Pamela Britton was an American actress, best known for appearing as Lorelei Brown in the television series My Favorite Martian (1963–1966) and for her female lead in the film noir classic D.O.A. (1950). Throughout her acting career, Britton appeared often on Broadway and in several Hollywood and television films.
Britton's mother was Ethel Waite (known as Ethel Waite Owen and Ethel Owen), a stage, radio, and early television actress who played Ralph Kramden's mother-in-law in the Honeymooners TV show of the 1950s. She had two sisters: Virginia, who was an actress for RKO Radio Pictures; and Mary, a social worker. Armilda 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. Owens started auditioning for roles at the age of 15, 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. She used a pseudonym to audition, choosing Pamela (from a British book) and Britton (to emphasize the source).
| Date of Birth | 19th March 1923 |
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| Date of Death | 17th June 1974 |
| Age at Death | 51 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
| Country | United States of America |
| Current City | Milwaukee |
| Birth Place | Milwaukee |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Education |
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| University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| Instruments | voice |
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| Occupation | actor, singer, television actor, film actor |
