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Pamela Franklin

 
Actor: Pamela Franklin
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  • Born: Feb 04, 1950 in Tokyo, Japan
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '60s-'70s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Horror
  • Career Highlights: The Innocents, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Legend of Hell House
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Innocents (1961)

Biography

Pamela Franklin was born in Japan, where her British father was a busy importer/exporter. Spending her early years in several Far East ports of call, Franklin was bundled off to England to study at the Elmhurst School of Ballet. At age 11, she made her motion-picture bow as the enigmatic "possessed" child, Flora, in 1961's The Innocents. Her American TV debut occurred in the 1963 Wonderful World of Disney two-parter "The Horse Without a Head." There was nothing Disneyesque about Franklin's portrayals of teen murderesses in both 1964's The Third Secret and 1965's Our Mother's House. Her first grown-up role (near-nude scene and all) was as the kidnap victim in Night of the Following Day (1969), but she was back to adolescents in Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) as the rebellious, sexually inquisitive private-school student Sandy. Though still active in TV, Pamela Franklin made her last film in 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Pamela Franklin
Born 4 February 1950 (1950-02-04) (age 59)
Yokohama, Japan
Years active 1961-1981
Spouse(s) Harvey Jason (1970-present) 2 children

Pamela Franklin (born 4 February 1950) is a British actress who 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, in The Innocents (1961), and her television debut in the Wonderful World of Disney's, The Horse Without a Head. She received favourable critical notices for her portrayal of an unusually worldly teenager in the suspense film The Nanny (1965).

Her first adult role was as a kidnap victim in The Night of the Following Day. 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. In the same year she starred in the John Huston movie, Sinful Davey, with a young John Hurt, which 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, although she made television appearances until 1981.

She married actor Harvey Jason in 1971, and they live in Hollywood with their two children.

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