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Allyn Ann McLerie
Actor
Died May 21, 2018 (91 years)
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.
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Filmography
| 1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow · as Irina Petrovskaya |
| 1992 | Legends of the West · as Actress in 'Calamity Jane' |
| 1991 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Carmen Carlson |
| 1985 | Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) · as Isabel Carsola |
| 1984 | The Duck Factory (TV Series) · as Skip's Mother |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Webster (TV Series) · as Theo Gabler |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds (TV Series) · as Mrs. Smith |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Marietta Mattheson |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1980 | The Oldest Living Graduate · as Mrs. Hampton |
| 1979 | Benson (TV Series) · as Louise Hill |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | Return Engagement · as Florence |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Betty Newman |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Cynthia Parker |
| 1976 | All the President's Men · as Carolyn Abbott |
| 1975 | The Entertainer · as Mrs. Pasko |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Barney Miller (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1974 | Born Innocent · as Emma Lasko |
| 1974 | France Inc. · as L'américaine |
| 1974 | Kodiak (TV Series) · as Margaret |
| 1973 | Cinderella Liberty · as Miss Watkins |
| 1973 | The Way We Were · as Rhea Edwards |
| 1972 | Jeremiah Johnson · as Crazy Woman |
| 1972 | The Cowboys · as Ellen Price |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! · as Mrs. Donavan |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as Miss Tate |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | The Shadow of a Gunman · as Mrs. Grigson |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Maggie |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh · as Mary Eagle |
| 1969 | The Reivers · as Alison |
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? · as Shirl |
| 1965 | The F.B.I. (TV Series) · as Marie Vale |
| 1962 | 40 Pounds of Trouble · as Blanchard's Secretary |
| 1959 | |
| 1955 | Battle Cry · as Ruby - Waitress in Diner |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue · as Yvonne (as Allyn McLerie) |
| 1953 | Calamity Jane · as Katie Brown |
| 1952 | Where's Charley? · as Amy Spettigue |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Florence |
| 1948 | Words and Music · as Singer in Garrick Gaeities |