A Tribute to Grayson Hall (aka Dark Shadows' Dr. Julia Hoffman) 

as a young boy I loved watching Grayson hall and Jonathan frid together, as a 50 year old man, I wish more people could appreciate the chemistry of both of them. but! it's nice knowing there are few people out there like myself, that does.

deep in my heart I wished Barnabas realized he always loved Julia Hoffman.

Very talented lady. Loved the show and loved her. R.I.P.

A great actress that was never recognized for her extreme talent. ❤

A unique actress with a strong independence that arose within her characters.

She was a great actress and played every role expertly.

Excellent video! In my opinion, Grayson Hall was an extremely gifted actress. She's a legend. I especially loved the pic of her & Jonathan Frid walking away together, arm in arm. Stunning! Thank you for sharing!

Feel so sad seeing Julia in real life. I am on Episode 1080. 2 years watching DS. It has kept me sane thru this horrible pandemic era. There are so many lessons and moral decisions. What a great story. And what an amazing actress! She loved Barnabus SO much, totally unconditionally. That is what a true best friend is suppose to be. And there are few in a person's life. Her role as Magda is awesome. May you RIP Diva Grayson. Thanks for posting this tribute and video. May DS live forever! 💖🙏🥂

This is an absolutely beautiful Grayson tribute. I had not seen most of the photos, though I've seen some because of publications I've ordered and also bought at a past DS convention in the late '90s. I am so sorry that I never got to see she or Jonathan in person. This gave so many beautiful, candid glimpses into the actors' lives behind the scenes, as well as great shots of just Grayson, radiating her own light. She was a powerhouse actress, a presence, a force as strong as any supernatural thing that ever appeared on the show. Beautiful and rare, like a bird of paradise. May she Rest Easy.

A very underrated actress...I also think she is stunning...quite beautiful!!!...I watched this when I was a kid..all the time....

Ain't nobody like Grayson Hall, she was great!

I am addicted to Grayson!! She was one of the most magnificent, unique actors to come out of H' wood. She had a odd, compelling quality about her--at once fragile & eerie....Grayson 'steals' every movie she was in--especially Night of the Iguana where she was up against some heavy weights (Burton, Gardner)--& came out on top--you watch HER.. "Don't make me take action, Shannon...!!" DS was fantastic cuz of her. Thank you Baron for this great tribute--if any actor deserves one its Grayson.

An amazing actress. Dr. Hoffman was always the strongest and most sensible woman on the show to me, which I loved:) Thanks for sharing!

She left us too soon. Truly a great actress. May she Rest In Peace.

The loss of this Great Actress is the Best Reason on Earth Not To Smoke.

Lovely photos. Grayson was always my favorite of the DS ladies.

Thank you. I am rewatching the original series and forgot how wonderful and unique Grayson Hall was. Her hesitant way of speaking was so interesting. Dark Shadows would not have been as much fun without her!

This is simply spectacular! I especially loved Grayson Hall as Magda ~ she was just perfect in all of her roles. Thanks again for posting these wonderful tributes!

Hypnotic presence ... can't help but watch her when she appears on the screen.

She was just a remarkable actress❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I just loved her on Dark Shadows. she was by far the best actress on DS I'm sorry she on longer with us

thanks for posting this! She was such an amazing actress!

A very beautiful and graceful woman.

She was a lovely actress! I loved her as both Magda, and Doctor Hoffman! I wish she could have been my doctor!! ~Janet in Canada

An Oscar nominee and an all around great actress. Many credit Barnabas Collins/Jonathan Frid with saving the show, but without Julia/Grayson, that could not have happened. The two were so intertwined.

One actress I wish I had the chance to meet. Gifted actress, and a handsome woman. I'm truly giving my best effort to quit smoking. She is my inspiration

I love watching her and Barnibus, they are great together. Not a dull moment ever on Dark Shadows. The best TV daytime series ever.

Cool Lady One the biggest reasons Dark Shadows is awesome.

Wonderful tribute. Grayson Hall is a legend.

Love her!

I was just beginning to wonder if she ever smiled ... until the 3rd and 2nd to last shots, oh and she seemed fond of Jonathan. Nice tribute. Some obscure and really sweet pics.

@jola251 you got that right. I love her--one of the industry's best actors--quirky and compelling--watchable. She reminds me of deer in headlights--but something is not quite right at the same time....you are INTRIGUED by her--she's unpredictable---that's the sign of a great actor.

