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Georgia Allen
American actress (1919–2014)
For the English footballer, see Georgia Allen (footballer).
Georgia Williams Allen (May 12, 1919 – January 11, 2014) was an American actress. She was active from 1949 to 2006, beginning in local theater before progressing to both television and movie roles.
Early life
Allen was born in Beaumont, Texas.[1] She later moved, via Cleveland, Ohio, to Atlanta, Georgia, where she became an educator in the public school system.[2]
Acting career
Allen was a repertory player with Atlanta University Summer Theater for thirty years (1949 to 1979).[1] In that time, Allen appeared in a political satire musical called Red, White and Maddox about Atlanta's Governor Lester Maddox. The show premiered in Atlanta and followed with a short run on Broadway.[3][4]
Her first screen role was as the mother of Clifton Davis' character, Gus, in Together for Days (1972). After a five-year break, she Actress georgia allen biography!