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June Allyson (1917–2006)


American leading lady whose sweet smile and sunny disposition made her the prototypical girl-next-door of American movies of the 1940s. Raised in semi-poverty in Bronx neighborhoods by her divorced mother, Allyson (nee Ella Geisman) was injured in a fall at age eight and spent four years confined within a steel brace... See full bio »

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(age 88) in Ojai, California, USA

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Filmography

Hide HideActress (76 titles)
2001 These Old Broads (TV movie)
Lady in Hotel (uncredited)
 
2001 A Girl, Three Guys, and a Gun
Joey's Grandma
 
1995 Burke's Law (TV series)
Shelly Knox
Who Killed the Toy Maker? (1995) … Shelly Knox
 
1991 Pros and Cons (TV series)
 
1991 Burt Reynolds' Conversation With (TV series)
 
1989 Wilfrid's Special Christmas (TV movie)
Miss Nancy
 
1986 Airwolf (TV series)
Martha Stewart
Little Wolf (1986) … Martha Stewart
 
1986 Crazy Like a Fox (TV series)
Neva
Hearing Is Believing (1986) … Neva
 
1985 Misfits of Science (TV series)
Bessie
Steer Crazy (1985) … Bessie
 
1984 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Katie Simmons
Hit, Run and Homicide (1984) … Katie Simmons
 
1984 Hart to Hart (TV series)
Elizabeth Tisdale
Always, Elizabeth (1984) … Elizabeth Tisdale
 
1978-1983 The Love Boat (TV series)
Audrey Wilder / Shirley Walsh
 
1982 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Margaret Wells
The Last Time I Saw Michael (1982) … Margaret Wells
 
1982 The Kid with the Broken Halo (TV movie)
Dorothea Powell
 
1980 House Calls (TV series)
Florence Alexander
I'll Be Suing You (1980) … Florence Alexander
 
1979 The Incredible Hulk (TV series)
Dr. Kate Lowell
Brain Child (1979) … Dr. Kate Lowell
 
1978 Blackout
Mrs. Grant
 
1978 Vega$ (TV series)
Loretta Ochs
High Roller (1978) … Loretta Ochs
 
1978 Three on a Date (TV movie)
Marge Emery
 
1977 Curse of the Black Widow (TV movie)
Olga
 
1977 Switch (TV series)
Dr. Trampler
Eden's Gate (1977) … Dr. Trampler
 
1973 Letters from Three Lovers (TV movie)
Monica
 
1972 They Only Kill Their Masters
Mrs. Watkins
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
Mrs. Ruth Desmond
Witness Within (1972) … Mrs. Ruth Desmond
 
1972 The ABC Comedy Hour (TV series)
 
1971 See the Man Run (TV movie)
Helene Spencer
 
1968 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Joanne Robins
High on a Rainbow (1968) … Joanne Robins
 
1963 Burke's Law (TV series)
Jean Samson
Who Killed Beau Sparrow? (1963) … Jean Samson
 
1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Jeri Brenr / Julie Stevens / Rosalind Cramer
The Third Side of a Coin (1963) … Rosalind Cramer
Special Assignment (1962) … Jeri Brenr
A Time to Die (1962) … Julie Stevens
 
1959-1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Amy Lawrence / Ann Larson / Betty Allen / …
The Man Who Wanted Everything Perfect (1961) … Ann Larson
The Moth (1961) … Stephanie Cate
The Old-Fashioned Way (1961) … Elsa Wilson
Without Fear (1961) … Eleanor Baldwin
An Affair in Athens (1961) … Betty Allen
 
1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Stella
Cry Hope! Cry Hate! (1960) … Stella
 
