Audrey Dalton
Audrey Dalton (born 21 January 1934) is an Irish television and film actress.
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Dalton in Wagon Train, 1959 | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1952–1978 |
Spouse(s) | James H. Brown (1953–1977, divorced); 4 children Rod F. Simenz (1979–present) |
Children | Tara Anne (b. 1953) Victoria Patricia (b. 1955) James E. (b. 1957) Richard P. (b. 1959) |
Biography
Dalton was born in Dublin, the daughter of Emmet Dalton (1898–1978),[1] an Irish soldier and film producer, who fought in World War I for the British but joined the Irish Republican Army and was on the pro-Treaty side during the Irish Civil War.
She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Dublin. After the family moved to London, she studied acting in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She moved to the United States on 17 March 1952 for a part in "Pleasure Island".[2]
In 1953 she secretly married UCLA student and basketball player James H. Brown of Los Altos, California, who later became a TV executive and assistant director.[3] In 1977 she divorced Brown, father of her four children, after 25 years of marriage, and in 1979 married Rod F. Simenz, an engineer.[4]
Among her many television appearances were six episodes of Wagon Train between 1958 and 1964. She made a guest appearance on Perry Mason in 1961 as Kate Eastman in "The Case of the Injured Innocent." In 1962 she appeared on Gunsmoke (S8:E18) in "The Renegades".[3]
TV and filmography
- My Cousin Rachel (1952) as Louise Kendall
- The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953) as Hester Halyard
- Titanic (1953) as Annette Sturges
- Casanova's Big Night (1954) as Elena Di Gambetta
- Drum Beat (1954/I) as Nancy Meek
- The Prodigal (1955) as Ruth
- Confession (1955) as Louise Nelson
- The 20th Century-Fox Hour (1956, TV Series) as Carey Rydal
- Hold Back the Night (1956) as Kitty
- The Monster That Challenged the World (1957) as Gail MacKenzie
- Lux Video Theatre (1956-1957, TV Series) as Jean / Barbara / Romo
- The Bob Cummings Show (1957, TV Series) as Rita
- Thundering Jets (1958) as Susan Blair
- The Millionaire (1958, TV Series) as Ellen Curry
- Man with a Camera (1958, TV Series) as Sharon Rogers
- Separate Tables (1958) as Jean
- Disneyland (1959, TV Series) as Mrs. Cunningham
- Lone Texan (1959) as Susan Harvey
- This Other Eden (1959) as Maire McRoarty
- Thriller (November 22, 1960, TV Series) as Norine in "The Prediction"
- Dante (1961, TV Series) as Hazel Kennicut
- The Aquanauts (1961, TV Series) as Sylvia Jurgen
- The Tab Hunter Show (1961, TV Series) as Ariel Evans
- National Velvet (1961, TV Series) as Fiona Mulcahey
- Bat Masterson (1958–1961, TV Series) as Cally Armitage / Abby Chancellor / Abigail Feather
- Lock Up (1961, TV Series) as Susan Carter
- Michael Shayne (1961, TV Series) as Pat Marshall
- Bringing Up Buddy (1961, TV Series) as Mary Beth Davenport / Ami Davenport
- Whispering Smith (1961, TV Series) as April Fanshaw
- Mr. Sardonicus (1961) as Baroness Maude Sardonicus
- The Investigators (1961, TV Series) as Constance Moreno
- Perry Mason (1961, TV Series) as Kate Eastman
- Checkmate (1961, TV Series) as Ann Miles
- King of Diamonds (1962, TV Series) as Lola Hayes
- Bonanza (1962, TV Series) as Melinda Banning
- Thriller (1960–1962, TV Series) as Meg O'Danagh Wheeler / Nesta Roberts / Norine Burton
- Kraft Mystery Theater (1962, TV Series) as Marion
- Ripcord (1962, TV Series) as Janice Dean
- Gunsmoke (1963, TV Series) as Lavinia
- Death Valley Days (1963, TV Series) as Mary O'Connell
- The Wide Country (1963, TV Series) as Nancy Kidwell
- The Dakotas (1963, TV Series) as Ronnie Kane
- Temple Houston (1963, TV Series) as Amy Hart
- Dr. Kildare (1964, TV Series) as Jo Grant
- Wagon Train (1958–1964, TV Series) as Danna Bannon / Lola Medina / Nancy Bigelow / Mary Naughton / Laura Grady / Harriet Field
- Kitten with a Whip (1964) as Virginia Stratton
- The Bounty Killer (1965) as Carole Ridgeway
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1965, TV Series) as Lydia Parrish
- Laredo (1965, TV Series) as Alice Coverly
- The Big Valley (1965–1966, TV Series) as Amy / Ann
- Insight (1966, TV Series)
- The Wild Wild West (1966, TV Series) as Veda Singh
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966, TV Series) as Mrs. Wainright
- Dragnet 1967 (1967, TV Series) as Patricia Filmore
- Me and Benjy (1967, TV Movie) as Ruth
- Family Affair (1967, TV Series) as Mrs. Thompson
- Police Woman (1974–1978, TV Series) as Mrs. Hunter / Rose Hess (final appearance)
References
- Bacon, James (18 May 1952). "Three Film 'Cinderellas' Search for Roast Potatoes". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Texas, Corpus Christi. Associated Press. p. 40. Retrieved 22 November 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dublin Girl off to Hollywood". Evening Herald. 14 March 1952.
- Audrey Dalton on IMDb
- "Audrey Dalton – The Private Life and Times of Audrey Dalton. Audrey Dalton Pictures". glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.
External links
- Audrey Dalton on IMDb
- Audrey Dalton at AllMovie
- Interview May, 2014 in the Ft. Wayne News-Sentinel
- Audrey Dalton interview at Classic Film & TV Cafe
- "27 Audrey Dalton Pictures and Images". Getty Images.