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'''Jean Allison''' (October 24, 1929) is an American actress. |
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She appeared in numerous films and |
'''Jean Allison''' (October 24, 1929 – February 28, 2024) was an American actress. She appeared in numerous films and television series throughout the 1950s to the 1980s. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Allison was born in New York City on October 24, 1929.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kotar|first1=S. L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pfNACgAAQBAJ&q=jean+allison+perry+mason&pg=PT112|title=Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, |
Jean Allison was born in New York City, on October 24, 1929.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Kotar|first1=S. L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pfNACgAAQBAJ&q=jean+allison+perry+mason&pg=PT112|title=Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, 1959–1961|last2=Gessler|first2=J. E.|date=2009|publisher=BearManor Media|isbn=978-1593935054|language=en}}</ref> She made her debut on television in the mid-1950s and was credited with a host of minor roles and appearances as guest star in dozens of episodes of television series. |
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Allison appeared in one episode of ''[[The Rifleman]];'' two episodes each of ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]'', ''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]'', ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond|One Step Beyond]]'', ''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series)|Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer]]'', ''[[Law of the Plainsman]]'', ''[[The Alaskans]]'', ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'', ''[[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)|Wanted Dead or Alive]]'', ''[[The Detectives (1959 TV series)|The Detectives]]'', ''[[Laramie (TV series)|Laramie]]'', ''[[Dr. Kildare (TV series)|Dr. Kildare]]'', ''[[Bonanza]]''<!-- chapter 26 first season -->, ''[[Gunsmoke]]'',''[[Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'';<ref name="DIGI">{{Cite web|title=Jean Allison : Actress – Films, episodes and roles on digiguide.tv|url=https://digiguide.tv/celebrity/Jean+Allison/21398/|access-date=2020-11-07|website=digiguide.tv}}</ref> three episodes of ''[[Sheriff of Cochise]]'', and ''[[77 Sunset Strip]]''; and four episodes of ''[[Emergency!]]''. She played Nora Borden, whose legs were broken when thrown from a horse, on "Have Gun, Will Travel" Season 1 Episode 20 "The Last Laugh" which aired on 1/24/1958. On ''[[Adam-12]]'', she played a woman involved in a 415 (domestic dispute) in an episode that aired on March 7, 1973. She was on ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'' for a double episode as Helen Yeager in 1977.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} |
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On ''[[Adam-12]]'', she played a woman involved in a 415 (domestic dispute) in an episode that aired on March 7, 1973. Allison was on ''[[Starsky & Hutch]]'' for a double episode as Helen Yeager in 1977. |
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⚫ | Allison also appeared in secondary roles in several films - as Eleanor Hackett in ''[[Edge of Fury]]'', as Nell Lucas in ''[[Devil's Partner]]'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=Atkinson|first=Barry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z9xJDwAAQBAJ&q=jean+allison+united+artist&pg=PT112|title=Atomic Age Cinema: The Offbeat, the Classic and the Obscure|date=May 30, 2013|publisher=Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media|isbn=978-1936168446|language=en}}</ref> as Florence Maguire in ''[[The Steagle]]'', as Mrs. Dixon in ''[[Bad Company (1972 film)|Bad Company]]'', and as Mrs. Steensma in ''[[Hardcore (1979 film)|Hardcore]]''.<ref name="DIGI" /> In 1971 and 1974, Allison had minor roles in [[ABC Movie of the Week|ABC movies of the week]]: first in [[Aaron Spelling]]'s ''[[The Death of Me Yet]]'',<ref>{{Cite book|last=McKenna|first=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IVCFAAAAQBAJ&dq=jean+allison+actress+aaron+spelling&pg=PA223|title=The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen|date=August 22, 2013|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-9157-9|language=en}}</ref> then in ''[[The Elevator (1974 film)|The Elevator]].''<ref>{{Cite book|last=Deal|first=David|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ilzBgAAQBAJ&dq=jean+allison&pg=PA57|title=Television Fright Films of the 1970s|date=January 27, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5514-0|language=en}}</ref> She also had a support role in the 1977 NBC made-for-television movie ''[[The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Young|first=R. G.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QoJ4jTghUPYC&q=jean+allison&pg=PA186|title=The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies|date=2000|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-1-55783-269-6|language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Her last appearance on television was in 1984 on the series ''[[Highway to Heaven]]''.<ref name= |
