Pamela Franklin
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| Pamela Franklin | |
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 Franklin as Florence Tanner in The Legend of Hell House, 1973 |
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| Born | February 4, 1950 (age 58) Yokohama, Japan |
Pamela Franklin (born February 4, 1950) is a British actress who first appeared in films from 1961 until 1976.
Franklin was born in Yokohama, Japan and grew up in the Far East, where her father was a trader. She was sent to the Elmhurst School of Ballet in England. She made her film debut, aged 11, starring in The Innocents (1961), and her television debut in 1963, in the Wonderful World of Disney's, The Horse Without a Head. Her first adult role was as a kidnap victim in The Night of the Following Day (1968).
Probably her best known role was as "Sandy" in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, for which she won the National Board of Review award for Best Supporting Actress, although she previously received favourable critical notices for her portrayal of an unusually worldly teenager in the suspense movie The Nanny. She also appeared in the John Huston movie, Sinful Davey opposite a young John Hurt. The film was not successful, and failed to boost her career.
As an adult, she became somewhat typecast in horror films, after her performance in the occult thriller The Legend of Hell House. Her last film role was in The Food of the Gods (1976), although she made television appearances until 1981.
She married actor Harvey Jason in 1971, and they live in Hollywood with their two children.
[edit] Filmography
- The Food of the Gods (1976)
- Eleanor and Franklin (1976) (TV)
- Crossfire (1975) (TV)
- Won't Write Home Mom, I'm Dead (1975) (TV)
- Screamer (1975) (TV)
- Satan's School for Girls (1973) (TV)
- The Legend of Hell House (1973)
- Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
- Intertect (1973) (TV)
- The Letters (1973) (TV)
- Necromancy (1972)
- And Soon the Darkness (1970)
- David Copperfield (1969) (TV)
- Sinful Davey (1969)
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
- The Night of the Following Day (1968)
- Our Mother's House (1967)
- The Nanny (1965)
- Eagle in a Cage (1965) (TV)
- See How They Run (1964) (TV)
- Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
- A Tiger Walks (1964)
- The Third Secret (1964)
- The Horse Without a Head (1963) (TV)
- The Lion (1962)
- The Innocents (1961)
