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Jean Allison Dies: TV And Film Character Actor For 30+Years Was 94


Veteran actress Jean Allison died on Feb. 28.

Veteran television actress Jean Allison, best known for roles in shows like Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Perry Mason, has died at 94. She was spotted while appearing in a stage performance of the drama Teach Me How to Cry, which led to her debut in an episode of the CBS anthology General Electric Theater in 1957. Allison married three times, including to fellow character actor/director Lee Philips, boxing trainer Jerry Boyd, and Phil Toorvald, with whom she raised three children.

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Charlie's Angels and Edge Of Fury star Jean Allison dead at age 94: Actress known for various roles in decades-long career including Perry Mason