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⚫ | Her last appearance on television was in 1984 on the series ''[[Highway to Heaven]]''.<ref name="DIGI" /><ref>{{Cite book|last1=Sklar|first1=Elizabeth S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sy61CgAAQBAJ&dq=jean+allison+highway+to+heaven&pg=PA91|title=King Arthur in Popular Culture|last2=Hoffman|first2=Donald L.|date=October 3, 2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0527-2|language=en}}</ref> |
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Allison died in [[Rancho Palos Verdes, California]], on February 28, 2024, at the age of 94.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jean Allison Toorvald |url=https://neptunesociety.com/obituaries/san-pedro-ca/jean-toorvald-11696313 |website=Neptune Society |access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jean-allison-dead-edge-of-fury-1235846974/|title=Jean Allison, Actress in ‘Edge of Fury’ and Loads of TV Shows, Dies at 94|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Mike|last=Barnes|date=March 8, 2024|access-date=March 8, 2024}}</ref> |
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==Selected filmography== |
==Selected filmography== |
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===Television=== |
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* ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' (1957) |
* ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' (1957) |
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* ''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]'' (1959) Episode: Shotgun Slade-The Salted Mine<ref>{{Cite book|last=Terrace|first=Vincent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ot6_DwAAQBAJ |
* ''[[Schlitz Playhouse of Stars]]'' (1959) Episode: Shotgun Slade-The Salted Mine<ref>{{Cite book|last=Terrace|first=Vincent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ot6_DwAAQBAJ&dq=jean+allison&pg=PA313|title=Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937–2019, 2d ed.|date=September 5, 2019|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-7874-0|language=en}}</ref> |
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* ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]'' (1958-1959) |
* ''[[The Californians (TV series)|The Californians]]'' (1958-1959) |
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* ''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series)|Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer]]'' (1958-1959) |
* ''[[Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV series)|Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer]]'' (1958-1959) |
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* ''[[Whirlybirds]]'' (1958-1959) |
* ''[[Whirlybirds]]'' (1958-1959) |
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* ''[[Have Gun – |
* ''[[Have Gun – Will Travel]]'' (1958) |
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* ''[[The Loretta Young Show|Letter to Loretta]]'' (1958) |
* ''[[The Loretta Young Show|Letter to Loretta]]'' (1958) |
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* ''The Restless'' (1958) |
* ''[[The Restless Gun]]'' (1958) in Episode "Jebediah Bonner" |
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* ''[[M Squad]]'' (1958) |
* ''[[M Squad]]'' (1958) |
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* ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' (1958) |
* ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' (1958) |
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* ''[[The Rough Riders (TV series)|The Rough Riders]]'' (1958) |
* ''[[The Rough Riders (TV series)|The Rough Riders]]'' (1958) |
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* ''[[Trackdown (TV series)|Trackdown]]'' (1958)<ref>{{Cite news|date= |
* ''[[Trackdown (TV series)|Trackdown]]'' (1958)<ref>{{Cite news|date=November 23, 1958|title=Actress Jean Allison|pages=128|work=Sunday News|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62803070/actress-jean-allison/|access-date=2020-11-08}}</ref> |
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* [[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)|''Wanted Dead or Alive'']] (1959- |
* [[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)|''Wanted Dead or Alive'']] (1959–1961) S2 E10 "Reckless" 11/6/1959 - Madge Nelson |
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* [[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond#Season 1 (1959)|''One Step Beyond'']] (1959) Episode: "Twelve Hours to Live" |
