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Ricca Allen

1863 – 1949

Actress

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About Ricca Allen

Lived 1863 – 1949 (aged 86). Ricca Allen was an American actor.

Ricca Allen (June 9, 1863 – September 13, 1949) was a Canadian-born stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1941.

Allen was born in Victoria, Colony of Vancouver Island Allen and her sisters Louise Allen and Ray Allen 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.

Allen performed at Niblo's Garden for more than five years.

Allen died in Los Angeles, California.

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) God's Man (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) The Oath (1921) Silas Marner (1922) The Empty Cradle (1923) The Mad Dancer (1925) The Virgin Wife (1926) Close Harmony (1929) The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) One Million B.C. (1940)

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Ricca K. Allen

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Ricca Allen?

actress (1863-1949)

When was Ricca Allen born?

Ricca Allen was born on 9 June 1863 in Victoria.

When did Ricca Allen die?

Ricca Allen died on 13 September 1949 in Los Angeles.

What was Ricca Allen's occupation?

Ricca Allen was an actor.

What nationality was Ricca Allen?

Ricca Allen was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ricca Allen

· Wikidata: Q7322883

· DBpedia: Ricca Allen

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