Ricca Allen

Ricca Allen (June 9, 1863 – September 13, 1949) was a Canadian stage and film actress. She appeared in 58 films between 1913 and 1941.[1]

Ricca Allen
Lobby card from The Song of the Soul (1920) with Ricca Allen and Vivian Martin
Born	(1863-06-09)June 9, 1863 Victoria, British Columbia
Died	September 13, 1949(1949-09-13) (aged 86) Los Angeles, California
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1913-1941

Born in Victoria, British Columbia,[1] Allen was sister to Louise Allen and Ray Allen. All three were popular dancers in the 1880s. For nine years, she performed in a company headed by Nance O'Neil. She later had her own company in vaudeville.[2]

Allen performed at Niblo's Garden for more than five years.[2] Her Broadway credits include Blind Alleys (1924), Up and Down Broadway (1910), Uncle Tom's Cabin (1907), Judith of Bethulia (1904), The Fires of St. John (1904), Hedda Gabler (1904) and Magda (1904).[3]

Allen died in Los Angeles, California.[1]

Partial filmography

• Fatty Again (1914)
• A Daughter of the Gods (1916)
• Aladdin’s Other Lamp (1917)
• The Mortal Sin (1917)
• The Lifted Veil (1917)
• Life's Whirlpool (1917)
• Outwitted (1917)
• The Duchess of Doubt (1917)
• A Wife by Proxy (1917)
• Lady Barnacle (1917)
• The Heart of a Girl (1918)
• Our Mrs. McChesney (1918)
• The Shell Game (1918)
• With Neatness and Dispatch (1918)
• The Divorcee (1919)
• Speedy Meade (1919)
• The Man Who Stayed at Home (1919)
• Headin' Home (1920)
• The Song of the Soul (1920)
• Silas Marner (1922)
• The Empty Cradle (1923)
• Close Harmony (1929)
• The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936)
• One Million B.C. (1940)

References

1. "Ricca Allen". Silent Era. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
2. Briscoe, Johnson (1907). The Actors' Birthday Book: An Authoritative Insight Into the Lives of the Men and Women of the Stage Born Between January 1 and December 31. Moffat, Yard. p. 133. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
3. "Ricca Allen". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on December 25, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.

External links

• Ricca Allen on IMDb
• Ricca Allen at the Internet Broadway Database
• Ricca Allen (New York City Public Library, Billy Rose collection)