Corinne Camacho

Born Gloria Angelina Katharina Alletto in Passaic, New Jersey,^[3] she moved with her parents to Los Angeles at age 5. Camacho took classical piano training at the Conservatory of Music and Arts in New Jersey.^[4] In the 1960s, Camacho was one of the top fashion models on the West Coast. She married, started a family, and transitioned into the world of acting. She switched to acting in 1967 and worked steadily in television, theater, and film for the next three decades.^[1][2][5]

Camacho made her acting debut in an episode of The Wild Wild West as the date of Artemus Gordon, played by Ross Martin. She went on to play small parts on Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie and The Flying Nun. Later she had a recurring role on Medical Center. Other television credits included Mannix, M*A*S*H, Little House on the Prairie, The Bionic Woman, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Rockford Files and The Waltons, as well as a year-long stint on the daytime drama The Days of Our Lives. She was often credited as Corinne Michaels after she married Drew Michaels in 1974.

In 1996, Camacho moved to New Mexico to build and run a hospice center. She moved to Oregon in 2001, and became a life coach. She taught music and recorded a children's album. Camacho was an accomplished pianist and composer. In 2006, she released an album called Love Notes & Lullabies that she distributed personally.^[2][5]

Camacho died of cancer on September 15, 2010, in Beaverton, Oregon at age 68. She was survived by her son, Christopher Camacho, daughter, Gabrielle Yasenchak and two grandchildren.^[2][5] Her niece is singer, songwriter and music producer Zoey Tess.^[6][7][8]