Jean Allison
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- October 24, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 28, 2024 (aged 94)
- Active Years
- 1951–1984 (34 Years)
- Total Credits
- 74 credits in database
Biography
Jean Allison was an American actress born on October 24, 1929, in New York City, New York, and she died on February 28, 2024, at the age of 94. Also known as Jean Allison Toorvald, she graduated from Marymount High School in Tarrytown, New York, and subsequently from Adelphi College in New York. She studied with Sanford Meisner and appeared in numerous films and television series from the 1950s through the 1980s. Her acting credits included roles in films such as Bad Company and Edge of Fury, as well as television shows including Bonanza, Perry Mason, The Detective, Gunsmoke, and Emergency! She was married to actor and director Lee Philips, an Adelphi graduate, with whom she later had an amicable divorce, and she was subsequently married to writer F.X. Toole.
Career overview
Jean Allison was an American actress born in New York City, New York, on October 24, 1929. Her career spanned from the 1950s through the 1980s, during which she appeared in numerous films and television series. Her known credits include a total of 61 acting roles across her career.
In television, Allison made appearances in several well-known shows, including Bonanza, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, Emergency!, and The Detective. Her film work included roles in movies such as Edge of Fury and Bad Company.
Before her acting career, Allison graduated from Marymount High School in Tarrytown, New York, and subsequently graduated from Adelphi College in New York, where she studied alongside future actor and director Lee Philips, to whom she was later married before an amicable divorce. She also studied with Sanford Meisner and later married writer F.X. Toole. Allison passed away on February 28, 2024, at the age of 94.
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74 titles- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Gwen Halstead / Guinevere
- St. Elsewhere (1982) as Marie Benzinger
- Hardcore (1979) as Mrs. Steensma
- Lou Grant (1977) as Mrs. Morrison (uncredited)
- How the West Was Won (1977) as Mrs. Stillman
- The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver (1977) as Mrs. Dempsey
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as Laura Clusak
- Charlie's Angels (1976) as Mrs. Morris
- Starsky & Hutch (1975) as Helen Yeager
- A Cry for Help (1975) as Irene Schullman
- Man on the Outside (1975) as Ellen
- Police Woman (1974) as Superintendent Marla
- Indict and Convict (1974) as Mrs. Sylvia Wagner
- The Elevator (1974) as Mrs. Peters
- Hawkins (1973) as Helen Wyatt
- The Waltons (1972) as Louise Haines
- Emergency! (1972) as Mrs. Brydon
- Emergency! (1972) as Mrs. Conroy
- Emergency! (1972) as Dorothy Clark
- Emergency! (1972) as Grace
- Bad Company (1972) as Mrs. Dixon
- Cannon (1971) as Dr. Thorpe - Psychiatrist
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) as Mrs. Stewart
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) as Martha Collier
- The Death of Me Yet (1971) as Marilyn Keller
- The Steagle (1971) as Florence "Flo" Maguire
- Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) as Mrs. Maynor
- Then Came Bronson (1969) as June Thomas
- Adam-12 (1968) as Mrs. Elaine Rogers
- Adam-12 (1968) as Loise Spencer
- Ironside (1967) as Helen Borden
- Ironside (1967) as Louise Mowbray
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) as Nurse
- Devil's Partner (1961) as Nell Lucas
- Tate (1960) as Della
- Hong Kong (1960) as Millie Harris
- The Westerner (1960) as Margie Lee Kennedy
- Bonanza (1959) as Sally Byrnes
- Rawhide (1959) as Melissa Calvin
- One Step Beyond (1959) as Carol Jansen
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Cora Demming
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Mary Potts
- The Detectives (1959) as Molly
- The Detectives (1959) as Violet
- Johnny Ringo (1959) as Lydia Hackett
- The Third Man (1959) as Ingrid Garson
- Law of the Plainsman (1959) as Rosa Costello Slade
- Law of the Plainsman (1959) as Helen Jakowsky
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959) as Linda Jelkins
- Shotgun Slade (1959)
- The Rifleman (1958) as Woman
- Lawman (1958) as Beth Hunter
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Lorna Stevens
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Madge Nelson
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Carol Frazer
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Dorothy Amboy
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Francie Sheldon
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Helen Schmidt
- Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958) as Mrs. Kale's Nurse
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) as Vergie Darlen
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958) as Rhonda Haynes
- Edge of Fury (1958) as Eleanor Hackett
- Perry Mason (1957) as Helen Slade
- Wagon Train (1957) as Angela Kingdom
- Maverick (1957) as Madame Higgins
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) as Nora Borden
- Sugarfoot (1957) as Rachel Dubrowski
- Trackdown (1957) as Eileen Day
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Beth
- State Trooper (1956) as Claire Eaton
- The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) as Minna Marlin
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Martha Vail
- Letter to Loretta (1953) as Claudia Barbour
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Ellen Oliver
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Jean Allison is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Joint Security Area (2000), St. Elsewhere (1982), Hardcore (1979), Lou Grant (1977).
When and where was Jean Allison born?
Jean Allison was born on October 24, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. They passed away on February 28, 2024.
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Jean Allison has 74 film and television credits listed on archytele, with work dated between 1951 and 1984.
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Jean Allison was an American actress born on October 24, 1929, in New York City, New York, and she died on February 28, 2024, at the age of 94. Also known as Jean Allison Toorvald, she graduated from Marymount High School in Tarrytown, New York, and subsequently from Adelphi College in New York. She studied with Sanfor...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Emergency! (1972) as Mrs. Brydon — aged about 42
- Emergency! (1972) as Mrs. Conroy — aged about 42
- Emergency! (1972) as Dorothy Clark — aged about 42
- Emergency! (1972) as Grace — aged about 42
- Hawkins (1973) as Helen Wyatt — aged about 43
- Perry Mason (1957) as Helen Slade — aged about 27
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