Andree Wallace is an American actress who has performed on radio, television, and stage.[1]
Early years
Wallace was born in Brooklyn "into an extraordinarily large family" of Scottish ancestry via both her Campbell mother and her Wallace father.[2] Her father had been a shopkeeper in Scotland, and he became a gardener in a cemetery in Brooklyn. Her mother operated a rooming house in East Flatbush.[1] She graduated from Girls' Commercial High School[3] in Brooklyn, where she took a dramatics class.[4]
Career
Wallace first worked professionally in radio when she was 17 years old, obtaining a role on The Little Blue Playhouse for $10 per episode.[1] By 1948, she had acted on radio and on stage in summer stock productions, in Blackfriar's productions, and in productions of the Equity Library Theatre[3] On February 3, 1948, she debuted in the title role of Michael Sayers's Kathleen at the Mansfield Theatre on Broadway.[5]
Wallace married film publicist Guy Biondi, whom she met when she was studying drama and he was stage manager when her class presented a demonstration. They have two children.[1]
References
^ abcdeKeene, Harold. "Happy To Be Home"(PDF). TV Radio Mirror. pp. 48, 97–98. Retrieved October 11, 2022.