Audrey Dalton
Audrey Dalton (born January 21, 1934 in Dublin ) is an Irish actress .
Life
Audrey Dalton was born in Dublin in 1934, the daughter of Emmet Dalton, a film distributor . As a child she wanted to become an actress and as such she practiced in numerous school performances. At the age of 13, she played Antigone in Sophocles' eponymous tragedy. After she moved with her family to London at the age of 17 , where she graduated from school, she enrolled at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . She was discovered two years later during a theater performance by an employee of Paramount Pictures , who invited her to an audition. She received a contract with Paramount, whereupon she first made the film The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953) in Hollywood and was then loaned to 20th Century Fox . There she played in Henry Koster's Meine Cousin Rachel ( My Cousin Rachel , 1952) alongside Olivia de Havilland and Richard Burton and in The Downfall of the Titanic ( Titanic , 1953) the daughter of Barbara Stanwyck . In 1958, she was also in a supporting role in Delbert Mann's award-winning ensemble film Separate Tables ( Separate Tables to see) where Deborah Kerr , Rita Hayworth , David Niven and Burt Lancaster played the leading roles.
From 1956, Audrey Dalton worked primarily for American television and appeared in series such as Bonanza (1962), Smoking Colts ( Gunsmoke , 1963) and Crazy Wild West ( Wild Wild West , 1966). In 1959 she returned to Ireland for a while to take on a leading role in the film This Other Eden for Ardmore Studios, a production company her father co-founded . In the late 1970s she retired from show business.
From 1953 to 1977 she was married to assistant director James H. Brown, with whom she has two daughters and three sons. Since 1979 she has been with the engineer Rod. F. Simenz married.
Filmography (selection)
- 1952: My Cousin Rachel (My Cousin Rachel)
- 1953: The sinking of the Titanic (Titanic)
- 1954: The skirt-hunter of Venice (Casanova's Big Night)
- 1954: The Lonely Eagle (Drum Beat)
- 1955: Temple of Temptation (The Prodigal)
- 1956: Teufelskommando (Hold Back the Night)
- 1957: Alarm for exclusion zone 7 (The Monster That Challenged the World)
- 1958: Separated from table and bed (separate tables)
- 1961: Perry Mason (TV series, an episode)
- 1961: The Creepy Mr. Sardonicus (Mr. Sardonicus)
- 1962: Bonanza (TV series, one episode)
- 1963: Smoking Colts (Gunsmoke) (TV series, episode)
- 1964: Kitten with a Whip
- 1966: The Wild Wild West (Wild Wild West) (TV series, one episode)
- 1967: Dear Uncle Bill (Family Affair) (TV series, episode)
literature
- Audrey Dalton . In: Tom Weaver: Science Fiction Confidential: Interviews With 23 Monster Stars and Filmmakers . McFarland & Company, 2002, ISBN 0-7864-1175-9 , pp. 47-58.
Web links
- Audrey Dalton in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Audrey Dalton in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jim Rosin: Audrey Dalton: "The Instinctive Desire to Perform" . on filmsofthegoldenage.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dalton, Audrey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin , Ireland |