Person

June Allyson

Acting · 1917–2006 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

June Allyson (October 7, 1917 – July 8, 2006) was an American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. She was a major MGM contract star. Allyson won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her performance in Too Young to Kiss (1951). From 1959–1961, she hosted and occasionally starred in her own CBS anthology series, The DuPont Show with June Allyson. A later generation knew her as a spokesperson for Depend undergarments. Description above from the Wikipedia article June Allyson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Filmography

2012Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn MonroeSelf (archive footage)
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing(archive footage)
2007Royal Wedding: June, Judy and JaneSelf
2004Judy Garland: By MyselfSelf - Actor (voice)
2001These Old BroadsLady in Hotel (uncredited)
1998Private Screenings: June AllysonSelf
1996Private ScreeningsSelf
1995Inside the Dream FactorySelf
1994That's Entertainment! IIISelf - Co-Host / Narrator
1994Burke's LawShelly Knox
1991Burt Reynolds' Conversations with...Self
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodself
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
1985Misfits of ScienceBessie
1985Larry King LiveSelf
1984Murder, She WroteKatie Simmons
1984AirwolfMartha Stewart
1982The Kid with the Broken HaloDorothea Powell
1982Night of 100 StarsSelf
1981Simon & Simon
1979House Calls
1979Hart to Hart
1978BlackoutMrs. Grant
1978Three on a DateMarge Emery
1977The Incredible Hulk
1977The Love BoatAudrey Wilder
1977Curse of the Black WidowOlga
1975SwitchDr. Trampler
1974That's Entertainment!(archive footage) (uncredited)
1973Letters from Three LoversMonica
1973See the Man RunHelene Spencer
1972They Only Kill Their MastersMrs. Watkins
1972The Sixth Sense
1968The Name of the GameJoanne Robins
1965The Dean Martin Show
1963The Judy Garland ShowSelf
1963Burke's LawJean Samson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Co-Host
1961The Dick Powell ShowJeri Brenr
1959The DuPont Show with June AllysonSelf - Host
1959A Stranger in My ArmsChristina Beasley
1958The All-Star Christmas ShowSelf
1957InterludeHelen Banning
1957My Man GodfreyIrene Bullock
1956The Opposite SexKay Ashley Hilliard
1956You Can't Run Away from ItEllen "Ellie" Andrews
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreStella
1955The McConnell StoryPearl 'Butch' Brown
1955MGM Parade
1955The ShrikeAnn Downs
1955Strategic Air CommandSally Holland
1954Woman's WorldKatie Baxter
1954Executive SuiteMary Blemond Walling
1954The Glenn Miller StoryHelen Burger Miller
1953Remains to Be SeenJody Revere
1953The OscarsSelf
1953Battle CircusLt. Ruth McGara
1952The Girl in WhiteDr. Emily Dunning
1951Too Young to KissCynthia Potter
1950Right CrossPat O'Malley
1950The Reformer and the RedheadKathleen Maguire
1950What's My Line?Self - Mystery Guest
1949The Stratton StoryEthel
1949Little WomenJo
1948Words and MusicAlisande La Carteloise
1948The Three MusketeersConstance
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948The Bride Goes WildMartha Terryton
1947Good NewsConnie Lane
1947High BarbareeNancy Frazer
1946The Secret HeartPenny Addams
1946Till the Clouds Roll ByJane Witherspoon / Lou Ellen Carter
1946Two Sisters from BostonMartha Canford Chandler
1945The Sailor Takes a WifeMary Hill
1945Her Highness and the BellboyLeslie Odell
1944Music for MillionsBarbara Ainsworth
1944Two Girls and a SailorPatsy Deyo
1944Meet the PeopleAnnie
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
1944Twenty Years After(archive footage)
1943Girl CrazySpecialty Singer
1943Best Foot ForwardEthel
1943Thousands CheerJune Allyson
1940All Girl RevueMayor
1938The Knight Is YoungJune
1938The Prisoner of SwingPrincess
1938Sing for SweetieSally Newton
1937Dates and NutsWilma Brown
1937Dime a DanceHarriet
1937Ups and DownsJune Daily

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