Marguerite Ray

Marguerite Ray (March 18, 1931 – November 18, 2020) was an American television actress, known for originating the role of Mamie Johnson in the soap opera The Young and the Restless; she was the first Black regular on the show. In a career that lasted from the 1960s until 2001, she also appeared in Sanford and had a recurring role in Dynasty.

Biography Ray was born March 18, 1931, in New Orleans, to African American parents, Walter Ray, Sr. and his spouse Jeannette. She had two sisters, Verna (Peters) and Jacqueline (Jackson), and four brothers, Walter, Jr., Ronald, Henry, and Burt. She attended the University of California, Berkeley, gaining a degree in Recreation and Theatre Arts.

She had a recurring role in Dynasty (1989), and her many other television credits include roles in Bewitched, The Bill Cosby Show, The Odd Couple, Quincy, M.E., The Rockford Files and Ironside. Her final television appearance was in 2001.