Allene Roberts
Birthday: 1928-09-01
Place of Birth: Fairfield, Alabama, USA
Synopsis
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.
Acting
Santa Fe
as Ella Sue Canfield
After their service in the Civil War, four brothers go their separate ways, but later find themselves on opposite sides of a final showdown.
The Hoodlum
as Rosa
Vincent Lubeck is a vicious ex-convict. His criminal activities are despised by his family, but he uses and abuses them in the course of his crimes. Eventually his own brother must stand up to him.
Union Station
as Lorna Murchison
Police catch a break when suspected kidnappers are spotted on a train heading towards Union Station. Police, train station security and a witness try to piece together the crime and get back the blind daughter of a rich business man.
Knock on Any Door
as Emma
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Bomba on Panther Island
as Judy Maitland
In this second film in the Bomba, the Jungle Boy series, Bomba tracks a dangerous panther.
The Red House
as Meg Morgan
An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.