Rae Allen
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| Rae Allen | |
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| Born | Raffaella Julia Theresa Abruzzo July 3, 1926 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1958–present |
| Awards | Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play for And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (1971) |
Rae Allen (born Raffaella Julia Theresa Abruzzo; July 3, 1926) is an American actress of stage, film and television, and singer.
Biography
Allen was born in Brooklyn, New York to Julia (née Riccio) and Joseph Abruzzo.[1] She won the Tony Award as Best Featured Actress in a Play for And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little.
She had two prior Tony nominations, including one for Best Featured Actress in Damn Yankees in 1955 and for the same category in Traveller Without Luggage in 1967. She appeared in the original Broadway production of Damn Yankees as the nosy reporter Gloria and recreated the role in the film adaptation, in both of which she introduced the song, "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo."[citation needed]
She appeared on two consecutive episodes of Seinfeld as unemployment counselor Lenore Sokol, who must deal with George Costanza, who tries to get her to approve an extension of his benefits by dating her homely daughter, who ends up rejecting him. She also made appearances on television shows such as The Patty Duke Show, Hill Street Blues, All in the Family, Head of the Class, Remington Steele, The Sopranos and Grey's Anatomy, among others.[citation needed]
Personal life
Married and divorced twice, Allen has no children.[citation needed]
Stage
- Dude
- Damn Yankees
- Oliver!
- The Pajama Game
- Fiddler on the Roof
- On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
- And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (for which she won the 1971 Tony Award for Supporting Actress)
Television
- All in the Family
- Head of the Class
- Hill Street Blues
- Remington Steele
- Lou Grant
- Soap
- The Sopranos
- Joan of Arcadia
- NYPD Blue
- Grey's Anatomy
References
External links
- Rae Allen at AllMovie
- Rae Allen at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Rae Allen at the Internet Movie Database
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