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Allyn Ann McLerie

Allyn Ann McLerie

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 01, 1926
Died May 21, 2018 (91)
Birthplace Grand-Mère, Quebec, Canada
Popularity 5 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Allyn Ann McLerie, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Stranger in My Bed

Stranger in My Bed

1987

as Shirley Hunter

Two Kinds of Love

Two Kinds of Love

1983

as Aunt Emily

Fantasies

Fantasies

1982

as Shirley

To Find My Son

To Find My Son

1980

as Mrs. Braggs

The Oldest Living Graduate

The Oldest Living Graduate

1980

as Mrs. Hampton

A Shining Season

A Shining Season

1979

as Polly Baker

And Baby Makes Six

And Baby Makes Six

1979

as Dora Finley

Return Engagement

Return Engagement

1978

as Florence

Sister Terri

Sister Terri

1978

as Mother Superior Helen

Born Innocent

Born Innocent

1976

as Emma Lasko

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1976

as Mrs. Pasko

All the President's Men

All the President's Men

1976

as Carolyn Abbott

Someone I Touched

Someone I Touched

1975

as Jean

Death Scream

Death Scream

1975

as Alice Whitmore

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

1974

as Miss Martin

The Way We Were

The Way We Were

1973

as Rhea Edwards

Cinderella Liberty

Cinderella Liberty

1973

as Miss Watkins

Jeremiah Johnson

Jeremiah Johnson

1972

as Crazy Woman

The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman

1972

as Mrs. Grigson

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

1972

as Mrs. Donavan

The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1972

as Ellen Price

Monte Walsh

Monte Walsh

1970

as Mary Eagle

The Reivers

The Reivers

1969

as Alison

40 Pounds of Trouble

40 Pounds of Trouble

1962

as Blanchard's Secretary

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955

as Ruby - Waitress in Diner

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

1954

as Yvonne (as Allyn McLerie)

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

1953

as Katie Brown

The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1953

as Azuri

Where's Charley?

Where's Charley?

1952

as Amy Spettigue (as Allyn McLerie)

Words and Music

Words and Music

1948

as Singer in Garrick Gaeities

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Florence Bickford

Episodes: 65

First Aired: May 21, 1987

The Tony Randall Show

as Janet Reubner

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Sep 23, 1976

Beulah Land

as Edna Davis

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 07, 1980

Barney Miller

as Harriet Shulton

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 23, 1975

The F.B.I.

as Marie Vale

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The Love Boat

as Cynthia Parker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1977

Knight Rider

as Marietta Mattheson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1982

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Florence

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Nichols

as Maggie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1971

The F.B.I.

as Dorothy Harnolds

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

The F.B.I.

as Helen Porter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1965

Bonanza

as Charity Moffet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

Kodiak

as Margaret

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

St. Elsewhere

as Roxanne Reed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 26, 1982

Legends

as Katie Brown (archive footage) (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 17, 2006

Lou Grant

as Betty Newman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

The Comedy Factory

as Edna McCauley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 21, 1985

Medical Story

as Mrs. Tassman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1975

Lou Grant

as Martha Emmett

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Medical Center

as Jan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

WKRP in Cincinnati

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 18, 1978

Punky Brewster

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 16, 1984

The Waltons

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

My World and Welcome to It

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1969

Trapper John, M.D.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1979

Simon & Simon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 24, 1981

Baretta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 17, 1975

Dynasty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1981

Medical Center

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1969

Hart to Hart

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1979

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 20, 1948

Cannon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Brooklyn Bridge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1991

Music For A Summer Night

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 03, 1959

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