Ola Ray

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

Ola Ray
Born	(1960-08-26) August 26, 1960 (age 65) St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	1980–present
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Career

Ray modelled for Playboy and was the Playmate of the Month for the June 1980 issue.^[1]

Ray complained in the past about difficulties collecting royalties from her participation in Thriller. At first, Ray blamed Michael 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]

Filmography

Film

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	—
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

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

Year	Title	Role	Artist
1980	"Give Me the Night"	—	George Benson
1983	"Thriller"	Michael's girlfriend	Michael Jackson

See also

• List of people in Playboy 1980–1989