Allene Roberts

Allene Roberts
Born	(1928-09-01) September 1, 1928 Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Occupation	Film actress
Years active	1947-1957
Spouse(s)	Ralph Cochran (1955-1989) (his death) (4 children)

Allene Roberts (born September 1, 1928) is a retired 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.

Partial filmography

• The Red House (1947) as Meg
• The Sign of the Ram (1948) as Jane St. Aubyn
• Michael O'Halloran (1948) as Lily Nelson
• Knock on Any Door (1949) as Emma
• Bomba on Panther Island (1949) as Judy Maitland
• Union Station (1950) as Lorna Murchison
• Santa Fe (1951) as Ella Sue Canfield
• The Hoodlum (1951) as Rosa
• Kid Monk Baroni (1952) as Emily Brooks
• Thunderbirds (1952) as Margie Hanford
• The Blazing Forest (1952) as Milly

External links

• Allene Roberts at the Internet Movie Database
• Allene Roberts at the American Film Institute
• Allene Roberts: True to her roots