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Brett Somers

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Brett Somers Fast Facts:

Born Audrey Johnston, Somers took the name Brett from a character in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises; Somers was her mother's maiden name.
Made her big-screen debut in 1965 with roles in the dramas Bus Riley's Back in Town and A Rage to Live.
Best known for her frequent appearances on the game show Match Game throughout the 1970s.
Played the wife of her husband Jack Klugman's character, Oscar Madison, in 1970-73 episodes of the sitcom The Odd Couple; the pair separated in 1974, but never divorced.
In 2003, wrote and starred in the one-woman cabaret show An Evening with Brett Somers, continuing to perform even after being diagnosed with cancer.