Gloria Winters

Gloria Winters (November 28, 1931 – August 14, 2010) was an American actress most notable for having portrayed the niece, Penny King, in the 1950s Western television series Sky King.

Biography

Early life and career Winters was born Gloria Carolyn Hirst in Los Angeles on November 28, 1931. She grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, and later moved to Hollywood with her family.

Sky King Winters' signature role was in the television drama Sky King, starring Kirby Grant as rancher and pilot Schuyler "Sky" King in Arizona of the 1950s. Winters played the blonde, baby-faced, perky but earnest, and helpful teenage niece, Penny King, who lived with her uncle at the Flying Crown Ranch and often became involved in his varied adventures.

During this time, Winters appeared in movies, including Hold That Line (1952), starring the Bowery Boys, and She Couldn't Say No.

When her husband retired, the two moved to Vista, California. She was survived by her sister-in-law Phyllis DeCinces and was interred alongside her husband at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego.