Allene Roberts

Allene Roberts

  • Birthday: 1928-09-01
  • Deathday: 2019-05-09
  • 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.

Filmography

The Red House

1947

As Meg Morgan

Knock on Any Door

1949

As Emma

Union Station

1950

As Lorna Murchison

The Hoodlum

1951

As Rosa

The Sign of the Ram

1948

As Jane St. Aubyn

Kid Monk Baroni

1952

As Emily Brooks

Santa Fe

1951

As Ella Sue Canfield

Bomba on Panther Island

1949

As Judy Maitland

Michael O'Halloran

1948

As Lily Nelson

A Wonderful Life

1950

As Mary Wood

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