Andrea Allan

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Andrea Allan
Born (1946-11-18) 18 November 1946 (age 79)
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Other namesEllie Reece-Knight [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1964–1977

Andrea Allan (born 18 November 1946) is a Scottish-born actress [2] who appeared in many British films of the 1960s and 1970s. She also appeared in magazine spreads for both Playboy and Penthouse .

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Her films included Carry On Cowboy , The Wrong Box with Dudley Moore, Vampira with David Niven, Spanish Fly with Leslie Phillips and The Office Party . She had the leading role in The House That Vanished and appeared in several television series including Gideon's Way , UFO (episodes "A Question of Priorities", "The Sound of Silence" and "The Man Who Came Back"), Space: 1999 , Thriller and Jason King .

In the mid-1970s she changed her name to Ellie Reece-Knight and appeared in a few more films and an episode of The Benny Hill Show before apparently retiring from acting on screen.

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 Bentley, Chris (2016) [2003]. The Complete Book of Gerry Anderson's UFO (3rd ed.). Cambridge, UK: Signum Books. p. 145. ISBN   978-0-9955191-0-7.
  2. 1 2 "Andrea Allen, Glaswegian-Born Actress on Screen 1964–87". 24 Femmes Per Second. Retrieved 21 January 2018.


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