Pamela Payton-Wright Biography (1941-)

Born November 1, 1941, in Pittsburgh, PA; daughter of Gordon Edgar and Eleanor Ruth (maiden name, McKinley) Payton-Wright; married David Arthur Butler; children: Oliver Dickon Hedley. Addresses: Agent: Bauman and Associates,250 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019-3741.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress
Birth Details: November 1, 1941; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Diary of a Scoundrel, 1965
Amy, The Show-Off, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1967-1968
Anya, The Cherry Orchard, Phoenix Repertory Company, New York City, 1968
Juliette, Exit the King, Phoenix Repertory Company, 1968
Constance Fry, Jimmy Shine, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1968 69.
Tillie, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, Mercer-O'Casey Theatre, New York City, 1970
Abigail Williams, The Crucible, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New YorkCity, 1972
Lavinia Mannon, Mourning Becomes Electra, Joseph E. Levine Theatre, New York City, 1972
The Skin of Our Teeth, 1972
Aimee Semple McPherson (title role), Aimee, Trinity Square Repertory Company, Providence, RI, 1973
Millie, All over Town, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1974-1975
Belle, Jesse and the Bandit Queen, Other Stage Theatre, New York City, 1975-1976
Laura Wingfield, The Glass Menagerie, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York City, 1975-1976
As You Like It, 1976
Othello, 1976
Troilus and Cressida, 1976
Clare, The Lunch Girls, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1977
Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1977
Kaleria, Summerfolk, Long Wharf Theatre, 1979
Masha, The Seagull, Public Theatre, New York City, 1980
Dona Elvire, Don Juan, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1982
Title role, Hamlet, Public Theatre, 1982
The Greeks, 1982
Hedda Gabler, Hartman Theatre, Stamford, CT, 1982
The Misanthrope, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1983
Tobacco Road, 1984
Eleanor, Passion Play, Hartford Stage Company, 1984-1985
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, 1985
Mary, On the Verge, or The Geography of Yearning, Hartford Stage Company, 1986
Little Eyolf, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1986
Our Town, 1987
Blanche Du Bois, A Streetcar Named Desire, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1988
Helga, M. Butterfly, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1988
Miss Judith Fellowes, The Night of the Iguana, Circle in the Square Theatre, 1988
The Road to Mecca, 1990
Picnic, 1991
The Way of the World, 1991
Mrs. Warren's Profession, 1992
Misalliance, 1993
Quartermaine's Terms, 1993
Six Degrees of Separation, 1993

Masha, The Seagull, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, Newman Theatre, New York City, 1994
Ghosts, 1994
Grace, "Something Unspoken," Garden District, Circle in the SquareTheatre, 1995
The Replacement, 1995
The Show-Off, 1995
The Rivals, 1996
A Touch of the Poet, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1996
Glass Menagerie, 1997
She Stoops to Conquer, 1997
Voir Dire, 1997
Althea Dale, 'Til the Rapture Comes Home, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1998
Margaret, Richard II, Theatre for a New Audience, New York City, 1998
Margaret, Richard III, Theatre for a New Audience, 1998
Transit of Venus, 1998
Blithe Spirits, 1999
Long Day's Journey into Night, 1999
The Seagull, 1999
Sweet Bird of Youth, 1999
Louise Erkenter, What You Get and What You Expect (Ce qui arrive et cequ'on attend), New York Theatre Workshop, New York City, 2000
A Fair Country, 2000
The Philadelphia Story, 2001
Mrs. Cliveden-Banks, Outward Bound, Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT, 2002
Nancy, Seascape, Hartford Stage Company, 2002
Mary Cavan Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, Goodman Theatre,2002, later Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 2003
Sally Friedman (some sources cite Sally Talley), Fifth of July, Signature Theatre Company, Peter Norton Space, New York City, 2003
Eleonora Duse, Duet, Greenwich Street Theatre, New York City, 2003-2004
Major Tours
Anya, The Cherry Orchard, U.S. cities, 1968
Film Appearances
Rhonda, Corky, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
Kathy, Going in Style, Warner Bros., 1979
Margaret, Resurrection, Universal, 1980
Mary Ann, The Dark End of the Street, First Run Features, 1981
(As Pamela Payton Wright) Delly Bettinger, My Little Girl, Hemdale, 1986
Mother, Ironweed, Columbia/TriStar, 1987
Starlight: A Musical Movie (also known as Starlight), 1988
Liz Armstrong, The Freshman, TriStar, 1990
Agnes, Me and Veronica, Arrow Releasing, 1992
Ethel, In Dreams, DreamWorks Distribution, 1999
Television Appearances
Series
Hazel Parker, Another World, NBC, 1979-1980
Agatha "Addie" Cramer, One Life to Live, ABC, 1991-1999 and 2001-
Miniseries
Louisa Catherine Adams, The Adams Chronicles, PBS, 1975
Specials
"Look Homeward, Angel," Playhouse 90, 1972
Letitia Lewis, The Prodigal: Brother to Dragons, PBS, 1975
Episodic
Jessie, "Idolmaker," Medical Center, CBS, 1971
"Murder Times Three," Mannix, CBS, 1971
Emma Donovan, "Yankton," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1972
Lori, "Cycle of Peril," Medical Center, CBS, 1972
Zeena Harris, "Search in Limbo," Bonanza, NBC, 1972
Karen Fuller, "I Confess," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1987
Katherine McKinnon, "Pride and Joy," Law & Order, NBC, 1993
Sister Magdalena Weber, "Extreme Unction," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1994
Sister Magdalena Weber, "Fits Like a Glove," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1994
Sister Magdalena Weber, "Nearer My God to Thee," Homicide: Life on theStreet (also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1994
Vivian McBride, "Sideshow: Part 1," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Erika Slezak, Lifetime, 2003
Appeared as Rosalind, "The Haunting of Rosalind," The Wide World of Mystery (also known as ABC Wide World of Mystery), ABC.

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