Pamela Payton-Wright
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Pamela Payton-Wright | |
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| Born | November 1, 1941 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 14, 2019 (aged 78) Brookville, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Years active | 1964–2012 |
| Spouse | David Arthur Butler (1978-1989; divorced) |
| Children | Oliver Dickon Hedley Butler [1] |
Pamela Payton-Wright (November 1, 1941[citation needed] – December 14, 2019) was an American actress.
One of four children born to Gordon Edgar Payton-Wright and his wife, Eleanor (née McKinley), she attended Tuscaloosa High School,[2]
Payton-Wright graduated from Birmingham–Southern College in 1963, and from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where she received the Special Medal and the Edmund Gray Prize for High Comedy.[1]
Payton-Wright appeared in numerous Broadway and off-Broadway productions,[1] notably receiving praise for her portrayal of Laura Wingfield in the 1976 production of The Glass Menagerie.[3]
She began her film career in 1972 as Rhonda on Corky. Following numerous film roles and television appearances, Payton-Wright joined the cast of the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, in 1991, and was the first to play the role of sweet natured, but simple-minded Agatha "Addie" Cramer. She played this part recurringly on the show. She later joined the cast of Another World in 1979 in the role of Hazel Parker, a role she played for one year.[4]
Death
Payton-Wright died on December 14, 2019 at the McKinley Health Center in Brookville, Pennsylvania, aged 78.[1][5][6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Corky | Rhonda | |
| 1979 | Going in Style | Kathy | |
| 1980 | Resurrection | Margaret | |
| 1981 | The Dark End of the Street | Mary Ann | |
| 1986 | My Little Girl | Delly Bettinger | |
| 1987 | Ironweed | Mother | |
| 1988 | Starlight: A Musical Movie | ||
| 1990 | The Freshman | Liz Armstrong | |
| 1993 | Me and Veronica | Agnes | |
| 1999 | In Dreams | Ethel | |
| 2004 | Saving Face | Dr. Morgan |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NET Playhouse | Electra | "The Prodigal" |
| 1971 | Cannon | Ginger | "Fool's Gold" |
| 1971 | Mannix | Lisa Stabler | "Murder Times Three" |
| 1971 | Medical Center | Jessie | "Idolmaker" |
| 1972 | Medical Center | Lori | "Cycle of Peril" |
| 1972 | Young Dr. Kildare | Ruth | "Deaf Heart" |
| 1972 | Gunsmoke | Emma Donavan | "Yankton" |
| 1972 | Bonanza | Zeena Harris | "Search in Limbo" |
| 1972 | Look Homeward, Angel | Laura James | TV film |
| 1973 | ABC's Wide World of Entertainment | Rosalind | "The Haunting of Rosalind" |
| 1974 | Movin' On | Francie Simms | "Grit" |
| 1975 | Great Performances | Laetitia Lewis | "Brother to Dragons" |
| 1976 | The Adams Chronicles | Louisa Adams | TV miniseries |
| 1979–80 | Another World | Hazel Parker | TV series |
| 1987 | Spenser: For Hire | Karen Fuller | "I Confess" |
| 1991–2012 | One Life to Live | Addie Cramer | Recurring role |
| 1993 | Law & Order | Katherine McKinnon | "Pride and Joy" |
| 1994–1997 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Sister Magdalena Weber | "Nearer My God to Thee", "Fits Like a Glove", "Extreme Unction", "Kaddish" |
| 1999 | Law & Order | Vivian McBride | "Sideshow" |
