Pamela Payton-Wright (November 1, 1941 – December 14, 2019) was an American actress. Life and work Payton-Wright was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Eleanor Ruth (née McKinley) and Gordon Edgar Payton-Wright. After graduating from Tuscaloosa High School, she graduated from Birmingham–Southern College in 1963. She began her film career in 1972 as Rhonda on Corky. She later joined the cast of Another World in 1979 in the role of Hazel Parker, a role she played for one year. Payton-Wright appeared in numerous Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. Following numerous film roles and television appearances, Payton-Wright joined the cast of the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, in 1991, and was the first to play the role of sweet natured, but simple-minded Agatha "Addie" Cramer. She played this part recurringly on the show. She died on December 14, 2019 in Harmony, Pennsylvania, aged 78, from undisclosed causes. Filmography Film Television Theater Broadway Off-Broadway References External links Pamela Payton-Wright at Internet Off-Broadway Database Pamela Payton-Wright interview: Performance Working in the Theatre CUNY-TV video by the American Theatre Wing, September 1989 1941 births 2019 deaths Actresses from Pittsburgh Actresses from Alabama American soap opera actresses American stage actresses American television actresses Obie Award recipients 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses