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Frances Helen Allison was an American television and radio comedian, personality and singer. She is best known for her starring role on the weekday NBC-TV puppet show Kukla, Fran and Ollie, which ran from 1947–57, occasionally returning to the air until the mid-1980s. The trio also hosted The CBS Children's Film Festival, introducing international children's films, from 1967-77.
Born
Wednesday, 20 November 1907
Died
Tuesday, 13 June 1989
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self | 1999 |
| Television | Self | 1988 |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1986 |
| The Muppet Movie | Muppet Performer / Additional Muppet Performer | 1979 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The Jimmy Dean Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | with Kukla and Ollie / Self | 1962 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Self | 1999 |
| Television | Self | 1988 |
| NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 1986 |
| The Muppet Movie | Muppet Performer / Additional Muppet Performer | 1979 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| The Jimmy Dean Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | with Kukla and Ollie / Self | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Hostess / Self - Co-Host / Herself - Puppet Show Hostess / Herself | 1961 |
| Password | Self | 1961 |
| Pinocchio | Blue Haired Fairy Queen | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Kukla Fran & Ollie | 1956 |
| The George Gobel Show | Herself | 1954 |
| The Tonight Show | Self | 1954 |
| The Dave Garroway Show | Self | 1953 |
| Ding Dong School | Guest Host | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The U.S. Royal Showcase | Self - as Kukla, Fran and Ollie | 1952 |
| The Kate Smith Evening Hour | Self | 1951 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Actress | 1950 |
| TV Club | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Panelist | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Self - Guest | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Commerical Spokeswoman | 1948 |
| Kukla, Fran and Ollie | Self / Fran | 1947 |
