Allyn Ann McLerie
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1926
- Died
- May 21, 2018 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada
Biography
Allyn Ann McLerie (December 1, 1926 - May 21, 2018) was a Canadian-born, Brooklyn-reared actress, singer, and dancer who worked with many Golden Age musical theatre's major choreographers, including George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, and Jerome Robbins. McLerie made her Broadway debut as a teenager in Kurt Weill's One Touch of Venus. She went on to replace Sono Osato as Ivy in On the Town, then created the role of Amy Spettigue in the 1948 Broadway production of Where's Charley? (Theatre World Award). Her other Broadway credits include Miss Liberty, the drama Time Limit, Redhead (understudying Gwen Verdon), and West Side Story. McLerie also danced as a guest soloist with American Ballet Theatre during its 1950-51 European and South American tour. McLerie's best-known film appearances are as Amy in Where's Charley? (1952), Katie Brown in Calamity Jane (1953), Shirley in They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and as The Crazy Woman in Jeremiah Johnson (1972). Other film work includes Words and Music (1948) and The Desert Song (1952). She enjoyed a long career as a character actress on television, making frequent guest appearances on shows such as Bonanza, The Waltons, The Love Boat, Barney Miller, Benson, Hart to Hart, St. Elsewhere, and Dynasty, among many others. She played Miss Janet Reubner, Tony Randall's assistant, on The Tony Randall Show from 1976-1978. McLerie played the recurring role of Arthur Carlson's wife, Carmen on WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82). She may be best-remembered as Florence Bickford, the title character's mother on The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd from 1987-1991. Her last role was on an episode of Brooklyn Bridge in 1993. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allyn Ann McLerie, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Legends
TV · as Katie Brown (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Brooklyn Bridge
TV · 1 ep
Stranger in My Bed
Movie · as Shirley Hunter
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV · as Florence Bickford · 65 eps
The Comedy Factory
TV · as Edna McCauley · 1 ep
Punky Brewster
TV · 3 eps
The Duck Factory
TV · as Skip's Mother · 1 ep
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story
Movie · as Audrey Williams
Two Kinds of Love
Movie · as Aunt Emily
The Thorn Birds
TV · as Mrs. Smith · 4 eps
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
Movie · as Aunt Polly
Fantasies
Movie · as Shirley
Knight Rider
TV · as Marietta Mattheson · 1 ep
St. Elsewhere
TV · as Roxanne Reed · 1 ep
Simon & Simon
TV · 1 ep
Dynasty
TV · 1 ep
The Oldest Living Graduate
Movie · as Mrs. Hampton
To Find My Son
Movie · as Mrs. Braggs
Beulah Land
TV · as Edna Davis · 3 eps
A Shining Season
Movie · as Polly Baker
And Baby Makes Six
Movie · as Dora Finley
Trapper John, M.D.
TV · 1 ep
Hart to Hart
TV · as Pearl Danko · 1 ep
Return Engagement
Movie · as Florence
Sister Terri
Movie · as Mother Superior Helen
WKRP in Cincinnati
TV · 3 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Cynthia Parker · 1 ep
Lou Grant
TV · as Betty Newman, Martha Emmett · 1 ep
Born Innocent
Movie · as Emma Lasko
The Entertainer
Movie · as Mrs. Pasko
All the President's Men
Movie · as Carolyn Abbott
The Tony Randall Show
TV · as Janet Reubner, Miss Janet Reubner · 13 eps
Someone I Touched
Movie · as Jean
Death Scream
Movie · as Alice Whitmore
Baretta
TV · 1 ep
Barney Miller
TV · as Harriet Shulton · 2 eps
Medical Story
TV · as Mrs. Tassman · 1 ep
France, Incorporated
Movie · as The American
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
Movie · as Miss Martin
Kodiak
TV · as Margaret · 1 ep
The Way We Were
Movie · as Rhea Edwards
Cinderella Liberty
Movie · as Miss Watkins
Howzer
Movie · as Faye Carsell
Jeremiah Johnson
Movie · as Crazy Woman
The Magnificent Seven Ride!
Movie · as Mrs. Donavan
The Shadow of a Gunman
Movie · as Mrs. Grigson
The Cowboys
Movie · as Ellen Price
The Waltons
TV · 2 eps
Delphi Bureau
TV · as Ginny · 1 ep
Cannon
TV · 1 ep
Nichols
TV · as Maggie · 1 ep
Monte Walsh
Movie · as Mary Eagle
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Movie · as Shirl
The Reivers
Movie · as Alison
My World and Welcome to It
TV · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · as Jan · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Marie Vale, Dorothy Harnolds, Helen Porter · 1 ep
40 Pounds of Trouble
Movie · as Blanchard's Secretary (uncredited)
Music For A Summer Night
TV · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Charity Moffet · 1 ep
Battle Cry
Movie · as Ruby - Waitress in Diner
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Movie · as Yvonne (as Allyn McLerie)
Calamity Jane
Movie · as Katie Brown
The Desert Song
Movie · as Azuri
Where's Charley?
Movie · as Amy Spettigue (as Allyn McLerie)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Florence · 1 ep
Words and Music
Movie · as Singer in Garrick Gaeities
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep