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Sian Barbara Allen

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Sian Barbara Allen

Sian Barbara Allen (July 12, 1946 – March 31, 2025) was an American actress who mainly appeared on television throughout the 1970s. A native of Reading, Pennsylvania, Allen studied at the Pasadena Playhouse before appearing in her first screen role on the series O'Hara, U.S. Treasury in 1971. She went on to appear in numerous television series in the ensuing years, including recurring appearances on The Waltons, Gunsmoke, and Ironside. She starred in several television films, including Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973) and The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976). In addition to her television credits, Allen starred in two feature films: the thriller You'll Like My Mother (1972) and the Western Billy Two Hats (1974). For her performance in You'll Like My Mother, Allen was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year.

Infobox

Born
(1946-07-12)July 12, 1946Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
March 31, 2025(2025-03-31) (aged 78)Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.
Education
Reading Senior High School
Alma mater
Pasadena Playhouse
Occupations
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Years active
1964–1990
Notable work
You'll Like My MotherThe WaltonsScream, Pretty PeggyThe Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Spouse
mw- Peter Burr Gelblum (m. 1979; div. 2001)
Children
1

Tables

· Filmography
1971
Role(s)
Sheridan Lee
Notes
Episode: "Operation: Time Fuse"
Role(s)
Sister Grace
Notes
Episode: "Six Strangers at Apache Springs"
Role(s)
Allie Dawson
Notes
3 episodes
1972
Role(s)
Amelia Reddington
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Lauren Hazelwood
Notes
Episode: "In Sudden Darkness"
Role(s)
Meredith Carson
Notes
Episode: "Shine a Light on Me"
Role(s)
Bridy Nolan
Notes
Episode: "The Set-Up"
Role(s)
Nora
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Kathleen
Notes
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
Role(s)
Teresa Burnside
Notes
Episode: "Ambush at Rio Lobo"
1973
Role(s)
Jane
Notes
Segment: "Love and the Happy Family"
Role(s)
Shirley Blaine
Notes
Episode: "Lovely but Lethal"
Role(s)
Jenny Pendleton
Notes
Episodes: "The Love Story", "The Thanksgiving Story"
Role(s)
Peggy Johnson
Notes
Television film
1974
Role(s)
Esther Spencer
Role(s)
Lyndsey Walker
Notes
Episode: "Down a Long and Lonely River"
1971–1974
Role(s)
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Notes
Various
1972–1974
Role(s)
Ironside
Notes
Susan Todd / Jane Spencer
Role(s)
Sandra Turkel
Notes
Episode: "Tall Woman in Red Wagon"
Role(s)
Donna
Notes
Episode: "A Question of Privacy"
Role(s)
Sparky
Notes
Episode: "Something Worth Dying For: Part 1"
1975
Eric
Role(s)
Marilyn Porter
Notes
Television film
1976
Role(s)
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Notes
Television film
Role(s)
Dana Vernon
Notes
Episode: "The Other Side of the Badge"
Role(s)
Cara Leslie
Notes
Miniseries
Role(s)
Barbara Hutton
Notes
Television film
1977
Role(s)
Cynthia Marlowe
Notes
Episode: "The Cult"
Role(s)
Kati Parisa
Notes
Episode: "East Wind − Ill Wind"
1978
Role(s)
Ellen
Notes
Episode: "The Appointment"
Role(s)
Angelica Hutton
Notes
Episode: "To Angelica with Love"
Role(s)
Emily Lang
Notes
Episode: "Aloha, Julie Lang"
1979
Role(s)
Kathy Allen
Notes
Episode: "The Quiet Room"
1981
Role(s)
Brenda
Notes
Episode: "Make-Up"
1984
Role(s)
Mrs. Perkins − Adoption Agency Clerk (uncredited)
Notes
Episode: "Lord of the Valley"
1988
Role(s)
Rhoda Duggan
Notes
Episode: "A Fair Shake: Part 2"
1990
Role(s)
Diane Campbell
Notes
Episode: "Whatever Happened to Hannah?"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
1971
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
Sheridan Lee
Episode: "Operation: Time Fuse"
1971
Alias Smith and Jones
Sister Grace
Episode: "Six Strangers at Apache Springs"
1971
Gunsmoke
Allie Dawson
3 episodes
1972
The Scarecrow
Amelia Reddington
Television film
1972
The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
Lauren Hazelwood
Episode: "In Sudden Darkness"
1972
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
Meredith Carson
Episode: "Shine a Light on Me"
1972
The F.B.I.
Bridy Nolan
Episode: "The Set-Up"
1972
The Family Rico
Nora
Television film
1972
You'll Like My Mother
Kathleen
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
1972
Bonanza
Teresa Burnside
Episode: "Ambush at Rio Lobo"
1973
Love, American Style
Jane
Segment: "Love and the Happy Family"
1973
Columbo
Shirley Blaine
Episode: "Lovely but Lethal"
1973
The Waltons
Jenny Pendleton
Episodes: "The Love Story", "The Thanksgiving Story"
1973
Scream, Pretty Peggy
Peggy Johnson
Television film
1974
Billy Two Hats
Esther Spencer
1974
Kojak
Lyndsey Walker
Episode: "Down a Long and Lonely River"
1971–1974
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Various
3 episodes
1972–1974
Ironside
Susan Todd / Jane Spencer
3 episodes
1974
The Rockford Files
Sandra Turkel
Episode: "Tall Woman in Red Wagon"
1974
Lucas Tanner
Donna
Episode: "A Question of Privacy"
1974
Adam-12
Sparky
Episode: "Something Worth Dying For: Part 1"
1975
Eric
Marilyn Porter
Television film
1976
The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Television film
1976
Police Story
Dana Vernon
Episode: "The Other Side of the Badge"
1976
Captains and the Kings
Cara Leslie
Miniseries
1976
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Barbara Hutton
Television film
1977
Kingston: Confidential
Cynthia Marlowe
Episode: "The Cult"
1977
Hawaii Five-O
Kati Parisa
Episode: "East Wind − Ill Wind"
1978
Baretta
Ellen
Episode: "The Appointment"
1978
W.E.B.
Angelica Hutton
Episode: "To Angelica with Love"
1978
Sword of Justice
Emily Lang
Episode: "Aloha, Julie Lang"
1979
The Incredible Hulk
Kathy Allen
Episode: "The Quiet Room"
1981
Darkroom
Brenda
Episode: "Make-Up"
1984
Falcon Crest
Mrs. Perkins − Adoption Agency Clerk (uncredited)
Episode: "Lord of the Valley"
1988
Cagney & Lacey
Rhoda Duggan
Episode: "A Fair Shake: Part 2"
1990
Law
Diane Campbell
Episode: "Whatever Happened to Hannah?"
· Awards and nominations
1973
Role(s)
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
Notes
You'll Like My Mother
Year
Association
Category
Nominated work
Result
1973
Golden Globe Award
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress
You'll Like My Mother
Nominated

