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Ola Ray
Born (1960-08-26) August 26, 1960 (age 65)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1980–present
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)

Ola Ray (born August 26, 1960)[1] is an American actress and model, best known for her role as the girlfriend of Michael Jackson in the music video for "Thriller".[2]

Career

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Ray modeled for Playboy and was the Playmate of the Month for the June 1980 issue.[1] In 1983, she starred as the girlfriend of Michael Jackson in the music video Thriller.[2] Ray complained in the past about difficulties collecting royalties from her participation in Thriller. At first, Ray blamed Jackson.[3] She ultimately sued Jackson in May 2009 in a dispute to obtain uncollected royalties.[4][5][6] Jackson died less than two months later on June 25 at age 50. In 2012, Jackson's attorney John Branca and accountant John McClain settled the lawsuit with Ray.[7] She was portrayed by Asia Fuqua in the 2026 Michael Jackson biopic Michael.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1981 Body and Soul Hooker #1
1982 Night Shift Dawn
48 Hrs. Vroman’s Dancer
1983 10 to Midnight Ola
The Man Who Loved Women Girl #2
1985 Fear City Honey
1987 The Night Stalker Sable Fox
Beverly Hills Cop II Playboy Playmate
2019 It Wants Blood! Madame Du Sang
2020 Shooting Heroin Helen

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 Automan Joanne Episode: "Murder MTV"
Gimme a Break! Deanna Episode: "The Center"
1985 Cheers Andrea Episode: "King of the Hill"
What's Happening Now!! Paulette Episode: "Married or Not"
2000 Where Are They Now? Herself Episode: "Video Vixens II"
2001 I Love 1980's Herself Episode: "New Years Compilation"
2002 Never Mind the Buzzcocks Herself Episode: "Episode #1.2"

Music videos

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Year Title Role Artist
1980 "Give Me the Night" N/a George Benson
1983 Thriller Michael's girlfriend Michael Jackson
2009 "Paparazzi" Policewoman Lady Gaga

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "Playmate data". wekinglypigs.com. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Rockwell, John (December 18, 1983). "Recent Releases". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ Farber, Jim (January 27, 2009). "For Ola Ray, It Was 'Thriller' of a Lifetime". New York Daily News.
  4. ↑ "The San Francisco Chronicle".[dead link]
  5. ↑ Dillon, Nancy (May 6, 2009). "Gloves Are Off! 'Thriller' Star Sues for Royalties". New York Daily News.
  6. ↑ Griffin, Nancy (June 24, 2010). "Michael Jackson's 'Thriller': How an Iconic Music Video Was Made". Vanity Fair.
  7. ↑ "Hoofdrolspeelster clip Thriller krijgt alsnog geld" (in Dutch). Novum Nieuws. May 11, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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