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Name
  
Pamela Payton-Wright

Role
  
Actress


Spouse
  
David Arthur Butler

Children
  
Oliver Butler

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Born
  
November 1, 1941 (age 83) (
1941-11-01
)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Parents
  
Gordon Edgar Payton-Wright, Eleanor Ruth Payton-Wright

Movies
  
Going in Style, The Freshman, Resurrection, Saving Face, My Little Girl

Similar People
  
Maggie Lacey, Bill Heck, Michael Wilson, Henry Hodges, Hallie Foote

Pamela Payton-Wright (born November 1, 1941) is an American actress.

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Biography

Payton-Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Eleanor Ruth (nee McKinley) and Gordon Edgar Payton-Wright. She graduated from the Birmingham-Southern College in 1963. She began her television career in 1972 as Rhonda on Corky. She later joined the cast of Another World in 1979 in the role of Hazel Parker, a role she played for one year.

Payton-Wright is an accomplished actress having appeared in numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. 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 currently plays this part recurringly on the show.

Broadway

  • The Show-Off
  • Exit the King
  • The Cherry Orchard
  • Jimmy Shine
  • The Crucible
  • All Over Town
  • The Glass Menagerie
  • Romeo & Juliet
  • M Butterfly
  • The Night of the Iguana
  • A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Something Unspoken
  • Mourning Becomes Electra (Drama Desk Award)
  • Off-Broadway

  • The Effect of Gamma Rays... (Obie, Clarence Derwent Award, Variety Critics' Poll Citation)
  • Jesse and the Bandit Queen (Obie Award)
  • The Seagull
  • Hamlet
  • The Replacement
  • Mrs. Warren's Profession
  • Richard III
  • Til the Rapture Comes
  • The Day Emily Married (2005)
  • Film:

  • In Dreams
  • The Freshman
  • My Little Girl
  • Ironweed
  • Starlight
  • Going in Style
  • Resurrection
  • At the Dark End of the Street
  • Corky
  • Television:

  • The Prodigal (PBS)
  • Brother to Dragons (PBS)
  • Look Homeward Angel (Playhouse 90)
  • The Adams Chronicles (PBS, Emmy Nomination)
  • Law & Order (guest)
  • Homicide (recurring)
  • Spencer for Hire (guest)
  • One Life to Live (recurring)
  • Gunsmoke,as Emma DonavanEpisode year 17-21 Yankton
  • Movin' On - 'Grit'
  • Filmography

