Ray Allen, actress best known for her roles in it Sopranos, all in the family, And the their own league, at the age of 95 years. According to reports, Allen passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of Wednesday, April 6. Born Ray Julia Teresa Abruzzo on July 23, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York, Allen was an accomplished actress on stage and screen, as well as a director and singer. She trained at HB Studio in Greenwich Village in New York City.
Allen originally flourished as a stage actress on Broadway, beginning her first onstage roles in 1948. One of Allen’s most notable roles was as Gloria in the original Broadway production of damn yankees, which earned her her first Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress. She later portrayed Gloria in the 1958 film version of damn yankeesIt was her first screen role. Her production song “Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo” is still played in New York Yankees matches. She went on to be nominated for Best Featured Actress, Tony again Passenger without baggage In 1967, she won the Best Actress Award in a Play for Miss Reardon is drinking a little In 1971. Her other Broadway productions included Pajama game, Oliver!, violinist on the roof, On a clear day you can see forever, And the Hey friend.
In film and television, Allen’s early roles include appearing in Untouchables, Features in Courage, The Patty Duke Show, And the Car 54, where are you?. She also played the role of Amelia, cousin of Edith Bunker Everyone in the familyphotographed by Judge Betty Small in soap. Also appeared as a guest The Greatest American Hero, Lou Grant, Remington Steele, Hill Street Blues, Head of the Class, The Greatest American Hero, Lou Grant, Remington Steele, Hill Street Blues, Head of the Class, And the Seinfeld. She portrayed Lucy Ferring in the series frightened mindHe was then cast as Aunt Quintina Blondeto sopranoa role portrayed in five episodes.
Allen’s subsequent films included her appearances in Jean Arcadia, NYPD Blue, Grey’s Anatomy, And the have more than me. Her last on-screen role was a two-episode mission Mob vampire.
Allen was married twice, first to John M. Allen, and later to politician Herbert Harris. She is survived by her nieces, Laura and Betty Cosgrove, as well as her adoptive family, and friends April Webster and Lisa Ann Gold. Memorial services were also planned in honor of Allen on both coasts.
Our thoughts are with Allen’s family, friends and fans at this time.
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