Interview with Billie Allen
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Title
Interview with Billie Allen
Collection
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Public Program Videos
Names
Allen, Billie (Interviewee)
Rashad, Phylicia, 1948- (Interviewer)
Hunt, Pamela (Speaker)
Kern, Maxene (Speaker)
Corwin, Betty L (Speaker)
League of Professional Theatre Women (Presenter)
Character Generators/Video (Production company)
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Billy Rose Theatre Division., Theatre on Film and Tape Archive (Producer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 2014
Place: New York
Library Location
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive
Shelf locator: NCOW 403
Subjects
Allen, Billie
African American actresses
Women theatrical producers and directors
African American theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: [Presented by] The League of Professional Theatre Women ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc. ; [video producer] Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, Patrick Hoffman, director.
Performers: Introductory remarks: Pamela Hunt, Maxene Kern, and Betty Corwin.
Venue: Videotaped by The New York Public Library's Theatre on Film and Tape Archive in the Bruno Walter Auditorium, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York, N.Y., Sep. 22, 2014.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 video file (62 min.): sound, color
Abstract
Veteran actress and director Billie Allen discusses her early years with interviewer Phylicia Rashad. Topics include Allen's education and influences, how she came to theater as a dancer, her transition to acting, and her early experiences on stage and television.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 907409251
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20601274
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b22732692
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1908f110-fa9b-0138-b23f-0242ac110003
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MLA format
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Billie Allen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 2014. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1908f110-fa9b-0138-b23f-0242ac110003
APA format
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. (2014). Interview with Billie Allen Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1908f110-fa9b-0138-b23f-0242ac110003
Chicago/Turabian Format
Theatre on Film and Tape Archive, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Billie Allen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1908f110-fa9b-0138-b23f-0242ac110003
Wikipedia citation
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