Rae Allen
Rae Allen | |
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Woodland Hills, California, U.S. | |
Education | HB Studio American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York University (MFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1941−2011[1] |
Spouses |
Rae Julia Theresa Abruzzo (July 3, 1926 – April 6, 2022), professionally known as Rae Allen, was an American actress of stage, film and television. Her career spanned some seventy years and eight decades.[1][2]
Allen started her career in theatre in 1941 in a production of
Early life
Allen was born as Rae Julia Theresa Abruzzo in Brooklyn, New York City on July 3, 1926,[3] to Julia (née Riccio), a seamstress and hairdresser and Joseph Abruzzo, an opera singer and chauffeur, whose brothers acted in vaudeville.[4]
At the age of 25, she played Buttercup in H.M.S. Pinafore.[5] Rae Allen trained at the HB Studio[6] in New York City's Greenwich Village. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1947.[2] She was first married to John M. Allen and then divorced; and later married and divorced, politician Herbert Harris.[4]
Death
Allen died in her sleep on April 6, 2022, at the age of 95 at the Motion Picture & Television Fund retirement community in Woodland Hills, California. She is survived by her four nieces: Nadine (McCann), Laura, Deborah, and Betty Cosgrove. [4][2]
Theatre
Allen was nominated for the
Film and television
Allen appeared in such films as
Broadway theatre
Selected roles
- Damn Yankees (1954–1955)[2]
- The Pajama Game (1954–1956)
- Oliver!(1963-1964)
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965)
- Fiddler on the Roof
- And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (for which she won the 1971 Tony Award for Supporting Actress)[2]
- Dude (1972)
Filmography
Film and television
Title | Year | Role |
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Damn Yankees (film) |
1958 | Gloria Thorpe[2] |
The Untouchables (TV series) | 1962 | Sarro's Daughter (guest role) episode: The Economist |
Car 54, Where Are You? (TV series) | 1963 | Miss Thelma Eisenberg (uncredited) guest role in Episode: Joan Crawford Didn't Didn't Say No |
Profiles in Courage (TV series) | 1964 | Miss Darvon (guest role, episode: Mary S. McDowell |
The Patty Duke Show (TV series) | 1964 | Miss McClintock (guest, episode: Can Do Patty) |
The Tiger Makes Out (film) | 1967 | Beverly |
Where's Poppa? (film) | 1970 | Gladys Hocheiser |
Taking Off (film) | 1971 | Mrs. Divito |
All in the Family (TV series) | 1972−1973 | Amelia/Amelia DeKuyper[2] |
Acts of Love and Other Comedies (TV film) | 1973 | Jeffreys' Wife |
Madigan_(TV_series) (TV series) | 1973 | Verna Bennerman |
Medical Center (TV series) | 1973 | Rose |
CBS Daytime 90 (TV series) | 1974 | Dommy (episode: Legacy of Fear)[2] |
Ace (TV movie) | 1976 | Gloria Ross |
Phyl & Mikhy (TV series) | 1980 | Gwyn |
Soap (TV series) | 1980 | Judge Betty Small |
The Greatest American Hero (TV series) | 1981 | Edith Morabito |
Lou Grant (TV series) | 1982 | Helen Paterson |
Remington Steele (TV series) | 1982 | Kay Letrell (episode: Steele Water Run Deep) |
Hill Street Blues | 1982 | Gloria Currie episode: Little Boil Blue |
Scarecrow and Mrs. King (TV series) | 1984 | Sergeant Magovich |
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series) | 1986 | Aladdin's Mother[2] |
Moving (film) | 1988 | Dr. Phyllis Ames |
Far Out Man (film) | 1990 | Holly |
Equal Justice (TV series) | 1990 | Judge Cythia Russell |
Head of the Class (TV series) | 1990 | Sofia |
She Said No (TV film) | 1990 | Judge Gordon |
Keeping Secrets (TV film) | 1991 | unknown |
Face of A Stranger (TV film) | 1991 | Ruthie |
Seinfeld (TV series) | 1992 | Mrs. Sokol |
A League of Their Own (film) | 1992 | Ma Kellor |
Brooklyn Bridge (TV series) | 1993 | Cousin Ruth |
Calendar Girl (film) | 1993 | Mrs. McDonald |
Angie (film) | 1994 | Aunt Violetta |
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (TV film) | 1994 | Female Judge |
Stargate (film) | 1994 | Barbara Shore, PhD |
Hudson Street (TV series) | 1995 | Fran Canetti |
L.A. Doctors (TV Series) | 1998 | Mildred Cattano |
The Fearing Mind (TV series) | 2000−2001 | Lucy Fearing |
Providence (TV series) | 2002 | Dr. Hallstrom |
Borderline (TV film) | 2002 | Dr. Alma Burke |
The 4th Tenor (film) | 2002 | Italian Lady |
The Sopranos (TV series) | 2004 | Aunt Quintina Blundetto |
Joan of Arcadia (TV series) | 2004 | Fortune Teller God |
NYPD Blue (TV series) | 2004 | Bertha Kunitz |
Love for Rent (film) | 2005 | Gwen |
Grey's Anatomy (TV series) | 2006 | Ruth |
The Hard Easy (film) | 2006 | Freddie |
Reign Over Me (film) | 2007 | Adell Modell |
The Meant to Be's (TV film) | 2008 | Eleanor Roosevelt[2] |
How to Be a Better American (TV film) | 2010 | Ruth |
Vampire Mob (TV series) | 2011 | Carlina Grigiono |
References
- ^ a b c Sandomir, Richard (April 8, 2022). "Rae Allen, Tony Winner and TV Mainstay, Dies at 95". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Tapp, Tom (April 6, 2022). "Rae Allen Dies: Tony Award-Winning 'Damn Yankees', 'Sopranos', 'All In The Family' Actress Was 95". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ISBN 9780786421893. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c Sandomir, Richard (April 8, 2022). "Rae Allen, Tony Winner and TV Mainstay, Dies at 95". The New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
- ^ Sandomir, Richard (April 8, 2022). "Rae Allen, Tony Winner and TV Mainstay, Dies at 95". The New York Times.
- ^ HB Studio alumni, hbstudio.org. Accessed April 7, 2022.