References

  1. TVGuide.com
    https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/sian-barbara-allen/credits/174697/
  2. Fandango
    https://www.fandango.com/people/sian-barbara-allen-11898/biography
  3. The Morning Record
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2512&dat=19730210&id=3-VcAAAAIBAJ&pg=1841,1259296
  4. Turner Classic Movies
    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/96483/youll-like-my-mother
  5. "New Star Of The Year − Actress"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20111002170848/http://www.goldenglobes.org/browse/category_year/634
  6. "Sian Barbara Allen Profile"
    http://the-waltons-home-page.com/guest6.htm
  7. Turner Classic Movies
    https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/476552/scream-pretty-peggy
  8. New York
    https://books.google.com/books?id=UugCAAAAMBAJ&q=Sian+Barbara+Allen&pg=PA106
  9. The biography book
    https://books.google.com/books?id=jpFrgSAaKAUC&q=%22Sian+Barbara+Allen%22+%22cliff+de+young%22+lindbergh&pg=PA251
  10. fictionaut.com
    http://fictionaut.com/users/sian-barbara-allen
  11. "Allen-Gelblum". The Chapel Hill News. November 4, 1979. p. 3E. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
    https://www.newspapers.com/image/783081602/?clipping_id=154183238
  12. "Birth Announcements". The Chapel Hill News. July 25, 1982. p. 4E. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chapel-hill-news/154179366/
  13. Dastur, Rupert (April 26, 2016). "TSS Flash Fiction Interview: Meg Pokrass". TSS Publishing. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
    https://theshortstory.co.uk/tss-flashfiction-interview-meg-pokrass/
  14. Variety
    https://variety.com/2025/film/obituaries-people-news/sian-barbara-allen-dead-scream-pretty-peggy-1236352951/
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