Rae Allen Biography (1926-)

Original name, Raffaella Julia Theresa Abruzzo; born July 3, 1926, in Brooklyn, NY; daughter of Joseph and Julia (maiden name, Riccio) Abruzzo; married John M. Allen (divorced); married Herbert Harris (divorced). Addresses:Agent: SDB Partners, Inc., 1801 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 902, Los Angeles,CA 90067.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director
Birth Details: July 3, 1926; Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Singer and understudy, Where's Charley?, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1948
Alive and Kicking (revue), Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1950
Singer and understudy, Call Me Madam, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1950
Poopsie, The Pajama Game, St. James Theatre, 1954-1956 then Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1956
Gloria, Damn Yankees, Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, New York City, 1955-1957 then Adelphi Theatre, New York City, 1957
Pictures in the Hallway (staged reading), Kauffman Concert Hall, 1956
I Knock at the Door (concert reading), Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1957
Lorna, Cock-a-Doodle Dandy, Playhouse, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 1958
Pearl Cunningham, Summer of the 17th Doll, Players Theatre, New York City, 1959
Miss Krantz, Sweet Love Remember'd, Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1959
USA (revue), Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1960
Ceres, The Tempest, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1960
Charmian, Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, CT, 1960
Drums under the Window (staged reading), Cherry Lane Theatre, NewYork City, 1960
Nurse, The Death of Bessie Smith, York Playhouse, New York City, then Cherry Lane Theatre, both 1961
Title role, Saint Joan, Princeton Repertory Company, Princeton, NJ, 1961
Tekla, Creditors, Mermaid Theatre, then Professional Theatre Repertory Company, University of California, Los Angeles, both 1962
Hippolyta, 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Professional Theatre RepertoryCompany, University of California, Los Angeles, 1963
Casilda, Peribanez, Professional Theatre Repertory Company, University of California, Los Angeles, 1963
Miss Frost, The Ginger Man, Orpheum Theatre, 1963
Goneril, King Lear, Shonberg Hall, Los Angeles, 1964
Juliette, Traveller without Luggage, Playhouse, American NationalTheatre and Academy, New York City, 1964
I Knock at the Door, Theatre De Lys, New York City, 1964
Pictures in the Hallway, Theatre De Lys, 1964
Rosaline, Love's Labour's Lost, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre,New York City, 1965
Mrs. Hatch, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1965-1966
Essie, You Can't Take It with You, APA Phoenix Repertory Theatre,1966-1967
Lady Sneerwell, The School for Scandal, APA Phoenix Repertory Theatre, 1966-1967
Right You Are if You Think You Are, APA Phoenix Repertory Theatre,1966-1967
Doll Tearsheet, Henry IV, Part II, Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, 1968
Saint Joan, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1968
Golde, Fiddler on the Roof, Imperial Theatre, 1969
Anne, A Cry of Players, Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, 1970
Fleur Stein, And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1971
Reba, Dude, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1972
The Highway Life, Broadway Theatre, 1972
Clytemnestra 2, The Orphan, Anspacher Theatre, Public Theatre, NewYork City, 1973
The Trouble with People ... , Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL,1974
Endgame, Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1979-1980
A Lie of the Mind, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, 1988
Major Tours
Singer and understudy, Call Me Madam, U.S. cities, 1952-1953
Hippolyta, A Midsummer Night's Dream, U.S. cities, 1960

Paulina, The Winter's Tale, U.S. cities, 1960
Old lady, Candide, U.S. cities, 1971
Stage Work
Director
The Country Girl, Barter Theatre, Abingdon, VA, 1972
Private Lives, Barter Theatre, 1974
Hot House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY, 1974
Serenading Louie, Stage/West, West Springfield, MA, 1975
Ah, Wilderness, Stage/West, 1975
The Balcony, Stage/West, 1976
You Can't Take It with You, Stage/West, 1976
When We Dead Awaken, Stage/West, 1977
The Hot l Baltimore, Stage/West, 1977
Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well ... , Stage/West, 1977
The Little Foxes, Stage/West, 1977
A Christmas Carol (musical), Stage/West, 1977
The Gingerbread Lady, Queen's Festival, 1977
Rib Cage, Stage/West, 1978
Three Sisters, Stage/West, 1978
Father's Day, 1979
Other
Coproducer, Pictures in the Hallway (staged reading), Kauffman Concert Hall, 1956
Film Appearances
Gloria Thorpe, Damn Yankees! (also known as What Lola Wants), Warner Bros., 1958
Beverly, The Tiger Makes Out, Columbia, 1966
Gladys Hocheiser, Where's Poppa? (also known as Going Ape!), United Artists, 1970
Mrs. Divito, Taking Off, Universal, 1971
Dr. Phyllis Ames, Moving, Warner Bros., 1988
Holly, Far Out Man (also known as Soul Man II), New Line Cinema, 1990
Ma Keller, A League of Their Own, Columbia, 1992
Mrs. Macdonald, Calendar Girl, Columbia, 1993
Dr. Barbara Shore, Stargate (also known as Stargate, la porte des etoiles), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
Aunt Violetta, Angie, Buena Vista, 1994
Television Appearances
Series
Lucy Fearing, The Fearing Mind, Fox Family, 2000
Movies
Judge Gondon, She Said No, NBC, 1990
Keeping Secrets, ABC, 1991
Ruthie, Face of a Stranger, CBS, 1991
Episodic
Mrs. McClintock, "Can Do Patty," The Patty Duke Show, 1964
Amelia DeKuyper, "Edith Gets a Mink," All in the Family, CBS, 1972
Amelia DeKuyper, "Class Reunion," All in the Family, CBS, 1973
"Clash of Shadows," Medical Center, CBS, 1973
"The Park Avenue Beat," Madigan, 1973
Judge Betty Small, Soap, 1980
Edith, "The Beast in the Black," The Greatest American Hero, ABC,1981
Miss Letrell, "Steele Waters Run Deep," Remington Steele, NBC, 1982
Mrs. Wilma Tucker, "Little Boil Blue," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1982
Helen Patterson, "Obituary," Lou Grant, 1982
Aladdin's mother, "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp," Faerie Tale Theatre, Showtime, 1984
Sergeant Magovich, "Lost and Found," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS,1984
Mrs. Lenore Sokol, "The New Friend" (also known as "The Boyfriend: Parts1 & 2"), Seinfeld, NBC, 1992
Ma Keller, "Dottie's Back," A League of Their Own, CBS, 1993
Cousin Ruthie, "In a Family Way," Brooklyn Bridge, CBS, 1993
Fran Canetti, "Saturday Night's the Loneliest Night of the Week," Hudson Street, CBS, 1995
Mildred, "Fear of Flying," L.A. Doctors, CBS, 1998
Dr. Hallstorm, "Act Naturally," Providence, NBC, 2002
Appeared as Catarina in "Soul Food," an episode of Encore! Encore!; also appeared in episodes of Camera Three, Look up and Live, The Steve Allen Show, and The Untouchables.
Other
Female judge, Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills (miniseries), CBS, 1994
Also appeared in The Little Moon of Alban.
WRITINGS
Stage
(With Timothy Near) Adaptor, A Christmas Carol (musical), Stage/West, West Springfield, MA, 1977

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