- Born
- Height5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
- Dublin-born Audrey Dalton knew right from childhood that she wanted to be an actress: She appeared in school plays and (after the family's move to London) applied to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. While Dalton was at RADA, a London-based Paramount executive saw her in a play and asked her to audition for the upcoming film The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953). Winning the part (and a Paramount contract), Dalton arrived in the U.S. in 1952 and co-starred in "Pleasure Island"; the studio loaned her out to 20th Century-Fox for My Cousin Rachel (1952) and Titanic (1953). Dalton later freelanced, working in films and on TV. Her first husband was assistant director James H. Brown, who is the father of her four children; she is now married to a retired engineer.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tom Weaver <TomWeavr@aol.com>
- SpousesRodney F. Simenz(July 20, 1979 - present)James H. Brown(March 13, 1953 - July 1977) (divorced, 4 children)
- ChildrenTara Anne BrownVictoria Patricia BrownJames E. BrownRichard P. Brown
- ParentsAlice Shannon Dalton
- RelativesRichard Francis Dalton(Sibling)Sybil Marie Dalton(Sibling)Emmet Michael Dalton(Sibling)Audrey Eileen Dalton(Sibling)Nuala Deirdre Dalton(Sibling)
- Noted for an incredible speaking voice.
- Daughter of Irish war hero-turned producer Emmet Dalton.
- Left Ireland for England, in 1950, where she studied at Highgate Dramatic School before going to RADA where she was chosen from over 500 girls as being typically British by producer F. Hugh Herbert and put under contract by Paramount to appear in The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953).
- Has four children: Tara Anne (born 1953), Victoria Patricia (1955), James E. (1957) and Richard P. (1959).
- Away from the studios she enjoyed sailing off the Santa Barbara coast , swimming and giving dinner parties.
- Schooled at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Dublin before the family moved to London, England.
- I found working on film was much easier because the preparation was less intense. In making a movie you could concentrate on each day's work instead of being concerned with the entire play. Also, in film so much depends on the visual . . . A lot of what you do in the theater is much broader than on film, so I had to learn to tone down my work when I began working in movies.
- Acting always seemed honest and straightforward. The characters portrayed had a purpose, and I loved the unspoken communication between the actor and his audience.
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