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Pamela Payton-Wright(1941-2019)

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Pamela Payton-Wright was born on 1 November 1941 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The Adams Chronicles (1976), Ironweed (1987) and Homicide: Life on the Street (1993). She was married to David Arthur Butler. She died on 14 December 2019 in Brookville, Pennsylvania, USA.
BornNovember 1, 1941
DiedDecember 14, 2019(78)
BornNovember 1, 1941
DiedDecember 14, 2019(78)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

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Known for

The Adams Chronicles (1976)
The Adams Chronicles
8.2
TV Mini Series
  • Louisa Catherine Adams
Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Ironweed (1987)
Ironweed
6.7
  • Mother
  • 1987
Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Homicide: Life on the Street
8.7
TV Series
  • Sister Magdalena Weber
Another World (1964)
Another World
7.1
TV Series
  • Hazel Parker

Credits

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Actress

  • One Life to Live (1968)
    One Life to Live
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Addie Cramer
    • Addie Cramer Vickers
    • 1992–2012
  • Joan Chen in Saving Face (2004)
    Saving Face
    7.4
    • Dr. Morgan
    • 2004
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, David Ajala, and Odelya Halevi in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Katherine McKinnon
    • Vivian McBride
    • 1993–1999
  • Annette Bening in In Dreams (1999)
    In Dreams
    5.5
    • Ethel
    • 1999
  • Michelle Forbes, Yaphet Kotto, Max Perlich, Kyle Secor, Richard Belzer, Andre Braugher, Reed Diamond, Clark Johnson, and Melissa Leo in Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
    Homicide: Life on the Street
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Sister Magdalena Weber
    • 1994–1997
  • Elizabeth McGovern and Patricia Wettig in Me and Veronica (1992)
    Me and Veronica
    5.5
    • Agnes
    • 1992
  • Marlon Brando and Matthew Broderick in The Freshman (1990)
    The Freshman
    6.5
    • Liz Armstrong
    • 1990
  • Starlight: A Musical Movie (1988)
    Starlight: A Musical Movie
    6.4
    • 1988
  • Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep in Ironweed (1987)
    Ironweed
    6.7
    • Mother
    • 1987
  • Spenser: For Hire (1985)
    Spenser: For Hire
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Karen Fuller
    • 1987
  • Jennifer Lopez, James Earl Jones, Mary Stuart Masterson, Peter Gallagher, Erika Alexander, Jordan Charney, Peter Michael Goetz, Page Hannah, Traci Lind, Anne Meara, George Newbern, Geraldine Page, and Pamela Payton-Wright in My Little Girl (1986)
    My Little Girl
    4.8
    • Delly (as Pamela Payton Wright)
    • 1986
  • The Dark End of the Street (1981)
    The Dark End of the Street
    4.5
    • Mary Ann
    • 1981
  • Another World (1964)
    Another World
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Hazel Parker
    • 1979–1980
  • Ellen Burstyn in Resurrection (1980)
    Resurrection
    7.1
    • Margaret
    • 1980
  • George Burns, Art Carney, and Lee Strasberg in Going in Style (1979)
    Going in Style
    7.1
    • Kathy (as Pamela Payton Wright)
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Pamela Payton Wright
  • Born
    • November 1, 1941
    • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 14, 2019
    • Brookville, Pennsylvania, USA(Alzheimer's Disease)
  • Spouse
    • David Arthur ButlerMay 8, 1978 - 1989 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Plays Nancy in "Seascape" play by Edward Albee (Hartford Stage Co., Hartford, Connecticut, USA).

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She made guest appearances on both of the longest running prime time dramas in US television history: Gunsmoke (1955) and Law & Order (1990).

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