Pamela Austin
| Pamela Austin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Pamela Joan Akert December 20, 1941 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961–1988 |
| Spouse(s) |
Charles W. Britt (m. 1963–64) Guy Franklin McElwaine (m. 1965–67) Leopold S. Wyler (m. 1974) |
Pamela Austin (born December 20, 1941) is an American actress.
Austin was born in Omaha, Nebraska as Pamela J. Akert. She spent part of her childhood in Europe, as her father served a tour of duty with the Air Force there. Austin studied dancing at Sacramento State College, and found work with the Tony Martin nightclub act upon arriving in Hollywood.
In addition to appearing in two Elvis Presley films, in 1966-1967 Austin gained fame for a long series of popular automobile television commercials for Dodge (the Charger, Coronet, Polara, and other models). As the perky "Dodge Rebellion Girl", she appeared in around twenty commercials as a damsel in distress — menaced by sharks, falling from a draw-bridge, a roof, a cargo plane, etc. Her tag line at the end of each ad was "The Dodge Rebellion wants you!"
In August 1967 she starred in the adventure-comedy film The Perils of Pauline based on the silent cliff-hanger serial. Posters for the film referenced her Dodge commercials: That "Rebellion Girl" is dodgin' unbelievable perils...
In 1968 she was a semi-regular on the hit comedy series Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In during its first season. Austin performed in various comedy sketches, song-and-dance numbers, and pre-filmed segments, including an early music video for "Buy For Me The Rain" by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Austin married Charles W. Britt in Santa Clara, California on October 27, 1963. Together they had one child, a son, Beau C. Britt (born June 17, 1964). Austin and Britt divorced later that year. She married, secondly, to Guy Franklin McElwaine (a Hollywood press agent) in Los Angeles on July 17, 1965. They divorced in June 1967. She married Leopold S. Wyler in Los Angeles on January 9, 1974.
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