Kathleen Rowe McAllen

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Kathleen Rowe McAllen
Born
Kathleen Bridget Rowe

November 30, 1958
San Mateo County, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1981–1997
Known forStage and television roles

Kathleen Rowe McAllen (born Kathleen Bridget Rowe; November 30, 1958) [1] [2] is an American actress, best known for appearing in stage musicals and soap operas.

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Biography

Kathleen Bridget Rowe was born in San Mateo County, California. She attended UC Berkeley and UCLA as a pre-med major. [2] [3]

Turning to acting, she appeared in Broadway and Off-Broadway productions of The Human Comedy , Into the Woods , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , [4] A Little Night Music , Merrily We Roll Along , and On Your Toes . [5] In 1990 she won a Theatre World Award for her performance as Giulietta Trapani in Aspects of Love . [3] [6] She was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical the same year. [7] In 1997 she played Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha [8] and Mary Bailey in A Wonderful Life . [9]

McAllen appeared on the television soap operas As the World Turns , Loving , and All My Children . She reprised the role of Giulietta Trapani in a 1993 television film adaptation of Aspects of Love. Her sole theatrical film credit is for the role of Gabrielle/Julie in the low-budget 1981 horror film Fear No Evil , about which she later said, "Every time I see it I absolutely cringe. I am the worst actress in the entire thing; I was 20 years old and terrified." [2]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Profile, californiabirthindex.org. Accessed June 11, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Morykin, Joan Sabre (October 16, 1985). "Kathleen Rowe McAllen: Former soap opera actor stars in Rodgers and Hart show". The Daily Collegian . Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Willis, John, ed. (February 1, 2000). Theatre World 1990–1991. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 188. ISBN   9781557831262 . Retrieved August 11, 2017– via Google Books.
  4. ↑ Dietz, Dan (February 18, 2016). The Complete Book of 1980s Broadway Musicals. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 120. ISBN   9781442260924 . Retrieved August 11, 2017– via Google Books.
  5. ↑ Stewart, John (November 21, 2012). Broadway Musicals, 1943–2004. McFarland. ISBN   9781476603292 . Retrieved August 11, 2017– via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Guernsey, Otis L.; Sweet, Jeffrey, eds. (December 1, 1990). The Best Plays of 1989–1990. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 556. ISBN   9781557830913 . Retrieved August 11, 2017– via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Kathleen Rowe McAllen". Performing Arts. 25. Los Angeles Music Center: 12. 1991. Retrieved August 11, 2017– via Google Books.
  8. ↑ le Sourd, Jacques (September 17, 1997). "'La Mancha,' in all its simplicity". The Journal News . p. 21. Retrieved April 4, 2019– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Musarra, Russ (December 1, 1997). "It's a wonderful stage production". Akron Beacon Journal . p. B10. Retrieved April 4, 2019– via newspapers.com.
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