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Billie Allen
American actress (1925-2015) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 90
Billie Allen was an American actress, theater director, dancer and entertainer. Allen was one of the first black actors and performers to appear on television and stage in the United States, at a time when those venues were largely closed to African Americans.
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The ProsecutorsFilm, Evelyn1990
Law & OrderSeries, Judge West1987
Eddie Murphy RawFilm, Eddie's Aunt1982
Losing GroundFilm, Mother1979
Winter KillsFilm, Receptionist1978
The WizFilm, Aunt Em's Party1964
Black Like MeFilm, Vertell1949
Souls of SinFilm, Etta Mason1925Born13 January 1925People around Billie
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Eddie Murphy Raw 1987
The Wiz 1978
Winter Kills 1979
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During the 1950s, Allen became one of the first black entertainers to have a recurring role on network television when she was cast as a WAC on staff on the CBS army base comedy The Phil Silvers Show, from 1955 to 1959. She was one of the first African Americans to appear on television commercials in the U.S. She was also one of the earliest African-American actors on daytime soap operas as she appeared in the mid-1950s as the character Ada Chandler on the popular daytime soap opera The Edge of Night. Allen was also known for her work on Broadway and off-Broadway.
