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Rae Allen, the actress who played Aunt Quintina Blundetto inThe Sopranos, has died. She was 95.
Allen’s talent manager Kyle Fritz of Kyle Fritz Management confirmed the news to PEOPLE that she died Wednesday morning in her sleep from natural causes.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1926, Allen landed on the Broadway stage after graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1947.
She originated the role of reporter Gloria Thorpe in the 1955 musicalDamn Yankeesbefore reprising the role in the 1958 film of the same name.
Allen was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in the musical in 1956, going on to win a statuette for Best Featured Actress in a Play in 1971 forAnd Miss Reardon Drinks A Little.
She also was nominated in the same category in 1965 for the playTraveller Without Luggage.
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Allen also played Mrs. Sokol in Seinfeld’s 1992 episode “The Boyfriend” and Aladdin’s unimpressed mother inShelley Duvall’sFaerie Tale Theatrein 1986, opposite Robert Carradine,Valerie BertinelliandJames Earl Jones.
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Soap, All in the FamilyandLou Grantare some of Allen’s other television credits.
The outlet also reports that memorial services are being planned on both coasts, with times and dates to be announced.
source: people.com
