Emma Walton Hamilton
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Emma Walton-Hamilton |
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| Born |
Emma Katherine Walton 27 November 1962 London, England, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Emma Walton-Hamilton (pen name) |
| Occupation | Children’s author, editor, actress, educator, arts and literacy advocate, artistic director |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Hamilton (m. 1991) |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) |
Julie Andrews Tony Walton (biological) Blake Edwards (stepfather) |
| Website | www |
Emma Walton-Hamilton (born Emma Katherine Walton; 27 November 1962) is a British actress, theatrical director and author of children's books. She is currently an instructor in the MFA program at SUNY-Stony Brook Southampton.
Walton was born in London. Her parents are British actress and singer Julie Andrews and Tony Walton, a British set designer and costume designer. Her godmothers were actress Carol Burnett and Svetlana Beriosova, prima ballerina of The Royal Ballet; her godfather was British actor Vic Oliver. Her childhood was spent between London and Los Angeles, California, where her mother was one of the most important film actresses in Hollywood. She attended UCLA Lab School, according to her mother. In 1967, her parents divorced, and two years later her mother married film director Blake Edwards, who became her stepfather.
In 1991, she married actor/director Stephen Hamilton. They have two children: Sam (born 18 October 1996) and Hope (born 17 August 2003), and live in Sag Harbor, New York.
She briefly appeared as a child in Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain (1966), sitting on Hitchcock's knee in his trademark cameo appearance (her mother had a leading role in the film).
From 1983 to 1991, she had a few bit parts in films and television.
In 1991, she, her husband, and veteran British-American actress Sybil Christopher founded the Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York. This independent non-profit theatre is still in operation as of 2015. Walton-Hamilton was the theatre's Artistic co-Director and Director of Education and Programming for Young Audiences for 17 years.
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