Famous Like Me > Actress > A > Gloria Allred
Profile of Gloria Allred
on Famous Like Me |
| |
| Name: |
Gloria Allred |
|
| |
|
| Also Know As: |
|
| |
|
| Date of Birth: |
3rd July 1941 |
| |
|
| Place of Birth: |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| |
|
| Profession: |
Actress |
| |
|
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Gloria Allred (born Gloria Bloom on July 3, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States) is a Jewish-American radical feminist lawyer, radio talk show host, and media personality. Salon Magazine referred to her as the "Queen of Overexposure" in reference to her high-profile and proclivity for appearing on numerous media talk and discussion shows.
She represented Amber Frey when Frey was a witness in the criminal case against Scott Peterson. She has also represented cases against the Boy Scouts of America for not allowing girls, something she referred to as gender apartheid, a case against K-Mart for having both a boys and a girls toy section, as well as representing actress Hunter Tylo when producer Aaron Spelling fired her because of her pregnancy.
Early in her career in Los Angeles, Allred made a name for herself by successfully suing the then all-male Jonathan Club, an exclusive private club, over its membership discrimination policies. The lawsuit was brought by a professional woman in the late 1970s who was spurned by the club when her application was rejected based solely on her sex, which the club denied, but Allred proved in court. The 100 year old beach and town club now does not sexually or ethnically discriminate in its membership.
She has stirred much controversy with her outspokenness. She has accused California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of being a Nazi sympathizer without sufficient evidence, stating there were "six million reasons not to vote" for him and also referred to U.S. President George W. Bush as the President-select. She also once referred to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas as an Uncle Tom.
After she brought the lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America, she was asked if she would represent a man suing the WNBA, LPGA or a women's college. Allred responded, "That's a good question. I don't have an answer for you."
She used to co-host a radio talkshow with Mark Taylor on KABC in Los Angeles.
She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. She is married and has one daughter.
This content from
Wikipedia is licensed under the
GNU Free Documentation License.
It uses material from the Wikipedia article Gloria Allred
|
