Christopher Norris (born October 7, 1953)[1][2] is a former American Broadway, movie, and television actress.
She began acting on Broadway[3] and is probably best known for her portrayal of nurse Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi in the television series Trapper John, M.D..
[5] Early notable roles include the wild girl Miriam in Summer of '42 (1971),[6] a heroic young flight attendant in the disaster film Airport 1975 (1974), and as a hot girl in Roger Corman's Eat My Dust!
[7] Early in her career, Norris typically played wholesome, "girl next door" types, and, later in her career, she got more "vixen" type roles, including the role of loony Laura Simmons Asher on the daytime soap Santa Barbara.
[8] Due to their physical resemblance, Norris is frequently mistaken for Melanie Griffith.