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Elizabeth Allen Biography (1934-)

Born Elizabeth Ellen Gillease, January 25, 1934, in Jersey City, NJ; daughterof Joseph and Viola (Mannion) Gillease; married Baron Carl Von Vietinghoff-Scheel, October 23, 1952 (divorced, 1955). Addresses: AGENT--International Creative Management, 40 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019.

Favorite roles: Viola in Twelfth Night and Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun.

Nationality

American

Birth Details

January 25, 1934

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• STAGE DEBUT--Julie, The Tender Trap, summer theatre production, 1955.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Juliet, Romanoff and Juliet, Plymouth Theatre, 1957.
• Ophelia, Hamlet, Helen Hayes Group, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn,NY, 1956.
• Viola, Twelfth Night, Helen Hayes Group, Young Men's Hebrew Association,New York City, 1956.
• Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Helen Hayes Group, City Center Theatre, New York City 1957.
• Jane, The Reluctant Debutante, Ivy Tower Playhouse, Spring Lake, NJ, 1957.
• Kitty, Where's Charley?, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, FL, 1959.
• ensemble, Lend an Ear (revue), Renata Theatre, New York City, 1959.
• Frenchy, Destry Rides Again, Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO, 1961.
• Magda, The Gay Life, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1961.
• Nellie Forbush, South Pacific, Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA, 1964.
• Leona Samish, Do I Hear a Waltz?, 46th Street Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• Annie Oakley, Annie Get Your Gun, Sacramento Music Circus, Sacramento, CA, 1966.
• Maggie Cutler, Sherry!, Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1967.
• Dorothy Brock, 42nd Street, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1980.
• Also appeared as Martha, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, San Diego, CA,1973.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Irene, Say, Darling, U.S. cities, 1959.
• Babe, The Pajama Game, U.S. cities, 1960.
• Nellie Forbush, South Pacific, U.S. cities, 1960.
• Julie, Show Boat, U.S. cities, 1963.
• Nellie Forbush, South Pacific, U.S. cities, 1963.
• Lois and Bianca, Kiss Me, Kate, U.S. cities, 1964.
• Nancy, Oliver!, U.S. cities, 1966.
• Stephanie, Cactus Flower, U.S. cities, 1967.
• Hannah Warren, "Visitor from New York," Diana Nichols, "Visitors from London," and Gert Franklin, "Visitors from Chicago," all in California Suite, U.S. cities, 1977-78.
• Dorothy Brock, 42nd Street, U.S. cities, 1985.
• Also in My Daughter's Rated X, U.S. cities, 1973; Mother Is Engaged, U.S.cities, 1974.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• Sage Rimmington, From the Terrace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
• Laura Beckett, Diamond Head, Columbia, 1962.
• Amelia Dedham, Donovan's Reef, Paramount, 1963.
• Miss Guinevere Plantagenet, Cheyenne Autumn, Warner Brothers, 1964.
• Mrs. MacKaninee, Star Spangled Girl, Paramount, 1971.
• Evelyn Randall, The Carey Treatment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SERIES
• TELEVISION DEBUT--Away-We-Go girl, The Jackie Gleason Show, CBS, 1955.
• Regular, Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine, CBS, 1962- 66.
• Laura Deane, Bracken's World, NBC, 1969-70.
• Martha Simms, The Paul Lynde Show, ABC, 1972-73.
• Captain Quinlan, C.P.O. Sharkey, NBC, 1976-77.
• Victoria Bellman, Texas, NBC, 1980-82.
• Credits; EPISODIC
• Saleswoman, "The After Hours," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1960.
• Also The Jack Paar Show, NBC, 1959; "The Hungry Class," Thriller, NBC, 1960; Tales of Wells Fargo, NBC, 1960; The Alcoa Hour, ABC, 1960; Checkmate, CBS, 1960; Bachelor Father, NBC, 1960; The Naked City, ABC, 1960 and 1963; "TheGrim Reaper," Thriller, NBC, 1961; 77 Sunset Strip, ABC, 1961; Route 66, CBS, 1961; Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS, 1962; The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS, 1962; Combat, ABC, 1963; Stoney Burke, ABC, 1963; Burke's Law, ABC, 1963; Girl Talk, ABC, 1963; Chan Canasta, WNEW-TV (New York City), 1963; The Tonight Show,NBC, 1963; Ben Casey, ABC, 1963 and 1965; Slattery's People, CBS, 1964; TheFugitive, ABC, 1964 and 1966; The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NBC, 1966; Dr. Kildare, NBC, 1966.
• Credits; MOVIES
• Jean Michaels, No Other Love, CBS, 1979.
• Credits; SPECIALS
• Betty Compton, The Jimmy Walker Story, CBS, 1960.
• Sergeant Juden, Five-Finger Discount, NBC, 1977.
• Battle of the Network Stars, ABC, 1977.