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Billie Allen(1925-2015)

  • Actress
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Billie Allen attended Hampton Institute, now Hampton University then came to New York to study dance and acting. "On the Town" was her first Broadway musical with many others to follow. She studied acting and directing with Lee Strasburg, Lloyd Richards and Howard Clerman. Some of her Broadway credits include: Raisin in the Sun, Blues for Mr Charlie, Critic Choice. Off Broadway: Mamba's Daughter with Ethel Waters, Summer stock; Journey into Shakespeare at Birkshire Theatre Festival

She is a founding member of Frank Silvera Writers Workshop and League of Professional Theatre Women, in NYC. Sits on the advisory board of The Cherry Lane Theatre, AMAS Musical Theatre, New Federal Theatre, Riverside Theatre & Womens Project. She serves on the advisory committee of American Theatre Wing and is an active member of TONY Administrator committee.

Lives and works as an actor & director in New York.
BornJanuary 13, 1925
DiedDecember 29, 2015(90)
BornJanuary 13, 1925
DiedDecember 29, 2015(90)
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Known for

Original US poster designed by Adrian Rothschild
Losing Ground
6.6
  • Mother
  • 1982
Jeff Bridges and John Huston in Qui a tué le président? (1979)
Qui a tué le président?
6.2
  • Receptionist
  • 1979
Savannah Churchill and Jimmy Wright in Souls of Sin (1949)
Souls of Sin
6.5
  • Etta Mason
  • 1949
The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
The Phil Silvers Show
8.4
TV Series
  • WAC Billie

Credits

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Actress



  • Stockard Channing in The Prosecutors (1996)
    The Prosecutors
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Evelyn
    • 1996
  • James Earl Jones in Au nom de la justice (1994)
    Au nom de la justice
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Ida Rawlins
    • 1994
  • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in New York - Police judiciaire (1990)
    New York - Police judiciaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Judge West
    • 1991
  • As the World Turns (1956)
    As the World Turns
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Louise Griffin
    • 1990
  • Original US poster designed by Adrian Rothschild
    Losing Ground
    6.6
    • Mother
    • 1982
  • Jeff Bridges and John Huston in Qui a tué le président? (1979)
    Qui a tué le président?
    6.2
    • Receptionist
    • 1979
  • Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Ted Ross, and Nipsey Russell in The Wiz (1978)
    The Wiz
    5.6
    • Aunt Em's Party
    • 1978
  • Kathleen Maguire in A Flame in the Wind (1964)
    A Flame in the Wind
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Ellie
    • 1965
  • Zina Bethune and Shirl Conway in The Nurses (1962)
    The Nurses
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Lois Harley
    • Wilma
    • 1963–1965
  • Tuesday Weld in Mr. Broadway (1964)
    Mr. Broadway
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Harriet
    • 1964
  • James Whitmore in Black Like Me (1964)
    Black Like Me
    6.6
    • Vertell
    • 1964
  • Car 54, Where Are You? (1961)
    Car 54, Where Are You?
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Anderson
    • Mrs. Dave Anderson (uncredited)
    • 1961–1962
  • George Maharis and Martin Milner in Route 66 (1960)
    Route 66
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cora Adams
    • 1961
  • Robert Reed and E.G. Marshall in Les accusés (1961)
    Les accusés
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Nurse Charniss
    • 1961
  • Walter Matthau in Play of the Week (1959)
    Play of the Week
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Ruthir
    • 1960

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 13, 1925
    • Richmond, Virginia, USA
  • Died
    • December 29, 2015
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Luther HendersonFebruary 8, 1981 - July 29, 2003 (his death)
  • Children
      Carolyn J. Grant
  • Parents
      Mamie Wimbush
  • Relatives
    • Edward Allen(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Directed the off-Broadway play "Home" in the early 1980s that featured the then largely unknown actor Samuel L. Jackson.

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    Was a voting member of the nominating board of the Antoinette Perry (Tony Awards) for two years in 1999 and 2000.

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