ferguson>Jeremy Ferguson, "Shooting for stardom". ''[[Toronto Star]]'', July 24, 1976.</ref> She was signed to a recording contract soon after finishing high school, and recorded a number of singles in 1975 and 1976, including "Can't We Somehow", "[[Rescue Me (Fontella Bass song)|Rescue Me]]" and "This Song Reminds Me of You".<ref name=ferguson/> However, she became best known in this era as the star of a series of television commercials for [[Turtles (chocolate)|Turtles]] candy, playing a sexy [[Marilyn Monroe]]-style character who sang the jingle "Ooooh, I love Turtles" to a pair of turtle mascots.<ref name=ferguson/>
She did not release any further music as a recording artist, but continued to have acting roles, including the musical ''Eight to the Bar'',<ref>Ray Conlogue, "Eight to the Bar a glossy winner". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', January 12, 1980.</ref> the stage play ''The Guys in the Truck'',<ref>Mel Gussow, [https://www.nytimes.com/1982/09/22/theater/stage-sports-comedy-the-guys-in-the-truck.html "STAGE: SPORTS COMEDY 'THE GUYS IN THE TRUCK'"]. ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 22, 1982.</ref> a regular role as a nightclub singer in the television series ''[[Flappers (TV series)|Flappers]]'',<ref>Donn Downey, "Flappers full of silly frills". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', September 21, 1979.</ref> and supporting roles in the films ''[[The Silent Partner (1978 film)|The Silent Partner]]'',<ref>[[Jay Scott]], "Partner adds twist of schlock to straight Canadian recipe". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', November 4, 1978.</ref> ''[[Stone Cold Dead]]'' and ''[[Killing 'em Softly|The Man in 5A]]''.
In 1983 and 1984 she appeared in a production of ''[[Sugar Babies (musical)|Sugar Babies]]'', first in [[Toronto]],<ref>Stephen Godfrey, "Sugar Babies has what it takes". ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 4, 1983.</ref> and subsequently on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and in [[Boston]].<ref>John Engstrom, "'Sugar Babies' is territory where Vegas, vaudeville meet". ''[[Boston Globe]]'', July 6, 1983.</ref> After concluding her run in that show she announced that she was moving to the United States to pursue work in [[Hollywood, California|Hollywood]].<ref>Dina Sudlow, "Rising from Turtles to doves, Kitchener to Hollywood". ''[[Kingston Whig-Standard]]'', August 24, 1984.</ref>
She subsequently married American musician Jon Bonine, but chose to pursue family life rather than continuing her career.<ref name=aagard>Chris Aagard, "Ooooooh, yes, she still loves Turtles; Chocolate commercial took K- W's Gail Dahms to Broadway, Hollywood ... and Boise, Idaho". ''[[Waterloo Region Record]]'', August 21, 1999.</ref> She had a behind-the-scenes credit as a voice coach on the 1994 children's film ''[[The Little Rascals (film)|The Little Rascals]]'', but after the [[1994 Northridge earthquake]] she and Bonine moved to [[Boise, Idaho|Boise]], [[Idaho]], where she worked in music ministry for her church and performed in Bonine's swing jazz ensemble.<ref name=aagard/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{imdb name|0197217}}
{{DEFAULTSORT
ahms, Gail}}[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian women singers]]
[[Category:Canadian film actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian musical theatre actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian television actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian women pop singers]]
[[Category:Actresses from Kitchener, Ontario]]
[[Category:Musicians from Kitchener, Ontario]]
Okumaya devam et...