1959 A Stranger in My Arms
Christina Beasley
 
1957 Interlude
Helen Banning
 
1956 You Can't Run Away from It
Ellen 'Ellie' Andrews
 
1955 The McConnell Story
Pearl 'Butch' Brown
 
1955 The Shrike
Ann Downs
 
1955 Strategic Air Command
Sally Holland
 
1954 Woman's World
Katie Baxter
 
1954 Executive Suite
Mary Blemond Walling
 
1954 The Glenn Miller Story
Helen Berger Miller
 
1953 Remains to Be Seen
Jody Revere
 
1953 Battle Circus
Lt. Ruth McGara
 
1952 The Girl in White
Dr. Emily Dunning
 
1951 Too Young to Kiss
Cynthia Potter
 
1950 Right Cross
Pat O'Malley
 
1950 The Reformer and the Redhead
Kathleen Maguire
 
1949 The Stratton Story
Ethel
 
1949 Little Women
Jo
 
1948 Words and Music
Alisande La Carteloise (in "A Connecticut Yankee")
 
1948 The Bride Goes Wild
Martha Terryton
 
1947 Good News
Connie Lane
 
1947 High Barbaree
Nancy Frazer
 
1946 The Secret Heart
Penny Addams
 
1946 Till the Clouds Roll By
Jane Witherspoon (segment "Leave It to Jane")/Lou Ellen Carter (segment "Oh, Boy!")
 
1946 Two Sisters from Boston
Martha Canford Chandler
 
1945 The Sailor Takes a Wife
Mary Hill
 
1945 Her Highness and the Bellboy
Leslie Odell
 
1944 Music for Millions
Barbara Ainsworth
 
1944 Meet the People
Annie
 
1944 Two Girls and a Sailor
Patsy Deyo
 
1943 Girl Crazy
Specialty Singer
 
1943 Thousands Cheer
June Allyson
 
1943 Best Foot Forward
Ethel
 
1940 All Girl Revue (short)
Mayor
 
1939 Rollin' in Rhythm (short)
 
1938 The Knight Is Young (short)
June
 
1938 The Prisoner of Swing (short)
Princess
 
1938 Sing for Sweetie (short)
Sally Newton
 
1937 Dates and Nuts (short)
Wilma Brown - Herman's Girl
 
1937 Dime a Dance (short)
Harriet
 
1937 Ups and Downs (short)
June Daily
 
1937 Pixilated (short)
 
1937 Swing for Sale (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (21 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary) (performer: "Cleopatterer" 1917 - uncredited, "The Three B's" 1941 - uncredited)
 
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV mini-series documentary)
The Lion in Winter (1992) (performer: "Varsity Drag" - uncredited)
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary) (performer: "Thou Swell" 1927 - uncredited, "The Varsity Drag" 1927 - uncredited, "The French Lesson" 1947 - uncredited)
 
1956 You Can't Run Away from It (performer: "Howdy Friends and Neighbors", "Thumbin' A Ride", "Temporarily")
 
1956 The Opposite Sex (performer: "Young Man With a Horn" - uncredited, "A Perfect Love" - uncredited, "Now Baby Now" - uncredited)
 
1953 Remains to Be Seen (performer: "Too Marvelous for Words", "Toot, Toot, Tootsie Goo' Bye!")
 
1949 Little Women (performer: "Merry Christmastime Is Here" - uncredited, "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" 1850 - uncredited)
 
1948 Words and Music (performer: "Thou Swell")
 
1947 Good News (performer: "Lucky in Love" - uncredited, "The French Lesson" - uncredited, "The Best Things in Life Are Free" - uncredited, "Just Imagine" - uncredited, "Varsity Drag" - uncredited)
 
1946 Two Sisters from Boston (performer: "After the Show" 1946 - uncredited)
 
1946 Till the Clouds Roll By (performer: "Till The Clouds Roll By" - uncredited, "Cleopatterer" - uncredited, "Leave It to Jane" - uncredited)
 
1944 Meet the People (performer: "I Like to Recognize the Tune" 1939)
 
1944 Two Girls and a Sailor (performer: "Sweet and Lovely" 1931 - uncredited, "A Tisket, a Tasket" 1938 - uncredited, "A Love Like Ours" 1943 - uncredited, "The Young Man with a Horn" 1944 - uncredited)
 
1943 Girl Crazy (performer: "Treat Me Rough" 1930 - uncredited)
 
1943 Thousands Cheer (performer: "In a Little Spanish Town" - uncredited)
 
1943 Best Foot Forward (performer: "Wish I May" 1941, "The Three B's" 1941)
 
1940 All Girl Revue (short) (performer: "We've Got to Make the City Pretty")
 
1938 The Knight Is Young (short) (performer: "What Do You Hear from the Mob in Scotland?" - uncredited, "Bob White Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?" - uncredited)
 
1938 The Prisoner of Swing (short) (performer: "Pardon Me If I Say It with My Feet" - uncredited)
 
1938 Sing for Sweetie (short) (performer: "Let's Take It on the Chin")
 
1937 Ups and Downs (short) (performer: "Rhythm Personality" - uncredited, "The Dancing Financier" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (48 titles)
2004 The Masters Behind the Musicals (video documentary)
Herself
 
2004 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself - Actor
Judy Garland: By Myself (2004) … Herself - Actor (voice)
 
2001 Larry King Live (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 4 July 2001 (2001) … Herself
 
1997-2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
Ann Miller: I'm Still Here (2000) … Herself
Judy Garland: Beyond the Rainbow (1997) … Herself
 
1998 Private Screenings (TV series)
Herself
June Allyson (1998) … Herself
 
1995 Inside the Dream Factory (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1994 Reflections on the Silver Screen (TV series)
Herself
June Allyson (1994) … Herself
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Herself - Co-Host/Narrator (also archive footage)
 
