Most Recent Role: Feral Cat Lover God on Joan of Arcadia
Alias Name(s): Alice Beasley, Allyce Tannenbaum
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birthday: 7-6-1954
Birth Name: Allyce Tannenbaum
Alias Name(s): Alice Beasley, Allyce Tannenbaum
Gender: Female
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Birthday: 7-6-1954
Birth Name: Allyce Tannenbaum
Best known for her role as rhyming receptionist Agnes DiPesto in the television series Moonlighting, Allyce Beasley has used her wit and voice to more than so. For several years she was the announcer on Playhouse Disney, on The Disney Channel and in the movie Legally Blonde(starring Reese Witherspoon) Allyce appeared briefly as a guidance counselor. She also played one of the most important...
Most Recent Appearance
The Cat
Friday 15 October 2004 on CBS
God has Joan adopt a wild cat; Helen's Aunt Olive has a stroke while visiting; Will calls Internal Affairs to investigate for corrupt cops.
Allyce has said that the Disney Channel don't usually use individualistic voices, but they made an exception for her to come and be on Playhouse Disney.
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Allyce is involved in the Schools On Wheels program. She's been helping and tutoring homeless children who came for three hours every Friday night in downtown Los Angeles.
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When Allyce had breast cancer, her doctor was Dr. Philomena McAndrew, the woman who treated the character Samantha in Sex And The City's breast cancer was based on. Allyce had her surgery a week before she had to go on and do the movie Stuart Little.
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She was nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Actress for Moonlighting in 1988.
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Allyce has had breast cancer and beat it.
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Allyce Beasley(on working with Imogene Coca): It was a dream come true and Imogene was pretty elderly then (1988). And when we saw her come in for the first rehearsal she was a tiny, little lady, very petite and kind of quite and frail looking. And we're all going "Oh! We're so thrilled, but uh-oh!". She didn't look that strong. The minute they turned the cameras on, she would be... She was off like a bullet. She was just so happy. As soon as the cameras were running, she was right there.
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Allyce Beasley: I went to work a week after surgery and it probably saved my spirit and saved my life because this is what I love and I got to do it. Instead of thinking "Oh, I never know when I'll act again" I had a job waiting for me and I just did it and I loved it.
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Allyce Beasley (on doing kissing scenes with Curtis Armstrong): He was married at the time and so was I, and I think I was especially uptight about it, having just found out about Bert's addition the night before. You know how wonderful and what a gentleman and professional he is. I think he was really happy about joining the show, but I mean, he was probably pretty nervous too. Basically they said "Here. Have your 15 minutes. Have coffee. Now, you know, get on top of each other!".
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Allyce Beasley (about what her part did for "Moonlighting"): He (Glenn Gordon Caron, creator of Moonlighting) summed it by saying that Agnes was kind of an emotional geiger counter for Maddie and David. You could really tell how their relationship was going through Agnes' eyes.
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Allyce Beasley (on her character on Moonlighting always having to rhyme): I thought the phone thingies were going to be a challenge, but that also helped me become who Miss Dipesto was.
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Other Appearances
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Moonlighting
Agnes DiPesto |
Recess
Voice of Miss Alordayne Grotkey |
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Late Night With David Letterman
Guest |
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7th Heaven
Liar, Liar Mrs. Beasley |
10-8
The Wild and the Innocent Doris Fortnoy |
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ALF
Love on the Rocks Margaret |
Battle of the Network Stars
Special #19 ABC Team |
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Cheers
Coach's Daughter Lisa Pantuso |
Diagnosis Murder
Two Birds With One Sloan Sarah Finch |
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