1. United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
   - Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie
    
2. United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
   - Woody Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsberg
    
3. A soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)
   - Ethan Allen

Type of: actor, comedienne, film maker, film producer, filmmaker, histrion [archaic], movie maker, player, pongo [Brit, informal], role player, soldier, thesp [Brit, informal], thespian

Encyclopedia: Allen, Nancy