1994 That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen (video documentary)
Herself (interview)
 
1992 Vicki! (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.6 (1992) … Herself
 
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars (TV mini-series documentary)
Herself
The Lion in Winter (1992) … Herself
The Lion Reigns Supreme (1992) … Herself
 
1991 The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (TV movie)
Herself
 
1990 The 35th Annual Thalians Gala (TV movie)
Herself
 
1989 America's All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1987 Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Performer
 
1986 The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama
 
1985 All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (TV movie)
Herself
 
1982 Hour Magazine (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 14 September 1982 (1982) … Herself
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Herself
 
1980 Good Morning America (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 January 1980 (1980) … Herself
Episode dated 1 January 1980 (1980) … Herself
 
1972-1978 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance / Herself
Episode dated 17 April 1978 (1978) … Herself
Episode dated 3 December 1973 (1973) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 10 September 1973 (1973) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 27 November 1972 (1972) … Guest Appearance
Episode dated 7 August 1972 (1972) … Guest Appearance
 
1978 Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Jimmy Stewart (TV movie)
Herself
 
1977 An All-Star Tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1974 ABC Late Night (TV series)
Herself
That's Entertainment! 50 Years of MGM (1974) … Herself
 
1973 The Dean Martin Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 15 March 1973 (1973) … Herself
Episode dated 15 February 1973 (1973) … Herself
 
1971-1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 28 July 1972 (1972) … Herself
Episode dated 18 May 1972 (1972) … Herself
Episode dated 26 November 1971 (1971) … Herself
Episode dated 14 June 1971 (1971) … Herself
 
1971 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Herself
June Allyson (1971) … Herself
 
1970 The Movie Game (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 9 March 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #2.121 (1970) … Herself
 
1953-1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Singer
Episode #23.17 (1970) … Herself - Singer
Episode #9.34 (1956) … Herself
Episode #6.25 (1953) … Herself
 
1968 Personality (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 12 February 1968 (1968) … Herself
 
1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.62 (1967) … Herself
Episode #1.27 (1967) … Herself
 
1965 I'll Bet (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 30 August 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1965 You Don't Say (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 16 August 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1964 The Match Game (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 5 October 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1964 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 24 September 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1963 The Judy Garland Show (TV series)
Herself
Episode #1.5 (1963) … Herself
 
1962-1963 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Herself - Host
The Old Man and the City (1963) … Herself - Host
Project X (1963) … Herself - Host
The Doomsday Boys (1962) … Herself - Host
 
1954-1961 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest / Herself - Cameo Appearance
Episode dated 17 September 1961 (1961) … Herself - Cameo Appearance
Episode dated 2 April 1961 (1961) … Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 22 May 1960 (1960) … Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 13 September 1959 (1959) … Herself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 7 November 1954 (1954) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1959-1961 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Herself - Hostess / Herself Hostess / Ruth / …
Death of the Temple Bay (1961) … Herself - Hostess
Our Man in Rome (1961) … Herself - Hostess
A Great Day for a Scoundrel (1961) … Herself - Hostess
School of the Soldier (1961) … Herself - Hostess
The Guilty Heart (1961) … Herself - Hostess
 
1959 The 31st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Co-Presenter: Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
 
1958 The 30th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter: Best Special Effects
 
1957 General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (TV movie)
Herself
 
1955 Person to Person (TV series documentary)
Herself
Episode #3.1 (1955) … Herself
 
1955 Sheilah Graham in Hollywood (TV series)
Herself
Episode dated 21 March 1955 (1955) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (14 titles)
2007 Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2007 A Life in Words and Music (video short)
Herself
 
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Memorial Tribute
 
2006 Private Screenings (TV series)
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2003 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1998 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Herself, film clip
 
1974 That's Entertainment! (documentary)
Clip from 'Words and Music'
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Herself
 
1956 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood, City of Stars (documentary short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1955 MGM Parade (TV series)
 
1944 The Birth of a Star (short)
Dancer - clip from 'Dime a Dance' (as June Allison)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Higher and Higher (1940). Comedy. Music by Richard Rodgers. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart. Material by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan (who also directed). Based on an idea by Irving Pincus. Scenic Design by Jo Mielziner. Choreographed by Robert Alton. Shubert Theatre: 4 Apr 1940- 15 Jun 1940 (84 performances)... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 10 Articles  | 2 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

June Allison

Height:

5' 1" (1.55 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

In real life I'm a poor dressmaker and a terrible cook - anything in fact but the perfect wife. See more »

Trivia:

In the 1980s she was the spokeswomen for Depend undergarments. See more »

Trademark:

Her husky speaking and singing voice See more »

Nickname:

Junie See more »

Star Sign:

Libra