About
Allyn Ann McLerie (December 1, 1926 - May 21, 2018) was a Canadian-born, Brooklyn-reared actress, singer, and dancer who worked with many Golden Age musical theatre's major choreographers, including George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, and Jerome Robbins. McLerie made her Broadway debut as a teenager in Kurt Weill's One Touch of Venus. She went on to replace Sono Osato as Ivy in On the Town, then created the role of Amy Spettigue in the 1948 Broadway production of Where's Charley? (Theatre World Award). Her other Broadway credits include Miss Liberty, the drama Time Limit, Redhead (understudying Gwen Verdon), and West Side Story. McLerie also danced as a guest soloist with American Ballet Theatre during its 1950-51 European and South American tour. McLerie's best-known film appearances are as Amy in Where's Charley? (1952), Katie Brown in Calamity Jane (1953), Shirley in They Shoot...
Known for
The Love BoatSeries • 1977
BonanzaSeries • 1959
DynastySeries • 1981
Knight RiderSeries • 1982
The WaltonsSeries • 1972
St. ElsewhereSeries • 1982
CannonSeries • 1971
Barney MillerSeries • 1975
Hart to HartSeries • 1979
Simon & SimonSeries • 1981
Lou GrantSeries • 1977
Medical CenterSeries • 1969
The F.B.I.Series • 1965
Trapper John, M.D.Series • 1979
BarettaSeries • 1975
Punky BrewsterSeries • 1984
All the President's MenMovie • 1976
WKRP in CincinnatiSeries • 1978
The Days and Nights of Molly DoddSeries • 1987
The Thorn BirdsSeries • 1983
LegendsSeries • 2006
The Tony Randall ShowSeries • 1976
NicholsSeries • 1971
Brooklyn BridgeSeries • 1991