Upon moving to the Southwest in 1994, Gail Edwards retired from showbiz while concluding her last two roles portraying the engaged “Vicky Larson” on ABC’s Full House and “Sharon Lemure,” the fast-talking mother of “Six” on NBC’s Blossom.  During her six-year run portraying “Dot Higgins” on ABC’s It’s a Living, Gail appeared in many Movies-of-the-Week along with numerous guest-star appearances in such hits as Touched by an Angel, Night Court, MASH, Taxi, Happy Days, and the premier episode of the Amazing Stories, directed by Steven Spielberg.

Gail's commercial credits had been equally impressive. Whether interacting with Jack Klugman [Cannon Copiers] or making pictures disappear with David Copperfield [Kodak], Gail's Clio-Award-winning Dr. Pepper commercial and forever-running Sizzler advertisements had kept her in the public eye since her first Johnson's Baby Oil spot.

Gail, a native Floridian, was raised in Coral Gables and caught the performing bug early in life. She had her father hang the curtain and lights while she choreographed, costumed, and starred in her own neighborhood musicals. In the sixth grade, Gail played “Little Mary” in The Women at the Coconut Grove Playhouse and then moved on to numerous industrial films and local television appearances. In 1977, she wrote, produced, and starred in her first off-Broadway musical Becoming. Soon afterwards, she landed the role of “Sandy” opposite Peter Gallagher in Broadway's national tour of Grease. After producing and starring in two additional Los Angeles productions, The Good One and Vanities, both earning her the Drama-Logue Critics' Award, Gail turned her focus toward television.

In 1996, Gail was personally asked to star in the role of “Mame,” by the composer himself, christening the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre in Miami, Florida where she spends much of her time with husband Robert Decker.