Adrianne Allen

Adrianne Allen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   Adrianne Allen (7 February 1907 – 14 September 1993) was an English stage actress. Most often seen in light comedy, played Sybil Chase in the original West End production of Private Lives and Elizabeth Bennet in the 1935 Broadway production of Pride and Prejudice. She appeared in several films and was the mother of Daniel and Anna Massey. Allen was born in Manchester, England on 7 February 1907. After her education in France and Germany, she trained as an actress at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where her 1926 graduation performance caught the attention of Basil Dean, who cast her as Nina Vansittart in the Noel Coward play Easy Virtue. In 1929, she married Raymond Massey, after he had cast her for a part in Noel Coward's play The Rat Trap. Her first West End appearance followed in July 1930, where she played the role of Sibyl in Noel Coward's Private Lives. She had two children with Raymond Massey, Daniel and Anna, who later became actors. Her marriage ended in divorce in 1939. During this time she appeared on Broadway (in Cynara and as Gladys Cooper in The Shining Hour) and in several films, most notably Merrily We Go to Hell. Following her divorce, she married an American lawyer, William Whitney. In 1942, she played Doris, a former barmaid who married a Polish count, in the original London production of Terence Rattigan's play Flare Path. She starred in more films, and appeared on British television, before returning to Broadway in 1957, where she starred alongside her daughter in The Reluctant Debutante. Her acting career ended in 1958. She died from cancer on 14 September 1993 in Montreux, Switzerland.   Description above from the Wikipedia article Adrianne Allen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Adrianne Allen
  • Popularity: 0.384
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1907-02-17
  • Place of Birth: Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: 阿德里安娜·艾伦
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Adrianne Allen Movies

  • 1931
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    Black Coffee

    Black Coffee

    6 1931 HD

    Black Coffee is a 1931 British detective film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott. Based on the 1930 play Black Coffee by Agatha Christie featuring her...

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  • 1932
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    Merrily We Go to Hell

    Merrily We Go to Hell

    6.4 1932 HD

    A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him...

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  • 1953
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    The Final Test

    The Final Test

    6.6 1953 HD

    Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match against Australia. He is desperate for his son Reggie (Ray...

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  • 1954
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    Meet Mr. Malcolm

    Meet Mr. Malcolm

    5.2 1954 HD

    Celebrated crime writer Colin Knowles finds himself at the centre of a baffling real-life mystery when his estranged wife Louie asks for his help....

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  • 1948
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    Bond Street

    Bond Street

    6.8 1948 HD

    Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Linking the four stories together is the...

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  • 1932
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    The Night of June 13

    The Night of June 13

    7 1932 HD

    Elna Curry, once a concert pianist, develops an unfounded jealousy of neighbor, Trudie Morrow. Elna who suffers from neurasthenia, believes that...

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  • 1930
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    Loose Ends

    Loose Ends

    1 1930 HD

    'A woman reporter is blackmailed for knowledge of freed suspect's involvement in a murder.' (British Film Institute)

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  • 1931
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    The Woman Between

    The Woman Between

    1 1931 HD

    An Earl's daughter is torn between loving opposing parliamentary candidates.

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  • 1931
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    The Stronger Sex

    The Stronger Sex

    1 1931 HD

    A man rescues his wife's lover during a disaster at a coal mine

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  • 1947
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    The October Man

    The October Man

    6.2 1947 HD

    Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash, is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is...

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  • 1949
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    Vote for Huggett

    Vote for Huggett

    6.6 1949 HD

    A firm of solicitors do battle with the head of the local council over a parcel of river front land, owned by the Huggett family, in order to build a...

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