Glen Alyn

Glenore Jean Pointing, born in 1913 and died in 1984, was an Australian actress who worked professionally under the name Glen Alyn. Her career spanned British film and stage work from the 1930s through 1957.

Alyn began her performing career as a dancer in West End revue before transitioning to film. She made her screen debut in 1931 in The Outsider, credited under her birth name, Glenore Pointing. A contract with Warner Brothers followed, leading to a sustained period of film work throughout the 1930s. Her credits from that decade include Head of the Family, Mayfair Girl, Don't Get Me Wrong, Mayfair Melody, Ship's Concert, Simply Terrific, Thank Evans, Sweet Devil, It's in the Blood, and The Ware Case, as well as Old Mother Riley Joins Up, A Window in London, and Law and Disorder in 1940.

Alongside her film career, Alyn pursued occasional stage work. In 1947 she appeared on Broadway in Under the Counter. Her film appearances continued into the late 1940s and beyond, with roles in Another Shore in 1948, Maytime in Mayfair in 1949, and There's Always a Thursday in 1957, the last of her known screen credits.