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Allyn Ann McLerie
Actor
Born December 1, 1926Died 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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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 | Brooklyn Bridge (TV Series) |
| 1991 | The New WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Carmen Carlson |
| 1988 | Dirty Dancing (TV Series) · as Baby's Mother |
| 1987 | The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (TV Series) · as Florence Bickford |
| 1987 | Stranger in My Bed · as Shirley Hunter |
| 1985 | Mr. Belvedere (TV Series) · as Isabel Carsola |
| 1984 | Punky Brewster (TV Series) |
| 1984 | The Duck Factory (TV Series) · as Skip's Mother |
| 1983 | Two Kinds of Love · as Aunt Emily |
| 1983 | Webster (TV Series) · as Theo Gabler |
| 1983 | The Thorn Birds (TV Series) · as Mrs. Smith |
| 1983 | Living Proof: The Hank Williams, Jr. Story · as Audrey Williams |
| 1983 | The Renegades (TV Series) · as Connietempleton |
| 1982 | St. Elsewhere (TV Series) · as Roxanne Reed |
| 1982 | Knight Rider (TV Series) · as Marietta Mattheson |
| 1982 | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (TV Series) · as Doris Palmer |
| 1982 | |
| 1982 | Fantasies · as Shirley |
| 1981 | Simon & Simon (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Beulah Land (TV Series) · as Edna Davis |
| 1980 | To Find My Son · as Mrs. Braggs |
| 1980 | The Oldest Living Graduate · as Mrs. Hampton |
| 1979 | A Shining Season · as Polly Baker |
| 1979 | And Baby Makes Six · as Dora Finley |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Benson (TV Series) · as Louise Hill |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart (TV Series) |
| 1978 | Return Engagement · as Florence |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) |
| 1978 | The Paper Chase (TV Series) · as Mrs. Emily Hart |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Betty Newman |
| 1977 | The Love Boat (TV Series) · as Cynthia Parker |
| 1976 | The Tony Randall Show (TV Series) · as Miss Janet Reubner |
| 1976 | All the President's Men · as Carolyn Abbott |
| 1975 | The Entertainer · as Mrs. Pasko |
| 1975 | Streetkill · as Alice Whitmore |
| 1975 | Medical Story (TV Series) · as Mrs. Tassman |
| 1975 | Someone I Touched · as Jean |
| 1975 | Barney Miller (TV Series) · as Harriet Shulton |
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Kodiak (TV Series) · as Margaret |
| 1974 | Born Innocent · as Emma Lasko |
| 1974 | France, Incorporated · as The American |
| 1974 | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn · as Miss Martin |
| 1973 | Cinderella Liberty · as Miss Watkins |
| 1973 | The Way We Were · as Rhea Edwards |
| 1973 | Love Story (TV Series) · as Vivian |
| 1972 | The Shadow of a Gunman · as Mrs. Grigson |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Jeremiah Johnson · as Crazy Woman |
| 1972 | The Magnificent Seven Ride! · as Mrs. Donavan |
| 1972 | Ghost Story (TV Series) · as Miss Tate |
| 1972 | The Delphi Bureau (TV Series) · as Ginny |
| 1972 | The Cowboys · as Ellen Price |
| 1971 | Nichols (TV Series) · as Maggie |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh · as Mary Eagle |
| 1969 | The Reivers · as Alison |
| 1969 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? · as Shirl |
| 1969 | My World and Welcome to It (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 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 |
| 1953 | The Desert Song · as Azuri |
| 1952 | Where's Charley? · as Amy Spettigue (as Allyn Mclerie) |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Florence |
| 1948 | Words and Music · as Singer In Garrick Gaeities |