Elizabeth Anne Allen

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Elizabeth Anne Allen
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Allen at the 2004 Flashback convention in Chicago
Education Russell Sage College
OccupationActress
Years active1992–2007

Elizabeth Anne Allen is an American former actress. Allen is best known for her recurring role as the witch Amy Madison on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer .

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Early life

Allen lived on her own since she was sixteen years old. Allen is an alumna of Gloversville High School in Gloversville, New York and graduated from Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, in 2001.[ citation needed ]

Career

After college, Allen moved to Hollywood to begin an acting career.[ citation needed ] Since 1992, Allen has worked regularly, primarily in guest or recurring roles on various television series, including Doogie Howser, M.D. and Silk Stalkings . Allen also had a recurring role in the T.V. series Bull playing the character Pam Boyd. Her film credits have included roles in Timemaster (1995), Illegal in Blue (1995), and the controversial Silent Lies (1996).

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Allen won the recurring role of Amy Madison on Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the season one episode "Witch". She returned in the second season's "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered", the season three episode "Gingerbread", and season four's "Something Blue", in a brief, non-speaking cameo. She returned for a three-episode guest arc in the season six episodes "Smashed", "Wrecked", and "Doublemeat Palace". She made her final appearance on Buffy in the season seven episode "The Killer in Me".

Allen retired from acting in 2007.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Timemaster Veronica (age 16)
1995 Illegal in Blue Laurie
1996 Silent Lies Shelly
2003Bill the InternKat

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Saved by the Bell VeronicaEpisode: "Screech's Spaghetti Sauce"
1992 Doogie Howser, M.D. Doogie's DateEpisode: "Nothing Compares 2 U"
1994, 1996 Silk Stalkings Danielle Coe / Edie Flynn2 episodes
1996 Renegade Becky NottinghamEpisode: "No Place Like Home"
1996 High Tide AllisonEpisode: "Sins of the Mother"
1997–2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Amy Madison8 episodes
2000 Then Came You RoxanneEpisode: "Then Came the Immaculate Deception"
2000Green SailsKerri [1] Television film
2000–2001 Bull Pam Boyd11 episodes
2002 Family Law BrideEpisode: "Alienation of Affection"
2004 JAG Ann SheehyEpisode: "Corporate Raiders"
2006 ER MelanieEpisode: "Scoop and Run"
2007 Close to Home Ellen PinterEpisode: "Making Amends"

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References

  1. "Elizabeth Anne Allen". www.littlereview.com. Retrieved 2024-01-20.