Gwen Verdon (1925–2000) |
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Gwen Verdon was born to the theater. Her mother, Gertrude, was a vaudevillian and dancer. Her father, Joseph, was an MGM studio electrician. She had to wear corrective boots as a child to straighten out her legs, which were misshapen by childhood illness. Nonetheless, she first appeared as a tapper on stage at age 6. She got her break in Bob Fosse...
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Died:(age 75) in Woodstock, Vermont, USA |
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Actress (52 credits)
Actress (52 credits)
1997-1999
Walker, Texas Ranger
(TV Series)
Maisie Whitman
Maisie Whitman
- Mind Games
(1999)
... Maisie Whitman
- Forgotten People
(1997)
... Maisie Whitman
1997
Touched by an Angel
(TV Series)
Lorraine McCully
Lorraine McCully
- Missing in Action
(1997)
... Lorraine McCully
1996
In Cold Blood
(TV Mini-Series)
Sadie Truitt
Sadie Truitt
- Episode #1.2
(1996)
... Sadie Truitt
- Episode #1.1
(1996)
... Sadie Truitt
1994
The Cosby Mysteries
(TV Series)
Yolanda
Yolanda
- Self Defense
(1994)
... Yolanda
- Our Lady of Cement
(1994)
... Yolanda
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
(TV Series)
Jessie Doohen
Jessie Doohen
- Ghost of a Chance
(1993)
... Jessie Doohen
1986-1988
Webster
(TV Series)
Aunt Charlotte
Aunt Charlotte
- Take My Cousin, Please
(1988)
... Aunt Charlotte
- There Goes the Bride
(1986)
... Aunt Charlotte
- Hello, I Must Be Going
(1986)
... Aunt Charlotte
1985-1988
Magnum, P.I.
(TV Series)
Katherine Peterson
Katherine Peterson
- Resolutions: Part II
(1988)
... Katherine Peterson
- Resolutions: Part I
(1988)
... Katherine Peterson
- Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts
(1987)
... Katherine Peterson
- Forty
(1987)
... Katherine Peterson
- Going Home
(1985)
... Katherine Peterson
1972
Love, American Style
(TV Series)
Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act")
Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act")
- Love and the Lucky Couple/Love and the Mail Room/Love and the New Act/Love and the Overnight Guests
(1972)
... Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act")
1970
NET Playhouse
(TV Series)
(segment "Actor's Choice")
- Foul!/Actor's Choice
(1970)
... (segment "Actor's Choice")
1954
Goodyear Playhouse
(TV Series)
Shirley Kochendorfer
Shirley Kochendorfer
- Native Dancer
(1954)
... Shirley Kochendorfer
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Self (58 credits)
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Redhead (1959). Musical comedy. Book by Herbert Fields, Dorothy Fields, Sidney Sheldon and David Shaw. Music by Albert Hague. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang and Robert Russell Bennett. Musical Director: Jay Blackton. Vocal arrangements by Jay Blackton. Dance arrangements by Roger Adams. Directed ... See more »Alternate Names:
Gwyneth Verdon | Gwen VerdunHeight:
5' 4" (1.63 m)
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These girls I've played are naive and pure. They are looking for someone to really love. But they aren't very bright, and they haven't been brought up in a family situation that enables them to evaluate. As for the prostitutes, well they're 'loved' every 20 minutes, or what substitutes for love in about 90% of American homes-- I'm pretty cynical about that. See more »Trivia:
Portrayed "Lola" in the stage version of "Damn Yankees!" and reprised her role in the movie, Damn Yankees (1958). See more »Trademark:
Throaty, grainy, yet girlish singing voice See more »Nickname:
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