Person Open DS/UK/9377 Allan; Elizabeth (9 April 1910-27 July 1990); English actress Allan Elizabeth 9 April 1910-27 July 1990 English actress Female (cisgender) Skegness, Lincolnshire, England (born)

Hove, East Sussex, England (died)

English Actor White No known disability No known religious affiliation Spouse of Wilfrid J O'Bryen Heterosexual Elizabeth Allan was an English stage and film actress who worked in both Britain and Hollywood, where she appeared in 50 films. At age 17, she made her stage debut at the Old Vic. She made her film debut four years later in Alibi. Her first US/UK co-production and first US production came in 1933, and she worked in the United States under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 1935 was her most memorable year in Hollywood, when she not only distinguished herself in two memorable Dickens' adaptations as David's unfortunate young mother in George Cukor's David Copperfield and as Lucie Manette in Jack Conway's A Tale of Two Cities, but was also featured in Tod Browning's Mark of the Vampire. By the 1950s, Allan had made the transition to character parts. Particularly memorable is her appearance as Trevor Howard's brittle and dissatisfied wife in the film adaptation of Graham Greene's The Heart of the Matter (1953). In 1958, she appeared as Boris Karloff's wife in The Haunted Strangler. Late in her career, she was a frequent panellist on television game shows, including the British version of What's My Line?. She was named Great Britain's Top Female TV Personality of 1952. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Allan (2022) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 11/26/2013 RAHAKirkbride 10/25/2023 cad5934a-e35f-4535-aca6-4bd07145b6d5