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Vina Fay Wray ( September 15, 1907 - August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-born American actress. Born on a ranch near Cardston, Alberta, her family moved to the United States when she was three. They lived in Arizona and Salt Lake City, Utah before settling in California.

Wray gained media attention when she was selected as one of the WAMPAS Baby Stars in 1926.

She is best remembered for her role as the blonde seductress of a gigantic, prehistoric gorilla in the classic horror/adventure film King KongKing Kong is a classic 1933 Hollywood horror/ adventure film from RKO about a gigantic prehistoric gorilla, brought from a remote island to New York City to be exhibited as a natural wonder, that escapes to cause mass destruction. It was based on a story ( 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu).

Wray also appeared in over a hundred other films, mostly in the 1930sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented Link Trainer invented Sc, including The Wedding March ( 1928Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1928 in aviation 1928 in film 1928 in literature 1928 in mu), The Four FeathersThe Four Feathers is a 2002 motion picture that tells the story of British officer, Harry Faversham, who resigns from his regiment just before the battle of Omdurman in the Sudan in the late 1880s. He is faced with either redeeming himself of the subseque ( 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu), Doctor X ( 19321932 is the leap year starting on Friday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 3 British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel January 8 In Britain the Archbishop of Canterbury forbids church remarriage of divorcees Jan), The Most Dangerous GameThis article is about the novel by Richard Edward Connell, for the novel by Gavyn Lyall see The Most Dangerous Game (1963) The Most Dangerous Game is an adventure novel by Richard Connell ( 1893 1949). The plot concerns an insane hunter who traps a group ( 1932), The Vampire Bat ( 1933), and Mystery of the Wax Museum ( 1933). She also appeared in Viva Villa, The Texan, The Conquering Horde, and One Sunday Afternoon. Later in her career, Wray appeared in Small Town Girl, Tammy and the Bachelor, and Summer Love.

Wray was married to John Monk Saunders, Robert Riskin, and Dr. Sanford Rothenberg. She is the mother of Susan Saunders, Victoria Riskin and Robert Riskin Jr.

Her autobiography, On the Other Hand (BooksEnthsiast.com), was published in 1988.

Wray has a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. As of 2004 she was scheduled to receive a star on Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto.

Wray died at her home in Manhattan, New York State, USA and was interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood.