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name: "Gaylen Ross"
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born: "15 August 1950"
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# Gaylen Ross

Actor. Born 15 August 1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 August 1950, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

## Biography

Gaylen Ross is an American actress, director, writer and producer. Born Gail Sue Rosenblum on 15 August 1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana, she studied at Monterey Peninsula College and The New School. She worked as managing editor of the poetry journal Antaeus from 1975 to 1977 before entering film.

Ross is known for her brief acting career, playing Francine "Fran" Parker in George A. Romero's *Dawn of the Dead* (1978), Betsy in *Madman* (1981) and Becky Vickers in *Creepshow* (1982). She later directed documentaries including *Dealers Among Dealers* (1995) and *Killing Kasztner* (2008), the latter about the Hungarian Jewish rescuer Rezso Kasztner. She holds American and Israeli citizenship.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, gizmodo.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dawn of the Dead* (1978), Fi1m 86, as Francine "Fran" Parker — [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-dead.md)

## Also known for

- *Creepshow* (1982), Becky Vickers (segment "Something To Tide You Over")
- *Madman* (1981), Betsy

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