Date of Birth : Jun 24th 1950
American actress. Her best-known films are Carrie, Dressed to Kill, Blow Out and the RoboCop trilogy.
Allen set a standard in her performance as a tough but feminine policewoman, Officer Anne Lewis, in the Sci-Fi/action cult film RoboCop (1987) opposite Peter Weller in the title role. The film, which was the Hollywood debut of Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, did extremely well at the box office. Allen was nominated for another Saturn Award for Best Actress.
After the success of RoboCop, Allen starred as Patricia Wilson-Gardner in Poltergeist III (1988) opposite Tom Skerritt and Heather O’Rourke, an experience made sad by the premature death of the young actress before shooting was complete. Allen reprised her role as Officer Lewis in RoboCop 2 (1990) opposite Weller. In order to make her character tougher and more involved in the physical action, she studied martial arts and participated in police training.
She was married to comedian Craig Shoemaker on September 6, 1992. Allen played Officer Lewis again in RoboCop 3 (1993), with Robert John Burke in the title role. For her third performance as the feisty cop, she was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress. She and Shoemaker divorced in 1994.
CAREER
RoboCop 3 ( 1994 )
RoboCop 2 ( 1990 )
RoboCop ( 1988 )
Strange Invaders ( 1983 )
Dressed to Kill ( 1980 )
Carrie ( 1976 )