Rae Allen: Last News

Tony Award-winning actress Rae Allen has died. She was 95. Allen, who starred in "Damn Yankees," "The Sopranos" and "A League of their Own," died of natural causes in her sleep in Los Angeles, her manager confirmed to Fox News Digital.

confirmed the news of her passing in a statement to People.Born in 1926 in Brooklyn, NY as Raffaella Julia Theresa Abruzzo, Allen got her start on Broadway after graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1947.The thespian earned her first of three Tony nominations for Best Featured Actress for playing nosy reporter Gloria Thorpe in the 1955 stage musical “Damn Yankees,” a role she would reprise in the 1958 movie of the same name.The veteran performer received a second nod in the same award category for “Traveler Without Luggage” in 1967, and finally took home the coveted statuette in 1971 for “And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little.”Perhaps best known for TV roles, Allen appeared in a slew of iconic series from the 1960s, including “The Untouchables,” “Car 54,” “Where Are You?” and “All In the Family,” on which she portrayed Edith Bunker’s cousin Amelia DeKuyper.The Brooklynite continued to have success on the small screen into the 80s, 90s and 2000s with roles in “Soap,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “NYPD Blue,” “Reign Over Me” and “Seinfeld.” On the latter, Allen played Mrs. Sokol in Seinfeld’s 1992 episode “The Boyfriend.” She also appeared in “The Sopranos” as Quintina Blundetto, the aunt of Tony Soprano’s cousin Tony Blundetto (Steve Buscemi).Her last credited TV appearances were in two episodes of “Vampire Mob” in 2011.

The Sopranos and All In The Family star was described by her representative Kyle Fritz to The Hollywood Reporter as “one the most gifted actresses” he’s ever worked with, as he confirmed that she died yesterday (April 6).“She [was] one the most gifted actresses I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I will be forever grateful to have been a part of her incredible journey,” he said.Allen won a Tony Award for best actress in 1971 for And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little, and also appeared in A League Of Their Own, Stargate, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, Grey’s Anatomy, among many other TV series.The actress played Tony Soprano’s aunt, Quintina Blundetto, in the HBO series, who was the mother of Tony’s cousin, Anthony “Tony B” Blundetto (played by Steve Buscemi).News of her death follows that of her Sopranos co-star Paul Herman, who passed away last month.

TONY Award-winning actress Rae Allen, known for her roles in A League of Their Own and The Sopranos, died early Wednesday morning in her sleep at the age of 95. Born Rae Julia Theresa Abruzzo in Brooklyn, New York, she started her career on Broadway after graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1947.

One of her last TV appearances was on hospital drama Grey's Anatomy in 2006.Allen played Ruth in the season two episode, Break Through.Her last TV appearance was in the series Vampire Mob as Carlina Grigiono.Following the devastating news of her death, fans of the star took to Twitter to pay tribute to the actress.@CAOH110291 wrote: "RIP Rae Allen, who died yesterday at the age of 95."@Crystal_Philoso commented: "RIP Rae Allen, she played that f*****g animal Blundetto's mother in the Sopranos."@BCDreyer added: "Goodbye to wonderful Rae Allen."She is survived by nieces Laura and Betty Cosgrove as well as her friends April Webster and Lisa Ann Gold, who she considered to be her adopted family.

The acting world is in mourning on Wednesday, with the news that Tony-winning actress Rae Allen has passed away.The actress, who won a Tony Award forBest Featured Actress in a Play for And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little in 1971, passed away peacefully in her sleep at 95 years of age, via Deadline.She also earned Tony nominations for Damn Yankees in 1955 and Traveler Without Luggage in 1967, and was featured in several movies and TV shows such as A League of Their Own and The Sopranos.

Wilson Chapman editorRae Allen, the Tony-winning stage and screen veteran known for her role as nosy reporter Gloria Thorpe in “Damn Yankees” and as Quintina Blundetto on “The Sopranos,” died Wednesday, her rep Kyle Fritz confirmed to Variety. She was 95.Born in Brooklyn as Rae Julia Theresa Abruzzo, Allen began her career on the stage after graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1947.

tributes. The Tony-Award winning actress was best known for her roles in The Sopranos, All In the Family and Damn Yankees and passed away peacefully in her sleep early on Wednesday (April 7) morning.Rae was described by many who knew her as “a force of nature” and earned her first Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress as Gloria in Damn Yankees in 1955.

Rae Allen, the Tony Award-winning actress known for roles in Damn Yankees, A League of Their Own and The Sopranos, died early Wednesday morning peacefully in her sleep. She was 95.