Allegra Kent Allegra Kent Allegra Kent (born August 11, 1937) is an American ballet dancer, actress, children's book author and columnist. Iris Margo Cohen was born to Jewish parents, Harry Herschel and Shirley (née Weissman) Cohen, and later changed her name to Allegra Kent. Kent grew up in what she later described as a dysfunctional environment. In "Once a Dancer: An Autobiography", she describes her Texan father – "who liked to substitute 'Cowboy' for Herschel" – as having "a gambler's soul and a restless nature". She describes her Wisznice-born immigrant mother as feeling "neither European nor American; she was ashamed of her
Allegra Curtis paternal half-sisters. After Christine Kaufmann's death in March 2017, Allegra Curtis announced in October 2017 that she would be continuing with her mother's cosmetics line. Allegra Curtis Allegra Curtis (born July 11, 1966) is an American-born actress who has worked in English and German movies. She is known for her work on movies namely "Das Gold der Liebe" (1983) and "Flashback" (2000) as well as her participation in the German TV series "Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!" (2004). Allegra Curtis was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of American actor Tony Curtis and