* [[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond#Season 1 (1959)|''One Step Beyond'']] (1959) Episode: "Twelve Hours to Live" |
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* ''[[Sugarfoot]]'' (1959) |
* ''[[Sugarfoot]]'' (1959) |
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* ''[[Lawman (TV series)|Lawman]]'' (1959) Episode: "The Posse" |
* ''[[Lawman (TV series)|Lawman]]'' (1959) Episode: "The Posse" |
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* ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' (1959) |
* ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' (1959) |
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* ''[[Bronco (TV series)|Bronco]]'' (1960) Episode: "Death of an Outlaw"<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pitts|first=Michael R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aTX2mv0uX7UC&q=Jean+Allison+westerns&pg=PA46|title=Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed.|date= |
* ''[[Bronco (TV series)|Bronco]]'' (1960) Episode: "Death of an Outlaw"<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pitts|first=Michael R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aTX2mv0uX7UC&q=Jean+Allison+westerns&pg=PA46|title=Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed.|date=December 21, 2012|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-6372-5|language=en}}</ref> |
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* ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond|One Step Beyond]]'' (1960) |
* ''[[Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond#Season 3 (1960–61)|One Step Beyond]]'' (1960) Episode: "Tidalwave" |
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* ''[[Johnny Ringo (TV series)|Johnny Ringo]]'' (1960) |
* ''[[Johnny Ringo (TV series)|Johnny Ringo]]'' (1960) |
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* ''[[Bonanza (TV series)|Bonanza]]'' (1960) Episode: "The Avenger" |
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* ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' (1961) |
* ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' (1961) |
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*''[[Hennesey]]'' (1961) Episode: "Hennesey vs. Crandall"<ref>{{Cite news|date= |
*''[[Hennesey]]'' (1961) Episode: "Hennesey vs. Crandall"<ref>{{Cite news|date=February 19, 1961|title=Henry Kulky learns...|pages=76|work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/62804433/henry-kulky-learns/|access-date=2020-11-08}}</ref> |
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* ''[[The Rifleman]]'' (1961) |
* ''[[The Rifleman]]'' (1961) |
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* ''[[Bat Masterson]]'' (1961) |
* ''[[Bat Masterson (TV series)|Bat Masterson]]'' (1961) |
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* ''[[Wanted Dead or Alive (TV series)|Wanted Dead or Alive]]'' (1961) season 3 episode 17 (''Bounty on Josh'') : Carol Frazer |
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* ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' (1963) |
* ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' (1963) |
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* ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' ( |
* ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' (1970–1974) |
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* ''[[Bewitched]]'' (1970) |
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* ''[[Adam-12]]'' (1973) |
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* ''[[Emergency!]]'' (1976) |
* ''[[Emergency!]]'' (1976) |
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* ''[[The Bionic Woman]]'' (1976) Episode: "Angel of Mercy"<ref>{{Cite book| |
* ''[[The Bionic Woman]]'' (1976) Episode: "Angel of Mercy"<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Phillips|first1=Mark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qXeNAwAAQBAJ&dq=jean+allison&pg=PT105|title=Science Fiction Television Series: Episode Guides, Histories, and Casts and Credits for 62 Prime-Time Shows, 1959 through 1989|last2=Garcia|first2=Frank|date=May 12, 2014|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-1030-6|language=en}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Jean Allison | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | October 24, 1929
Died | February 28, 2024 | (aged 94)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1957–1984 |
Jean Allison (October 24, 1929 – February 28, 2024) was an American actress. She appeared in numerous films and television series throughout the 1950s to the 1980s.
Biography
[edit]Jean Allison was born in New York City, on October 24, 1929.[1] She made her debut on television in the mid-1950s and was credited with a host of minor roles and appearances as guest star in dozens of episodes of television series.
