Dena Dietrich (born December 4, 1928) appears as Gloria Mayson, Sophia's daughter, and Dorothy's sister, in the Season 6 episode of The Golden Girls titled "The Monkey Show Pt.2". Born in Pittsburgh, PA, her television credits include recurring roles on The Practice (1970's sitcom), The Ropers, Life with Lucy, Santa Barbara, and Philly. She made guest appearances on Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers, Life Goes On, NYPD Blue, Murphy Brown, and The Golden Girls (as Dorothy's sister Gloria). She appeared in such films as The Wild Party and History of the World: Part I. She appeared on Broadway in The Rimers of Eldritch, Here's Where I Belong, and The Prisoner of Second Avenue.