Born Audrey Johnston, she 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