Allene Roberts
Actor
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
Knock on Any Door
as Emma 1949
Union Station
as Lorna Murchison 1950
The Hoodlum
as Rosa 1951
Santa Fe
as Ella Sue Canfield 1951
The Sign of the Ram
as Jane St. Aubyn 1948
Bomba on Panther Island
as Judy Maitland 1949
Kid Monk Baroni
as Emily Brooks 1952
Michael O'Halloran
as Lily Nelson 1948