Elizabeth Anne Allen (born November 18, 1970) is a retired American actress. Allen is best known for her recurring role as the

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on the television series ''

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''.

Early life and career

Allen is an alumna of Gloversville High School in

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and graduated from

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, in 2001.

Career

After college, Allen moved to

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to begin an acting career. Since 1992, Allen has worked regularly, primarily in guest or recurring roles on various television series, including ''

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'' and ''

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''. Allen also had a recurring role in the T.V. series ''

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'' playing the character Pam Boyd. Her film credits have included roles in ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1995), and the controversial ''

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'' (1996). In 2007, Allen retired from professional acting.

''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''

Allen won the recurring role of Amy Madison on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' for the season one episode "

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". She returned in the second season's "

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", the season three episode "

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", and season four's " Something Blue", in a brief, non-speaking cameo. She returned for a three-episode guest arc in the season six episodes " Smashed", " Wrecked", and "

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". She made her final appearance on ''Buffy'' in the season seven episode "

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Filmography

Film

Television

External links

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