Donna Rae Allen was born Donna Rae Harvey to Allan S Harvey a construction worker and Katherine Gill, a school bus driver, and homemaker. Donna had an older brother Allan, a Vietnam Vet and has two sisters Marjorie Izzo, a rate adjuster and Kathryn Pettinato, an operating nurse, both since retired. Donna married her high school sweetheart Michael R...
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Donna Rae Allen was born Donna Rae Harvey to Allan S Harvey a construction worker and Katherine Gill, a school bus driver, and homemaker. Donna had an older brother Allan, a Vietnam Vet and has two sisters Marjorie Izzo, a rate adjuster and Kathryn Pettinato, an operating nurse, both since retired. Donna married her high school sweetheart Michael Ryan in 1972, the marriage lasted less than a year. Donna then worked at the New England Telephone Co. as an operator, supervisor and engineering clerk. Donna then completed an Elementary Education degree at Bridgewater State College, during which she married her second husband, David Allen, an executive at JM Family Enterprises and raised 3 children, Cherie, a professor at UCF in Florida, Thomas, a lawyer and Partner in a Raleigh law firm and Joseph, a IT accountant & CPA. Donna began acting on stage in the 4th grade and participated in school plays and talent shows at West Junior High and Brockton High School. Donna had a successful career in the entertainment business, working in movies, television, industrial films, and commercials in the 1980's-1990's. Donna stepped out of the entertainment business in 1994 to raise her family and during that time received a Masters Degree in Adult Education and Human Resource Development from Florida International University. Donna re-entered the entertainment industry in April of 2017 and has been active doing both film and commercial work. Donna is known for her work in the TV series South Beach (1992), for several commercials including Febreze, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Lipton Mini Meals plus many more and recently completed work playing the Judge on the feature film Inheritance directed by Vaughn Stein and starring Simon Pegg and Lily Collins.
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