PAYTON–WRIGHT, Pamela 1941–

(Pamela Payton Wright)

PERSONAL

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. Education: Graduated from St. Mary's Junior College, 1961; Birmingham Southern College, B.A., 1963; trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, 1963–65. Religion: Episcopalian.

Addresses: Agent— Bauman and Associates, 250 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019–3741.

Career: Actress. Appeared with the Trinity Square Repertory Theatre, 1969–70; and the Long Wharf Theatre Company, New Haven, CT, 1973–74.

Member: Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.

Awards, Honors: Fulbright award, 1963; Obie Award and Clarence Derwent Award, both best performance, and additional citations, all 1970, for The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man–in–the–Moon Marigolds; Drama Desk Award, 1972, for Mourning Becomes Electra; Obie Award, 1976, for Jessie and the Bandit Queen; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding lead actress for a single appearance in a drama or comedy series, 1976, for The Adams Chronicles; best actress citation, Dallas Theater Critics Forum, 1994; Joseph Jefferson Award, 1996, for A Touch of the Poet; Dean Goodman Award, 1999; Fox fellowship, 1999; Lucille Lortel Award nomination, outstanding lead actress, 2003, for Fifth of July; special medal, Edmund Gray prize for high comedy, and Herbert Beerbohm Tree citation, both from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

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 York City, 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 Square Theatre, 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 ce qu'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—.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Louisa Catherine Adams, The Adams Chronicles, PBS, 1975.

Television Appearances; Specials:

"Look Homeward, Angel," Playhouse 90, 1972.

Letitia Lewis, The Prodigal: Brother to Dragons, PBS, 1975.

Television Appearances; 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 the Street (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.