| Jonelle Allen | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 18, 1944 New York City, New York U.S. |
| Occupation | Stage, film, television actress, singer, dancer |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Grimmon (1998-present) |
Jonelle Allen (born July 18, 1944) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic
Born in New York City, Allen grew up in Harlem's Sugar Hill among neighbors that included Duke Ellington, Sonny Rollins, and Johnny Hodges, all of whom had an influence on her career choice. The City of New York Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges ( 25 July, 1906 in Cambridge, Massachusetts – 11 May, 1970) was an American She made her Broadway debut at the age of six in The Wisteria Trees, Joshua Logan's Americanized adaptation of The Cherry Orchard starring Helen Hayes. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Joshua Lockwood Logan III ( October 5, 1908 &ndash July 12, 1988) was an American stage and Film director and Writer The Cherry Orchard (Вишнëвый сад or Vishniovy sad in Russian) is Russian Playwright Anton Chekhov 's last Helen Hayes ( October 10, 1900 – March 17, 1993) was a two-time Academy Award -winning American Actress, whose As a child she also made regular appearances on a local children's television series, The Merry Mailman, hosted by Ray Heatherton. Ray Heatherton ( June 1, 1909 – August 15, 1997) was a American singer Broadway Musical theatre performer Ray Heatherton ( June 1, 1909 – August 15, 1997) was a American singer Broadway Musical theatre performer
Allen returned to Broadway for a 1955 revival of Finian's Rainbow. Finian's Rainbow is a musical with a book by EY Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg and music by Burton Lane. She was in the cast of the original off-Broadway production of Hair at Joseph Papp's Public Theater and also appeared in George M! before receiving critical acclaim and a Tony Award nomination for Two Gentlemen of Verona, which earned her New York Drama Critics' Circle, Drama Desk, Theatre World, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Hair The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a Rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt Joseph Papp ( June 22 1921 - October 31 1991) was an American Theatrical producer and director. The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization founded as The Shakespeare Workshop in 1954 by Joseph Papp, with the intention of showcasing the works of up-and-coming For the 2006 Off-Broadway musical see George M Cohan Tonight! George M! is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Two Gentlemen of Verona is an award-winning rock musical with a book by John Guare and Mel Shapiro, lyrics by Guare and music by The New York Drama Critics' Circle is made up of twenty-two Drama Critics from daily Newspapers, Magazines and Wire services The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York The Outer Critics Circle Awards are presented annually for theatrical achievements both on and Off-Broadway and were begun during the 1949-1950 theater season Despite her success, it proved to be her last Broadway appearance to date.
In 2007, Allen appeared as the legendary Harlem Jazz Queen Florence Mills in Harlem Renaissance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, long known as a major African American cultural and business center Florence Mills, born Florence Winfrey ( January 25, 1896 - November 1, 1927) known as the "Queen of Happiness" was an American The Edinburgh Fringe (officially the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, commonly just The Fringe) is the world’s largest Arts festival.
Allen's film credits include Cotton Comes to Harlem, The Hotel New Hampshire, and The River Niger, for which she won an NAACP Image Award. Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 Blaxploitation film starring Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St The Hotel New Hampshire is a 1984 Film based on a 1981 novel of the same name by John Irving. The River Niger is a play by Joseph A Walker. It was first performed by New York City 's Negro Ensemble Company Off-Broadway The NAACP Image Awards is an award presented annually by the American National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to honor outstanding People of color She had a regular role in the dramatic series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman from 1993-97. Dr Quinn Medicine Woman is a multi- Emmy Award winning American, western / drama series created by Beth Sullivan. Other television appearances include Barney Miller, The Love Boat, All in the Family, Trapper John, M.D., Hill Street Blues, Cagney and Lacey, ER, and Girlfriends. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Barney Miller is a comedy Television series set in a New York City police station in Greenwich Village that ran from The Love Boat (simply Love Boat in its final season is an American Television series set on a Cruise ship, which All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April Trapper John MD is an American television Medical drama and Spin-off of the film ''MASH'', and ran on CBS from Hill Street Blues is a serial Police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987 Cagney & Lacey is an American television series that first aired on the CBS Television network for seven seasons from March 25 1982 to ER is an Emmy Award -winning American Medical drama series created by Novelist Michael Crichton and airing on Girlfriends is a popular American sitcom that premiered on September 11, 2000 on However, the role she seems to be most noticed for is that of the flamboyant and outspoken Doreen Jackson on the NBC soap opera, Generations and her movie role as Lucinda Cavender the vampire witch in the horror comedy 'The Midnight Hour'. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Generations is a Soap opera which aired on NBC from March 27, 1989 to January 25, 1991.
She is currently working at the Conservatory of the Arts in San Juan Capistrano.
External links
- Jonelle Allen at the Internet Movie Database
- Jonelle Allen at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jonelle Allen at Allmovie
- Official website
- Lortel Archives listing
- Review: Harlem Renaissance