Allyn Ann McLerie

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Allyn Ann McLerie

Born 1 December 1926 Died 21 May 2018, aged 91 Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
22age in their first credit on record (1948)
58years on screen and counting
6credits in 1972, their busiest year
71dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Stranger in My Bed poster Age: 60

Stranger in My Bed

1987
as Shirley Hunter
Two Kinds of Love poster Age: 56

Two Kinds of Love

1983
as Aunt Emily
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story poster Age: 56

Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story

1983
as Audrey Williams
Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn poster Age: 55

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

1982
as Aunt Polly
Fantasies poster Age: 55

Fantasies

1982
as Shirley
To Find My Son poster Age: 53

To Find My Son

1980
as Mrs. Braggs
The Oldest Living Graduate poster Age: 53

The Oldest Living Graduate

1980
as Mrs. Hampton
A Shining Season poster Age: 53

A Shining Season

1979
as Polly Baker
And Baby Makes Six poster Age: 52

And Baby Makes Six

1979
as Dora Finley
Return Engagement poster Age: 51

Return Engagement

1978
as Florence
No poster
Age: 51

Sister Terri

1978
as Mother Superior Helen
All the President's Men poster Age: 49

All the President's Men

1976
as Carolyn Abbott
The Entertainer poster Age: 49

The Entertainer

1976
as Mrs. Pasko
Born Innocent poster Age: 49

Born Innocent

1976
as Emma Lasko
Death Scream poster Age: 48

Death Scream

1975
as Alice Whitmore
Someone I Touched poster Age: 48

Someone I Touched

1975
as Jean
France, Incorporated poster Age: 47

France, Incorporated

1974
as The American
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn poster Age: 47

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1974
as Miss Martin
Cinderella Liberty poster Age: 47

Cinderella Liberty

1973
as Miss Watkins
The Way We Were poster Age: 46

The Way We Were

1973
as Rhea Edwards
No poster
Age: 46

Howzer

1973
as Faye Carsell
The Shadow of a Gunman poster Age: 46

The Shadow of a Gunman

1972
as Mrs. Grigson
Jeremiah Johnson poster Age: 45

Jeremiah Johnson

1972
as Crazy Woman
The Magnificent Seven Ride! poster Age: 45

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972
as Mrs. Donavan
The Cowboys poster Age: 45

The Cowboys

1972
as Ellen Price
Monte Walsh poster Age: 43

Monte Walsh

1970
as Mary Eagle
The Reivers poster Age: 43

The Reivers

1969
as Alison
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? poster Age: 43

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

1969
as Shirl
40 Pounds of Trouble poster Age: 36

40 Pounds of Trouble

1962
as Blanchard's Secretary (uncredited)
Battle Cry poster Age: 28

Battle Cry

1955
as Ruby - Waitress in Diner
Phantom of the Rue Morgue poster Age: 27

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954
as Yvonne (as Allyn McLerie)
Calamity Jane poster Age: 26

Calamity Jane

1953
as Katie Brown
The Desert Song poster Age: 26

The Desert Song

1953
as Azuri
Where's Charley? poster Age: 25

Where's Charley?

1952
as Amy Spettigue (as Allyn McLerie)
Words and Music poster Age: 22

Words and Music

1948
as Singer in Garrick Gaeities
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TV credits

Newest first
Legends poster Age: 79

Legends

2006
as Katie Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brooklyn Bridge poster Age: 64

Brooklyn Bridge

1991
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd poster Age: 60

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

1987
as Florence Bickford
The Comedy Factory poster Age: 58

The Comedy Factory

1985
as Edna McCauley
Punky Brewster poster Age: 57

Punky Brewster

1984
The Duck Factory poster Age: 57

The Duck Factory

1984
as Skip's Mother
The Thorn Birds poster Age: 56

The Thorn Birds

1983
as Mrs. Smith
St. Elsewhere poster Age: 55

St. Elsewhere

1982
as Roxanne Reed
Knight Rider poster Age: 55

Knight Rider

1982
as Marietta Mattheson
Simon & Simon poster Age: 54

Simon & Simon

1981
Dynasty poster Age: 54

Dynasty

1981
Beulah Land poster Age: 53

Beulah Land

1980
as Edna Davis
Trapper John, M.D. poster Age: 52

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
Hart to Hart poster Age: 52

Hart to Hart

1979
WKRP in Cincinnati poster Age: 51

WKRP in Cincinnati

1978
The Love Boat poster Age: 50

The Love Boat

1977
as Cynthia Parker
Lou Grant poster Age: 50

Lou Grant

1977
as Betty Newman
Lou Grant poster Age: 50

Lou Grant

1977
as Martha Emmett
The Tony Randall Show poster Age: 49

The Tony Randall Show

1976
as Janet Reubner
Medical Story poster Age: 48

Medical Story

1975
as Mrs. Tassman
Barney Miller poster Age: 48

Barney Miller

1975
as Harriet Shulton
Baretta poster Age: 48

Baretta

1975
Kodiak poster Age: 47

Kodiak

1974
as Margaret
Delphi Bureau poster Age: 45

Delphi Bureau

1972
as Ginny
The Waltons poster Age: 45

The Waltons

1972
Nichols poster Age: 44

Nichols

1971
as Maggie
Cannon poster Age: 44

Cannon

1971
Medical Center poster Age: 42

Medical Center

1969
Medical Center poster Age: 42

Medical Center

1969
as Jan
My World and Welcome to It poster Age: 42

My World and Welcome to It

1969
The F.B.I. poster Age: 38

The F.B.I.

1965
as Marie Vale
The F.B.I. poster Age: 38

The F.B.I.

1965
as Dorothy Harnolds
The F.B.I. poster Age: 38

The F.B.I.

1965
as Helen Porter
Bonanza poster Age: 32

Bonanza

1959
as Charity Moffet
No poster
Age: 32

Music For A Summer Night

1959
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 25

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Florence
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