Lora Lee Gayer (born Lorraine Lee Gayer; April , ) is an American
stage actress. On Broadway, she originated the lead role of Linda
Mason in Holiday Inn in . She appeared on Broadway in the revival of
Follies as Young Sally.Gayer was born in New York City to Thomas and
Cynthia (née Dray) Gayer and was raised in Naples, Florida. She has
one younger brother, Thomas Gayer the Fourth. Her parents were jointly
involved in the fashion industry. As a young child, she was initially
interested in more visual arts, though she later transferred to
performance. She sang with the Naples Philharmonic Youth Chorale at
age , and began attending the Interlochen Center for the Arts
(Michigan) summer program at the age of thirteen. Three years later,
she began her full-time education with Interlochen's prep school.Gayer
attended the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, graduating
with a major in musical theater. Immediately after college, Gayer
moved back to New York and began looking for performing work.In ,
Gayer attended the YoungArts program in Miami, where she was among the
students featured in the documentary short Rehearsing a Dream.
stage actress. On Broadway, she originated the lead role of Linda
Mason in Holiday Inn in . She appeared on Broadway in the revival of
Follies as Young Sally.Gayer was born in New York City to Thomas and
Cynthia (née Dray) Gayer and was raised in Naples, Florida. She has
one younger brother, Thomas Gayer the Fourth. Her parents were jointly
involved in the fashion industry. As a young child, she was initially
interested in more visual arts, though she later transferred to
performance. She sang with the Naples Philharmonic Youth Chorale at
age , and began attending the Interlochen Center for the Arts
(Michigan) summer program at the age of thirteen. Three years later,
she began her full-time education with Interlochen's prep school.Gayer
attended the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama in Pittsburgh, graduating
with a major in musical theater. Immediately after college, Gayer
moved back to New York and began looking for performing work.In ,
Gayer attended the YoungArts program in Miami, where she was among the
students featured in the documentary short Rehearsing a Dream.
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