Rae Allen Dies: Tony Award-Winning ‘Damn Yankees,’ ‘Sopranos,’ ‘All In The Family’ Actress Was 95

Naomi Judd, the Kentucky-born singer of the Grammy-winning duo The Judds and mother of Wynonna and Ashley Judd, has died. She was 76.

Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon celebrated working together for ten years, a group of school kids reflected on their journey. Kids from Manchester Communication Primary Academy decided to impersonate the judges who were "auditioning" for their roles on the panel on April 30.But the boy impersonating Piers Morgan had the judges, social media and Piers himself in fits of laughter.As the auditions got into full swing, the child playing Amanda Holden revealed that Piers would be the first person to audition for his role on the panel.However, the resemblance was uncanny as mini-Piers stormed across the stage with Taylor Swift's 'Trouble' playing in the background.Simon Cowell burst into fits of laughter before the actor yelled: "Blah, blah, blah, blah," in true Piers style before Amanda cackled with laughter."That's exactly how he talks," exclaimed Ant McPartlin as even he struggled to contain his laughter after the outburst.Seconds after the audition, fans took to social media to share their thoughts, with one person saying: "They captured annoying Piers Morgan perfectly, so I'd have hit the golden buzzer just for that alone! #BGT."A second added: "Best Piers Morgan impression I've seen IMO [in my opinion] #BGT.""He has got piers nailed! He talks rubbish #BGT," shared another.Before a fourth typed: "On the + side one of the children got Piers Morgan to a tee.

Britain's Got Talent fans were in complete shock when 17 year old Honey Scott took to the stage on Saturday night.The teenager was armed with a guitar and sung an original song – two things that left viewers at home comparing her to one very famous X Factor star.Honey performed a song of her own and left the audience watching in the theatre stunned by her incredible voice and talent.The judges were impressed too, as the young star ended up getting four yes votes – one each from Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon.Taking to Twitter to discuss the likeness of Honey Scott and one former talent show contestant, fans watching the ITV talent contest at home were quick to take to social media.Fans at home couldn't help but compare young Honey to X Factor 2012 contestant Lucy Spraggan. "Honey Scott reminds me a lot of Lucy Spraggan got that similar sound with the guitar," penned one viewer.

bear tore through two cars in Colorado - in a bid to reach the lip gloss that was left inside.Searching for a possible food source, the bear was enticed by the scent of the lip gloss and broke into the vehicles on Friday, ripping the seats to pieces and leaving items inside in a state of disarray.The incident was subsequently reported to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, who took to Twitter to alert the public.They wrote: “Bears know how to open car doors. There was no food/trash left inside here, but there was lip gloss.

Arsenal and Tottenham be handed automatic wins against West Ham and Leicester this weekend.In an attempt to guarantee that next month's north London derby be a 'winner-take-all' type affair for fourth place, and for West Ham and Leicester to reach the Europa League and Europa Conference League finals respectfully, Abrahams argued that both games should be called off.Parlour - a former Gunners midfielder - branded idea the "most stupid thing I've ever heard in my life", despite Abrahams' insistence that it would be best for the Premier League."What the Premier League should do here to help out their clubs is go right, Arsenal and Spurs are gonna battle for fourth, their big game is the north London derby," Abrahams explained. "[Let's] give them both three points this weekend because it doesn't change anything."Call both games off, let Leicester and West Ham have their feet up.

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Manchester United in order to leave this summer. The Frenchman is currently on loan with Spanish outfit Sevilla.

Kylie Jenner is opening up about the weight she gained during her pregnancy with baby No. 2 and what she's doing to get back to her old self.The 24-year-old makeup mogul took to Instagram and shared a picture on her Story showing her on a treadmill. The black and white photo also featured overlay text that read, «gained 60lbs again this pregnancy.

It’s been 65 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, with a brutal war raging across much of the country.

Tom Selleck‘s opening up about why he was “scared to death” during his guest starring role as Dr. Richard Burke on “Friends”.

After months of speculation, it’s finally official: the original cast of “That ’70s Show” will be returning to reprise their characters in the upcoming Netflix spin-off, “That ’90s Show”.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticSinger and television star Naomi Judd, famous for nearly four decades as the matriarch of the country music duo the Judds, has died at 76, her daughters Wynonna Judd and Ashley Judd said in a statement Saturday.“Today we sisters experienced a tragedy,” the statement said. “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness.

, is finally here. On April 29, enlisted for a rousing duet of her angsty 2002 hit, “.”Fans went wild on Friday when the “Brutal” singer surprised them by bringing Lavigne on stage during the Toronto stop of her Sour tour. Rodrigo introduced Lavigne as the woman who “broke down so many barriers and opened so many doors to girls like me,” before revealing her duet partner's name.

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.