Andree Wallace Explained

Andree Wallace is an American actress who has performed on radio, television, and stage.

Early years

Wallace was born in Brooklyn "into an extraordinarily large family" of Scottish ancestry via both her Campbell mother and her Wallace father.[1] 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. She graduated from Girls' Commercial High School[2] in Brooklyn, where she took a dramatics class.[3]

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. 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 On February 3, 1948, she debuted in the title role of Michael Sayers's Kathleen at the Mansfield Theatre on Broadway.[4]

Wallace's roles on radio included Marty Lambert on Brave Tomorrow,[5] Cynthia on The Romance of Helen Trent[6] and Jane on Miss Hattie.[7] She was a featured member of the stock company of Radio Reader's Digest.[8] Other radio programs on which she was heard included Famous Jury Trials, Light of the World, My True Story, and Young Widder Brown.[9] She also acted on Kraft Television Theatre.

Personal life

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.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Andree Wallace, Heroine of Irish Play, 'Kathleen', Real Scottish Lassie . October 10, 2022 . The Boston Globe . January 4, 1948 . 30-A. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Well, Well, Well, Brooklyn Scottish Lass Turns Irish . October 9, 2022 . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . February 1, 1948 . 29.
  3. News: It's Fun to Study Acting at Girls Commercial . October 10, 2022 . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . March 19, 1946 . 9. Newspapers.com.
  4. News: Calta . Louis . Sayers' 'Kathleen' to Arrive Tonight: First Play by Irish Author and Critic Has Andree Wallace in Lead at Mansfield . October 9, 2022 . The New York Times . February 3, 1948 . 31. subscription.
  5. News: 'They Tell Me' . October 13, 2022 . The Cincinnati Enquirer . March 27, 1944 . 19. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Howdy Doody Shows [sic] Notes Anniversary ]. October 11, 2022 . Reno Gazette-Journal . November 1, 1957 . 28. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Winsome . October 10, 2022 . The Jackson Sun . October 22, 1944 . 22. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: Travis . Norman . Radio Fanfare . October 11, 2022 . The Indianapolis News . November 17, 1943 . 25. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: Miss Wallace Plays 'Jane' On 'Miss Hattie' Program . October 13, 2022 . The Jackson Sun . December 31, 1944 . 25. Newspapers.com.
  10. Keene . Harold . 48, 97–98 . Happy To Be Home . TV Radio Mirror . October 11, 2022.