Ellen Becker-Gray

Ellen Becker-Gray grew up in the seacoast town of Marblehead, Massachusetts. Her first experience on stage was as a 10 year old when she performed in the "Dream Ballet" in the musical, Oklahoma. This initiated a life-long dream for an acting career. Ellen comes from a show biz background. Her mother was an accomplished dancer and model. Her father, a well-known dentist in the Boston area, was a jazz lover who treated such celebrated jazz musicians as Jack Teagarden, Cozy Cole and Buck Clayton. One of the only non-musicians in the International Press Club Jazz Hall of Fame, her father was a TV and radio personality, focusing on dental health. Ellen was treated to jazz jam sessions and cook outs with such talents as Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars. Ellen also aspired to entertain, teach and integrate performing arts with curriculum. After earning a M.Ed. from Smith College, she was employed as a college and a public school teacher. As a teacher, Ellen was honored when a published Chil