Jeri Lynne Fraser


Jeri Lynne Fraser is an American singer and actress. She is best known for her starring role in the 1962 film Two Tickets to Paris, directed by Greg Garrison.

Early life

Born in Manchester, Connecticut, Fraser started her singing career as a child. Gene Pitney, a future member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, lived in a nearby town and was a childhood friend.

Career

At the age of 12, after winning Ted Mack's The Original Amateur Hour three times, Fraser played Madison Square Garden.
She signed a record contract with Bigtop Records when she was 13, and released her first single in 1959 as Jeri Lynn. Her next single, "Poor Begonia ", was an answer to the popular "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini".
In 1962 she moved with her family to New York City, and as a 16-year-old, landed a starring role in the 1962 film Two Tickets to Paris, playing the female lead opposite Joey Dee.
Fraser soon moved to Las Vegas where, still a teenager, she spent a year as a headline act. In 1964, Fraser filmed the TV movie Mike and the Mermaid, in the title role as the mermaid; the movie did not air until January 5, 1968. She appeared in the 1966 film Lord Love a Duck, and also made television appearances on episodes of Bewitched and Occasional Wife.
When she was 20, Fraser started to tour with the Roger Williams Orchestra. At the age of 22, declining Williams' offer to join him on a tour of Asia, she chose to retire from performing for several years.
In 2010, Fraser released her first album, Lost in the Feeling.

Personal life

, Fraser was living in Lady Lake, Florida.

Discography

  • "If" / "Now I'm of Age"
  • "Poor Begonia " / "Catch Me"
  • "Lessons in Love" / "Give Me Your Arm, Papa"
  • "Poor Joe" / "Take It Easy Baby"
  • "Teenage Vamp" from the soundtrack album Two Tickets to Paris
  • "Hush, Harvey, Hush" / "You Spoiled Me"
  • "Are You a Guy With a Line" / "Movie Queen"
  • "This Is the Night" on the compilation album Rebels Without a Cause
  • Lost in the Feeling
  • ''Just Use Your Love''

    Filmography

  • Two Tickets to Paris
  • Lord Love a Duck
  • Occasional Wife: "Occasional Trouble" – Season 1 Episode 2
  • Occasional Wife: "That's How They Got Capone" – Season 1 Episode 12
  • Bewitched: "Toys in Babeland" – Season 4 Episode 2 ,