Saturday, January 11, 2014

Georgia Allen obit

Actress Georgia Allen Has Died 

She was not on the list.


Allen was an American actress. She was active from 1949 to 2006, beginning in local theater before progressing to both television and movie roles.

She was an outstanding actress of the academic theater, who transitioned from regional and professional stage to television and films. Born in Beaumont, Texas, and educated at Clark College-now Clark Atlanta University, (B.A., English, 1942) and the Atlanta University Summer Theater (credits in theater arts). She also studied at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Mrs. Allen served as a longtime educator in the Atlanta Public School System. During the 1960's, Allen performed with numerous community and professional groups. Mrs. Allen amassed nearly 30 film credits between 1972 and 2006. Television appearances include: "In the Heat of the Night," "I'll Fly Away," and "Crossroads." Film roles included: Guyana Tragedy (as Sister Carmella), I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (as Mrs. Gurney), Mayflower Madam (as Attorney), Freedom Road (as Landlady), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (as Caterer), The Boy King (as Grandmother) and Madea's Family Reunion (as Aunt Ruby). For her contributions to the theater, she was the recipient of the Bronze Jubilee Award (by WETV/Atlanta, 1979), the Ray McIver Award (from the Just Us Theater, Atlanta, 1993), and the Legacy Award by Jomandi Productions, Atlanta, 1993). Allen was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Aside from being an actress and educator, she was the loving wife for 67 years to Thaddeus S. Allen, the nurturing Mother of two children, and a doting Grandmother . Georgia Allen died in Atlanta, GA. on January 11, 2014, aged 94.

 

Actress

Madea's Family Reunion (2006)

Madea's Family Reunion

5.3

Ruby

2006

 

Mama Flora's Family (1998)

Mama Flora's Family

7.8

TV Mini Series

Nana Fleming

1998

2 episodes

 

John Cusack and Kevin Spacey in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997)

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

6.6

Lucille Wright

1997

 

The Price of Heaven (1997)

The Price of Heaven

6.2

TV Movie

Mary Irene Tatum

1997

 

Mitzi Kapture in Perfect Crime (1997)

Perfect Crime

6.0

TV Movie

Grandmother

1997

 

Fluke (1995)

Fluke

6.6

Rose - Cleaning Woman

1995

 

Carroll O'Connor and Howard E. Rollins Jr. in In the Heat of the Night (1988)

In the Heat of the Night

7.6

TV Series

Lucinda Brooks

Housekeeper

Roberta

1990–1994

3 episodes

 

Robert Urich and Dalton James in Crossroads (1992)

Crossroads

7.0

TV Series

Judge Green

1992

1 episode

 

With Murder in Mind (1992)

With Murder in Mind

5.8

TV Movie

Nurse Janet

1992

 

Sam Waterston, John Aaron Bennett, Ashlee Levitch, Jeremy London, and Regina Taylor in I'll Fly Away (1991)

I'll Fly Away

8.6

TV Series

Urma

1991

1 episode

 

Paris Trout (1991)

Paris Trout

6.4

TV Movie

Seagraves' Maid

1991

 

Gina Gershon in Voodoo Dawn (1990)

Voodoo Dawn

3.4

Suzanne

1990

 

The Avenue of Our Years

TV Series

Lucretia Andrews

1990

 

Rosanna Arquette in Black Rainbow (1989)

Black Rainbow

6.0

Mrs. Jamais

1989

 

Unconquered (1989)

Unconquered

6.4

TV Movie

Black Woman

1989

 

Mayflower Madam (1987)

Mayflower Madam

5.3

TV Movie

Landlord's Lawyer

1987

 

Kids Like These (1987)

Kids Like These

6.5

TV Movie

Nurse #2

1987

 

Pals (1987)

Pals

5.3

TV Movie

Mrs. Rumbaugh

1987

 

Blue Money (1985)

Blue Money

6.0

TV Movie

A.F.M.

1985

 

Marvin & Tige (1983)

Marvin & Tige

7.0

Carrie Carter

1983

 

Maid in America (1982)

Maid in America

6.5

TV Movie

Judge Alice Hailey

1982

 

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980)

Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones

7.5

TV Movie

Sister Carmella

1980

 

Muhammad Ali and Kris Kristofferson in Freedom Road (1979)

Freedom Road

5.7

TV Movie

Mrs. Carter

1979

 

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1979)

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

7.0

TV Movie

Mrs. Gurney

1979

 

Greased Lightning (1977)

Greased Lightning

6.4

Mrs. Jones

1977

 

Together for Days (1972)

Together for Days

7.1

Gus's Mother

1972

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