American actress (1929–2024)
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.
Jean Allison was born in New York City, on October 24, 1929. 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", ', "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer", "Law of the Plainsman", "The Alaskans", "Hawaiian Eye", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "The Detectives", "Laramie", "Dr. Kildare", "Bonanza", "Gunsmoke",', "Charlie's Angels"; 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 &amp; Hutch" for a double episode as Helen Yeager in 1977.
Allison also appeared in secondary roles in several films - as Eleanor Hackett in "Edge of Fury", as Nell Lucas in "Devil's Partner", as Florence Maguire in "The Steagle", as Mrs. Dixon in "Bad Company", and as Mrs. Steensma in "Hardcore". In 1971 and 1974, Allison had minor roles in ABC movies of the week: first in Aaron Spelling's "The Death of Me Yet", then in "The Elevator." She also had a support role in the 1977 NBC made-for-television movie "The Strange Possession of Mrs. Oliver".
Her last appearance on television was in 1984 on the series "Highway to Heaven".
Allison died in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on February 28, 2024, at the age of 94.
Selected filmography.
Television.
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