Allison appeared in one episode of The Rifleman; two episodes each of The Californians, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, One Step Beyond, Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, Law of the Plainsman, The Alaskans, Hawaiian Eye, Wanted Dead or Alive, The Detectives, Laramie, Dr. Kildare, Bonanza, Gunsmoke,Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law, Charlie's Angels;[2] three episodes of Sheriff of Cochise, and 77 Sunset Strip; and four episodes of Emergency!. She played Nora Borden, whose legs were broken when thrown from a horse, on "Have Gun, Will Travel" Season 1 Episode 20 "The Last Laugh" which aired on 1/24/1958. On Adam-12, she played a woman involved in a 415 (domestic dispute) in an episode that aired on March 7, 1973. She was on Starsky & Hutch for a double episode as Helen Yeager in 1977.[citation needed]
Allison also appeared in secondary roles in several films - as Eleanor Hackett in Edge of Fury, as Nell Lucas in Devil's Partner,[3] as Florence Maguire in The Steagle, as Mrs. Dixon in Bad Company, and as Mrs. Steensma in Hardcore.[2] In 1971 and 1974, Allison had minor roles in ABC movies of the week: first in Aaron Spelling's The Death of Me Yet,[4] then in The Elevator.[5] She also had a support role in the 1977 NBC made-for-television movie The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver.[6]
Her last appearance on television was in 1984 on the series Highway to Heaven.[2][7]
Allison died in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on February 28, 2024, at the age of 94.[8][9]
Selected filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]- Edge of Fury (1958)
- Devil's Partner (1961)
- The Steagle (1971)
- Bad Company (1972)
- Hardcore (1979)
Television
[edit]- General Electric Theater (1957)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1959) Episode: Shotgun Slade-The Salted Mine[10]
- The Californians (1958-1959)
- Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958-1959)
- Whirlybirds (1958-1959)
- Have Gun – Will Travel (1958)
- Letter to Loretta (1958)
- The Restless Gun (1958) in Episode "Jebediah Bonner"
- M Squad (1958)
- Maverick (1958)
- The Rough Riders (1958)
- Trackdown (1958)[11]
- Wanted Dead or Alive (1959–1961) S2 E10 "Reckless" 11/6/1959 - Madge Nelson
- One Step Beyond (1959) Episode: "Twelve Hours to Live"
- Sugarfoot (1959)
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
- Lawman (1959) Episode: "The Posse"
- Rawhide (1959)
- Bronco (1960) Episode: "Death of an Outlaw"[12]
- One Step Beyond (1960) Episode: "Tidalwave"
- Johnny Ringo (1960)
- Bonanza (1960) Episode: "The Avenger"
- Perry Mason (1961)
- Hennesey (1961) Episode: "Hennesey vs. Crandall"[13]
- The Rifleman (1961)
- Bat Masterson (1961)
- Wanted Dead or Alive (1961) season 3 episode 17 (Bounty on Josh) : Carol Frazer
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1963)
- Gunsmoke (1970–1974)
- Bewitched (1970)
- Adam-12 (1973)
- Emergency! (1976)
- The Bionic Woman (1976) Episode: "Angel of Mercy"[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Kotar, S. L.; Gessler, J. E. (2009). Riverboat: The Evolution of a Television Series, 1959–1961. BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1593935054.
- ^ a b c "Jean Allison : Actress – Films, episodes and roles on digiguide.tv". digiguide.tv. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ Atkinson, Barry (May 30, 2013). Atomic Age Cinema: The Offbeat, the Classic and the Obscure. Midnight Marquee & BearManor Media. ISBN 978-1936168446.
- ^ McKenna, Michael (August 22, 2013). The ABC Movie of the Week: Big Movies for the Small Screen. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-9157-9.
- ^ Deal, David (January 27, 2015). Television Fright Films of the 1970s. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5514-0.
- ^ Young, R. G. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film: Ali Baba to Zombies. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-55783-269-6.
- ^ Sklar, Elizabeth S.; Hoffman, Donald L. (October 3, 2015). King Arthur in Popular Culture. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0527-2.
- ^ "Jean Allison Toorvald". Neptune Society. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Barnes, Mike (March 8, 2024). "Jean Allison, Actress in 'Edge of Fury' and Loads of TV Shows, Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 8, 2024.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (September 5, 2019). Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937–2019, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7874-0.
- ^ "Actress Jean Allison". Sunday News. November 23, 1958. p. 128. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (December 21, 2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-6372-5.
- ^ "Henry Kulky learns..." Honolulu Star-Bulletin. February 19, 1961. p. 76. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ^ Phillips, Mark; Garcia, Frank (May 12, 2014). Science Fiction Television Series: Episode Guides, Histories, and Casts and Credits for 62 Prime-Time Shows, 1959 through 1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-1030-6.
External links
[edit]- Jean Allison at IMDb