Rae Allen

Biography

Rae Allen was an American actress who built a long career in theater, film and television. She was born in Brooklyn in 1926 and began performing as a teenager, playing Buttercup in H.M.S. Pinafore at 15, then trained at the HB Studio and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, graduating in 1947. She made her Broadway debut in 1948 and earned three Tony Award nominations, winning in 1971 for And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little. She recreated her stage role as Gloria in the film Damn Yankees (1958), her screen debut. Her films also included Where's Poppa? (1970), A League of Their Own (1992), Stargate (1994) and Reign Over Me (2007), while on television she had recurring parts in All in the Family from 1972 to 1973 and The Sopranos in 2004. She died in 2022.

95years old at death

Born July 3, 1926Brooklyn
Died April 6, 2022Los Angeles
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Raffaella Julia Theresa Abruzzo (birth name)Also credited as Rae Abruzzo and Rae Julia Theresa Abruzzo

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 49 years1958 to 2007

Genres

Comedy67%, 4 films
Drama50%, 3 films
Romance33%, 2 films
Action17%, 1 film
Adventure17%, 1 film

First and latest

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Behind the award
Rae Allen won the 1971 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, one of three Tony nominations she received.
Early training
Rae Allen trained at the HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City, and in 1947 the American Academy of Dramatic Arts awarded her a diploma.

Rae Allen movies on Netflix

Reign Over Me2007IMDb rating 7.4as Adell Modell
Angie1994IMDb rating 5.5as Aunt Violetta
Stargate1994IMDb rating 7.0as Barbara Shore
Taking Off1971IMDb rating 7.3as Mrs. Divito
Where’s Poppa?1970IMDb rating 6.4as Gladys Hocheiser
Damn Yankees!1958IMDb rating 7.0as Gloria Thorpe

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Reign Over Me2007 Dramaas Adell Modell
IMDb rating 7.4106K votes
Stargate1994 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Barbara Shore
IMDb rating 7.0222K votes
Damn Yankees!1958as Gloria Thorpe
IMDb rating 7.03.9K votes
Where’s Poppa?1970as Gladys Hocheiser
IMDb rating 6.42.6K votes
Taking Off1971as Mrs. Divito
IMDb rating 7.35.3K votes
Angie1994as Aunt Violetta
IMDb rating 5.52.5K votes

Worked with

Rae Allen made one film with each of them. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Frank Welker

Donald Sutherland

Kurt Russell

Paul Sorvino

Adam Sandler

Richard KindRoland EmmerichDirector, 1 film

Mike BinderDirector, 1 film

Milos FormanDirector, 1 film

Films together

Frank Welker1 film together, 1994
Frank Welker's page
- Stargate1994IMDb rating 7.0Allen as Barbara ShoreWelker as Mastadgevoice
Donald Sutherland1 film together, 2007
Donald Sutherland's page
- Reign Over Me2007IMDb rating 7.4Allen as Adell ModellSutherland as Judge Raines
Kurt Russell1 film together, 1994
Kurt Russell's page
- Stargate1994IMDb rating 7.0Allen as Barbara ShoreRussell as Col. Jonathan 'Jack' O'Neil
Paul Sorvino1 film together, 1970
Paul Sorvino's page
- Where’s Poppa?1970IMDb rating 6.4Allen as Gladys HocheiserSorvino as Owner of 'Gus & Grace's Home'
Adam Sandler1 film together, 2007
Adam Sandler's page
- Reign Over Me2007IMDb rating 7.4Allen as Adell ModellSandler as Charlie Fineman
Richard Kind1 film together, 1994
Richard Kind's page
- Stargate1994IMDb rating 7.0Allen as Barbara ShoreKind as Gary Meyers
Roland EmmerichDirector, 1 film, 1994
All films by Roland Emmerich
- Stargate1994IMDb rating 7.0Allen as Barbara Shore
Mike BinderDirector, 1 film, 2007
All films by Mike Binder
- Reign Over Me2007IMDb rating 7.4Allen as Adell Modell
Milos FormanDirector, 1 film, 1971
All films by Milos Forman
- Taking Off1971IMDb rating 7.3Allen as Mrs. Divito

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Rae Allen's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Tony Awards
1971	Best Featured Actress in a Play		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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