Dixy Lee Ray
Actor
- Born
- September 3, 1914 · Tacoma, Washington, USA
- Died
- January 2, 1994 (age 79)
Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) was an American academic, scientist, and politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female governor and was in office during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens.
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Known for
Acting1
- 2020Surviving the Mount St. Helens Disaster as Self (archive footage)