Allyn Ann Mclerie
Biography
Biography
Allyn Ann McLerie worked on Broadway throughout the '40s and toured with the American Ballet Theatre from 1950 to 1951. Entering the world of film in 1952, she first reprised her stage role as Amy Spettigue in the film version of "Where's Charley?," and followed with the part of Katie Brown in "Calamity Jane," with Doris Day and Howard Keel. After a temporary retirement McLerie reemerged as a reliable character actress in the mid '60s, turning in a powerful performance in Sydney Pollack's 1969 downer drama "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" She appeared in a number of films with Robert Redford, including "The Way We Were," "Jeremiah Johnson," and the legendary political drama "All the President's Men." Her later career was made up mostly of television roles, notably as Tony Randall's spinsterish assistant on "The Tony Randall Show," as Arthur Carlson's wife on "WKRP in Cincinnati," and as the mother of the title character on "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd." She was married to actor George Gaynes until his death in 2016. Ayyln Ann McLerie died at her home in North Bend, Washington on May 21, 2018. She was 91.
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1943
Made her Broadway debut in Kurt Weill''s "One Touch of Venus"
1948
Cast as Amy Spettigue in the Broadway production of "Where's Charley?"
1952
Reprised role of Amy in film version of "Where's Charley?"
1953
Cast opposite Doris Day and Howard Keel in "Calamity Jane"
1969
Turned in a powerful performance in Sydney Pollack's "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"
1972
Portrayed the Crazy Woman in Robert Redford star vehicle "Jeremiah Johnson"
1973
Re-teamed with Redford in "The Way We Were"
1976
Played Miss Janet Reubner on "The Tony Randall Show"
1976
Appeared with Redford again in "All the President's Men"
1978
Cast as Arthur Carlson's wife Carmen on "WKRP in Cincinnati"
1984
Cast alongside husband George Gaynes on multiple episodes of "Punky Brewster"
1987
Had her most well-known role as Florence Bickford, Molly's mother, on "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd"
1993
Had her final credited role as Emma Brooks on a pair of episodes of "Brooklyn Bridge"
1994
Last seen on screen in an uncredited role in the comedy sequel "Police Academy: Mission to Moscow"
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