, ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁casting ▁director ▁for ▁several ▁hit ▁television ▁series . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁entrepr ene ur . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁S inger ▁McC ray ▁as ▁a ▁singer ▁was ▁" dis cover ed " ▁by ▁Fred ▁F oster , ▁President ▁of ▁Monument ▁Records . ▁ ▁F oster ▁nick named ▁her ▁" S us an ▁S ands " ▁and ▁signed ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁contract ▁to ▁record ▁four ▁sides ▁for ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Her ▁early ▁recording ▁of ▁" S ay ▁A ▁P ray er ▁for ▁Michael " ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁charts ▁nation wide . ▁ ▁Cast ing ▁After ▁tour ing ▁for ▁Monument , ▁McC ray ▁returned ▁to ▁California ▁and ▁found ▁employ ment ▁as ▁a ▁secretary / re ception ist ▁at ▁Param ount ▁Studios ▁for ▁the ▁N BC ▁shows ▁Bon anza ▁and ▁The ▁High ▁Chap ar ral . ▁▁ ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁working ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁show ' s ▁casting ▁director , ▁McC ray ▁left ▁Param ount ▁and ▁joined ▁Warner ▁Brothers ▁as ▁casting ▁director ▁for ▁such ▁shows ▁as ▁K ung ▁Fu , ▁The ▁New ▁Land ▁and ▁other ▁network ▁produ ctions . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁short ▁st int ▁at ▁W arn ers , ▁McC ray ▁returned ▁to ▁Param ount ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁their ▁casting ▁department , ▁working ▁for ▁such ▁series ▁as ▁Happy ▁Days , ▁La ver ne ▁& ▁Sh ir ley , ▁Man ix , ▁and ▁The ▁O dd ▁Cou ple . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁Param ount , ▁she ▁received ▁a ▁call ▁of ▁a