Allyn Ann McLerie

Allyn Ann McLerie

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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1926-12-01
Place of Birth: Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada
Also Known As: Allyn McLerie

Movies List of Allyn Ann McLerie

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The Way We Were

1973 Movie
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Born Innocent

1976 Movie
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Jeremiah Johnson

1972 Movie
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Calamity Jane

1953 Movie
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Monte Walsh

1970 Movie
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Cinderella Liberty

1973 Movie
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Where's Charley?

1952 Movie
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The Desert Song

1953 Movie
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France, Incorporated

1974 Movie
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The Entertainer

1976 Movie
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The Reivers

1969 Movie
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Return Engagement

1978 Movie
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To Find My Son

1980 Movie
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A Shining Season

1979 Movie
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Someone I Touched

1975 Movie
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Fantasies

1982 Movie
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Battle Cry

1955 Movie
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Words and Music

1948 Movie
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The Cowboys

1972 Movie
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40 Pounds of Trouble

1962 Movie
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Stranger in My Bed

1987 Movie
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And Baby Makes Six

1979 Movie
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Death Scream

1975 Movie
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Sister Terri

1978 Movie
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Two Kinds of Love

1983 Movie