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Sian Barbara Allen Dies: Golden Globe-Nominated ‘The Waltons’ Actress Was 78


Sian Barbara Allen, a Golden Globe-nominated TV actress who appeared in such hits as The Waltons and L.A. Law, has died at the age of 78.

Afterward, she was soon hired as one of the last contract players at Universal Studios, eventually booking roles on such series like Gunsmoke, Cagney & Lacey, The Incredible Hulk, Hawaii Five-0, Columbo, The Rockford Files andothers. On the film side, she starred in You’ll Like My Mother, featuring Patty Duke, Rosemary Murphy and Richard Thomas, which garnered her the Golden Globe nod for most promising new actress in 1973. Along with then-husband, Peter Gelblum, and daughter, Emily, she volunteered for Jackie Goldberg’s 1993 city council campaign in Los Angeles, was a “staunch supporter of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers and never crossed a picket line in her entire life,” her family said.

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