Viola Billups (born July 4, 1946), known by her stage name Pearly Gates, is an American disco and soul singer and member of girl group The Flirtations.

Pearly left the group in 1973 and released her first single "Sad Old Shadow",[1] written by Lynsey De Paul and Don Gould on Polydor Records under the nickname "Vie".

[6] In 1985, she enjoyed a Hi-NRG hit with the song "Action" The video starred Poseur of the year 1986 Dennis Brody on its re-release, and also toured with Madeline Bell and Katie Kissoon, performing with James Last Orchestra.

In 1995, Levine recorded six new tracks with her (including a remake of "Action" and released them along with her lost 1979 album on the CD The Best of Pearly Gates.

Pearly continues to perform regularly with The Flirtations who remain popular on the Northern Soul scene.