Name
Allene Roberts
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-09-01
Deathday
2019-05-09 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Fairfield, Alabama, USA
Biography
Allene Roberts (September 1, 1928 - May 9, 2019) was an American actress. Born in Fairfield Highlands, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham, she starred in twelve movies between 1947 and 1954 and appeared on TV in Four Star Playhouse, The Adventures of Superman and Dragnet. Her first big picture was The Red House starring Rory Calhoun, Julie London and Edward G. Robinson. That movie was considered by the critics to be the 'sleeper hit' of the year. She starred in Knock on Any Door starring John Derek and Humphrey Bogart, and in Union Station with William Holden. As well other films, such as the serial Bomba on Panther Island (Monogram Pictures, 1949). As of 2009, she resides in Huntsville, Alabama, the widow of Ralph Cochran; the couple had four children, John, Leslie, Julie and Laurie.
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- 1947 The Red House as Meg Morgan
- 1949 Knock on Any Door as Emma
- 1950 Union Station as Lorna Murchison
- 1951 The Hoodlum as Rosa
- 1948 The Sign of the Ram as Jane St. Aubyn
- 1952 Kid Monk Baroni as Emily Brooks
- 1951 Santa Fe as Ella Sue Canfield
- 1948 Michael O'Halloran as Lily Nelson
- 1949 Bomba on Panther Island as Judy Maitland
- 1950 A Wonderful Life as Mary Wood
- 1951 Dragnet ( 5 episodes )
- 1953 The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Joan
- 1952 Adventures of Superman ( 3 episodes ) as Alice Horne
- 1954 Public Defender ( 1 episode )
- 1953 City Detective ( 1 episode )
- 1951 The Living Christ ( 12 episodes ) as Dora
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode ) as Patricia Marsh
- 1952 Four Star Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Lisa Collins