    Actress
    1995
    One Life to Live (TV Series) as
    Addie Cramer / Addie Cramer Vickers
    - Missing You (2010) - Addie Cramer
    - Nurse Charles in Charge (2010) - Addie Cramer
    - Merry Christmas, Mr. Laurence (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - You Can Go Home Again (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - Can This Marriage Be Saved? (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - Or 4ever Hold Your Peace (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - Three on a Match (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - Spring Awakening (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - The Little Match Girl (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - Say a Little Prayer (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - Walk the Walk (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - Mi Casa Es Su Casa (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - The Tao of David (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - Jump on It (2009) - Addie Cramer
    - All Know the Way, But Few Actually Walk It (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Decent Proposal (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Should I Stay or Should I Go? (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Hasta La Vista, Bonjour (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Buenos Dias! (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Under Lock and Keys (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Home Is Where the FARC Is (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Cold-Blooded Woman (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - The Golden Hour (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Tess, Lies and Videotape (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Effective Detectives (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Two Weddings and a Beheading (2008) - Addie Cramer Vickers
    - Summer Storm (2008) - Addie Cramer Vickers
    - Up on the Roof (2008) - Addie Cramer Vickers
    - Nirvana for Nora? (2008) - Addie Cramer Vickers
    - Home Is Where the Broken Heart Is (2008) - Addie Cramer Vickers
    - I'm Fine (2008) - Addie Cramer Vickers
    - Fallen Angels Squared (2008) - Addie Cramer Vickers
    - My Brother, Your Mother, My Wife (2008) - Addie Cramer Vickers
    - Keyed Up (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Shout 'Em Up (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - The Naked Truth (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Head on Collisions (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - Romancing the Crown Jewels of Mendorra (2008) - Addie Cramer
    - The One in the Middle (2008) - Addie Cramer
    2004
    Saving Face as
    Dr. Morgan
    1993
    Law & Order (TV Series) as
    Vivian McBride / Katherine McKinnon
    - Sideshow (1999) - Vivian McBride
    - Pride and Joy (1993) - Katherine McKinnon
    1999
    In Dreams as
    Ethel
    1994
    Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) as
    Sister Magdalena Weber
    - Kaddish (1997) - Sister Magdalena Weber
    - Extreme Unction (1994) - Sister Magdalena Weber
    - Fits Like a Glove (1994) - Sister Magdalena Weber
    - Nearer My God to Thee (1994) - Sister Magdalena Weber
    1992
    Me and Veronica as
    Agnes
    1990
    The Freshman as
    Liz Armstrong
    1988
    Starlight: A Musical Movie
    1987
    Ironweed as
    Mother
    1987
    Spenser: For Hire (TV Series) as
    Karen Fuller
    - I Confess (1987) - Karen Fuller
    1986
    My Little Girl as
    Delly Bettinger (as Pamela Payton Wright)
    1981
    The Dark End of the Street as
    Mary Ann
    1980
    Resurrection as
    Margaret
    1979
    Going in Style as
    Kathy
    1976
    The Adams Chronicles (TV Mini Series) as
    Louisa Catherine Adams
    - Chapter X: John Quincy Adams, Congressman (1976) - Louisa Catherine Adams
    - Chapter IX: John Quincy Adams, President (1976) - Louisa Catherine Adams
    - Chapter VIII: John Quincy Adams, Secretary of State (1976) - Louisa Catherine Adams
    - Chapter VII: John Quincy Adams, Diplomat (1976) - Louisa Catherine Adams
    - Chapter VI: John Adams, President (1976) - Louisa Catherine Adams
    - Chapter V: John Adams, Vice President (1976) - Louisa Catherine Adams
    - Chapter IV: John Adams, Minister to Great Britain (1976) - Louisa Catherine Adams
    - Chapter III: John Adams, Diplomat (1976) - Louisa Catherine Adams
    - Chapter II: John Adams, Revolutionary (1976) - Louisa Catherine Adams
    1975
    Great Performances (TV Series) as
    Laetitia Lewis
    - Brother to Dragons (1975) - Laetitia Lewis
    1974
    Movin' On (TV Series) as
    Francie Simms
    - Grit (1974) - Francie Simms
    1973
    The Wide World of Mystery (TV Series) as
    Rosalind
    - The Haunting of Rosalind (1973) - Rosalind
    1972
    Young Dr. Kildare (TV Series) as
    Ruth
    - Deaf Heart (1972) - Ruth
    1971
    Medical Center (TV Series) as
    Lori / Jessie
    - Cycle of Peril (1972) - Lori
    - Idolmaker (1971) - Jessie
    1972
    Corky as
    Rhonda
    1972
    Look Homeward, Angel (TV Movie) as
    Laura James
    1972
    Bonanza (TV Series) as
    Zeena Harris
    - Search in Limbo (1972) - Zeena Harris
    1972
    Gunsmoke (TV Series) as
    Emma Donavan
    - Yankton (1972) - Emma Donavan
    1971
    Mannix (TV Series) as
    Lisa Stabler
    - Murder Times Three (1971) - Lisa Stabler
    1971
    Cannon (TV Series) as
    Ginger Ramsay
    - Fool's Gold (1971) - Ginger Ramsay
    1969
    NET Playhouse (TV Series) as
    Electra
    - The Prodigal (1969) - Electra
    1964
    Another World (TV Series) as
    Hazel Parker (1979-1980)
    Self
    2002
    Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Erika Slezak (2002) - Self (as Pamela Payton-Wright)
    1989
    Working in the Theatre (TV Series documentary) as
    Self
    - Performance (1989) - Self

    References

    Pamela Payton-Wright Wikipedia


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