Those gasps and facial espressions... someone should put together a montage of those. They were the best.

Amazing actress...wish she would have made more films! Cant get enough :)

This woman was very beautiful in her younger years.

One of my favorite actresses very unique she was also fabulous in the Devil In High Heels (1962)

My favorite role that she played was the gyspy Magna in the 1895 storyline.

Jonathan Frid's "Barnabas Collins" spent much of his time pursuing Kathryn Leigh Scott's "Maggie Evans/Josette duPres," Alexandra Moltke's "Victoria Winters," Donna Wandrey's "Roxanne Drew," and even Lara Parker's "Angelique Bouchard." Yet it was obvious to fans of the original "Dark Shadows" series that the woman who most loved "Barnabas" and was his loyal friend through thick and thin was Grayson Hall's "Dr, Julia Hoffman," as well "Magda Rakosi" in the 1897 storylines. Along with Frid, David Selby's "Quentin Collins," and Lara Parker's "Angelique," Grayson Hall completed the quartet of stars who really made "Dark Shadows" the phenomenon it became. In many ways it was Hall's performances which shone through time and again, and made "Dark Shadows" worthwhile viewing. It is ironic the nominal "star" of "Dark Shadows" was big-screen actress Joan Bennett, because her character of "Elizabeth Collins Stoddard" (and others she portrayed in the various time-traveling storylines) seemed a mere supporting player by comparison with these other four players I mentioned. Of course I realize the logic of casting Miss Bennett, as to have a screen legend given top star billing was a strategy for drawing viewers to the series, at least initially. But once Jonathan Frid and Grayson Hall showed up in "Collinsport," the dynamics of that daytime drama changed palpably, and for the better. I have also seen Miss Hall's excellent Academy Award-nominated performance in "Night of the Iguana," and a few episodes from her final soap opera role ("Euphemia," such a "Dark Shadows"-like character name) in "One Life to Live, I hope to watch whatever other film and television performances of Miss Hall's I am able to obtain. She is certainy an excellent and under-appreciated actress, whose talents rank right up there with those of Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Baxter, and Geraldine Page, among the finest actresses of film and stage.

I a lady ,73. I, and my family even grandma watched DS. I always liked Grayson Hall and Friday. All the cast Wish I knew them. thanks

Amazing. That was a wonderful tribute. Thanks.

i miss our walks down by the river on moonlit nights, my dear...

Sorry to see her smoking - she was only 63 when she passed away - I was very fond of her in the original 1965 version of "That Darn Cat" - she was perfect as the terrified bank teller

Love this video of one of my favorite actors from DARK SHADOWS, Grayson Hall!

grayson was awesome! love the work she did in film and television. wish I could have seen her on stage rip.

"Barnabas I know what you are"

Yet another GREAT video!

She would have made an outstanding "Marlboro Woman".

There's no such thing as a bad GH video. Thanks!

Amazing Tribute!

wow great job for such a wonderful actress and great person

Wow I love all those shots he's got such expressive eyes and facial expressions so memorable. But who's that 5 minutes into the video? Guest star Charles Manson?

i loved grayson hall in most of the things she did, i also liked her in night of the iguana 1964, and of course dark shadows,

Julia rocks !

Great actress.

When they discovered her ability to make that awesome terrified scream/moan on Dark Shadows they rightfully milked it for all it was worth. People laughed their a*s off at it and rightfully so. Is her version of Carol Burnett's Tarzan yell.🤣

👍

she was very cool and sexy looking .should have been in alot more movies

Hi Avatar610...this is an instrumental version of the song Snow by the band Red Hot Chilli Peppers. :)

boy how I loved Julia she Smoked cigarettes my dad smokes like Julia smoked it's so hard for people to try to quit smoking this was a great actress I would have loved to been my age now or go back in time like they did on Dark Shadows to the sixties and meet the cast of Dark Shadows that would have been an awesome time travel way before Back to the Future so many beautiful people and actors and actresses smoke Julia could handle all of them on the show boy she could put Barnabas in his place she was so Regal and classy lots of my friends smoke I wish I could put my arms around all of them and keep anything from happening to them because I love them all we don't always get a alone but I still love them rest in peace Grayson you were a true diva brilliant actress and the way you acted on Dark Shadows I'm sure you were a great lady❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I like her the best, Maggie got on my nerves with all that screaming

great video

Died young thanks to all those g'damned ciggies.

Excellent tribute to the lady, but what's the tune, and by whom?