Pamela Britton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Pamela Britton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Pamela Britton (born Armilda Jane Owen, March , â€" June , ) was an

American actress, best known for appearing as Lorelei Brown in the

television series My Favorite Martian (â€") and for her female lead in

the film noir classic D.O.A. (). Throughout her acting career, Britton

appeared often on Broadway and in several Hollywood and TV

movies.Armilda Jane Owen was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Owen's

father, Raymond G. Owen, was a doctor who died when she was years

old.[citation needed] Her mother was Ethel Waite Owen, a prominent

stage, radio, and early television actress.[citation needed] She had

two sisters: Virginia, who was actress for RKO Radio Pictures; and

Mary, a social worker.[citation needed]Owen attended Holy Angels

Academy and the State Teacher's Normal School in her home town of

Milwaukee. By the age of nine she was doing summer stock, and

Hollywood came calling at age ten. Her mother rejected the advances,

saying she wanted her to be an actress, not a child star. Owen started

auditioning for roles at the age of , using the name "Gloria Jane

Owen". She found that as soon as people knew who her mother was, they

expected her to be as accomplished an actress as her. She used a

pseudonym to audition under, choosing Pamela (from a British book) and

Britton (to emphasize the source).After a stint touring with

bandleader Don McGuire, Britton's big break came when she was cast as

both Celeste Holm's understudy and as Gertie in the Broadway

production of Oklahoma!. She played Meg Brockie in the Broadway

production of Brigadoon (). When Oklahoma! went on tour, she took over

Holm's role as Ado Annie.
Pamela Britton Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki


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