Allyn Ann McLerie
Biography
Allyn Ann McLerie was an actress, singer and dancer. Born in Grand-Mère, Quebec, in 1926, she moved to the United States at age one. She first reached Broadway as a teenager in One Touch of Venus by Kurt Weill, and she later took over the role of Ivy in On the Town from Sono Osato. In 1948 she played Amy Spettigue in Where's Charley?, winning a Theatre World Award. Her other stage credits included Miss Liberty, Redhead and West Side Story, and she understudied Gwen Verdon in Redhead. Her films included Calamity Jane (1953), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and Jeremiah Johnson (1972). On television she was Miss Janet Reubner on The Tony Randall Show from 1976 to 1978 and Carmen on WKRP in Cincinnati from 1978 to 1982, followed by The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Florence Bickford. She acted for the last time in a 1993 episode of Brooklyn Bridge.
91years old at death
- Born Grand-Mère
- Died North Bend
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Allyn McLerie
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 21 years1953 to 1974
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First role
As a teenager, Allyn Ann McLerie made her Broadway debut in Kurt Weill's One Touch of Venus. She had learned to dance at a studio in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
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Sydney Pollack directed three of these films, Mark Rydell two. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Sydney Pollack
All films by Mark Rydell
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 1949 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
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