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Allyce Beasley

Allyce Beasley

Actor · Born July 6, 1954 (72) · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Allyce Beasley (née Tannenberg) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as rhyming, love-struck receptionist Agnes DiPesto in the television series Moonlighting. From 2001 to 2007, she was the announcer on Playhouse Disney, a morning lineup of programming for toddlers on Disney Channel. She appeared briefly as a guidance counselor in the comedy film Legally Blonde and played Coach's daughter, Lisa Pantusso, on Cheers. She also announced the safety video during The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 6, 1954 (72)
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
40 on Motif · 58 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Allyce Beasley's films like?

Across their 10 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Motif score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
34%
Self
33%
Survival
18%
Power
7%
Morality
4%
Society
4%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 7 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
5
Tense
4
Joyful
3
Contemplative
4
Absurd
3
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Allyce Beasley's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 29 of their 40 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Allyce Beasley's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 40 with a Motif page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Poreless (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Marci

  • 8 Minutes 20 Seconds (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Joan

  • Data Management (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Voice of Loudspeaker

  • Champaign Ill (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Gayle

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Pauline

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Maniac(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as 11

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Magic Island (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Sé stessa

  • Gotham(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Nurse Dorothy Duncan

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Growing Up and Other Lies(2014)

    as Jeanne

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Gravity(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Karen Robinson / Dr. Robinson

    Motif score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Shattered! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Peg

  • Commander Bunsworth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Zee XYZZYX

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruth Boddicker

    Motif score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • 2 Brothers & a Bride(2003)

    as Library Lady

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Recess: All Growed Down(2003)

    as Miss Grotke (voice)

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade(2003)

    as Miss Grotke (voice)

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all films

  • 10-8: Officers on Duty (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Doris

  • Joan of Arcadia (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman with Cats God

  • Wishcraft(2002)

    as Mom Bumpers

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Call Me Claus(2001)

    as Telemarketer

    Motif score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street(2001)

    as Miss Alordayne Grotkey

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Legally Blonde(2001)

    as CULA Advisor

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Recess: School's Out(2001)

    as Miss Grotke (voice)

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Prince and the Surfer(1999)

    as Constance

    Motif score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Stuart Little(1999)

    as Aunt Beatrice

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Weisman

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure(1999)

    as Elsa

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Felicity(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Sharon

    Motif score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Wild Thornberrys(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Ground Finch / Penguin (voice)

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • I Might Even Love You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Senta

  • Recess(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · as Miss Alordayne Grotkey (voice)

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Extreme Ghostbusters(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Bess (voice)

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Dream with the Fishes(1997)

    as Sophia

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story(1996)

    as Frankie

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all films

  • 7th Heaven(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Beasley

    Motif score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Rumpelstiltskin(1995)

    as Hildy

    Motif score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Magic Kid II (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    as Waitress

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Kate Pound

    Motif score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Finch

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Tommyknockers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Becka Paulson

  • Lies & Lullabies(1993)

    as Cindy

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Loaded Weapon 1(1993)

    as Spinach Destiny

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Motorama(1991)

    as Chimera Receptionist

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Darkwing Duck(1991)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation(1990)

    as Janice

    Motif score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Shades of L.A. (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Superboy(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Harris

    Motif score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • ALF(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 66 episodes · as Agnes DiPesto

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • The Ratings Game(1984)

    as Paisan Receptionist

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Garfield on the Town (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Girl Cat 2 / Girl Cat 3 (voice)

  • One Cooks, the Other Doesn't (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    as Mrs. Cutler

  • Remington Steele(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Lynette Mercer

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Lisa

    Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Filthy Rich (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Taxi(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Cindy Bates

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Battle of the Network Stars (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Silent Retreat (not in the Motif catalog yet)

    as Rochelle

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles, 56 of them dated from 1976 to 2025; peak year 2002.

Biggest box office

Dream with the Fishes (1997)

$544K worldwide

Highest rated

Moonlighting (1985)

Motif 79th

Film career

19762025

Peak 2002 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 1 Motif title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1983Screen debut· Garfield on the Town
  • 1999Career best· Stuart Little

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting57 of 57: 57 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score51st

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s9 · acting1990s22 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s7 · acting2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
8398

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Allyce Beasley's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 20; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 35th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Motif score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Baby Huey's Great Easter Adventure (1999)

96th percentile spread · 56% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Recess (1997)

Motif 84th · 84% liked

Reviewers score the acting 60/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Allyce Beasley's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 85 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 31
Profanity3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 35
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 60 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Allyce Beasley work with?

People who share at least 2 of Allyce Beasley's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Howy Parkins shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers