- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 13, 1925
- Place of Birth
- Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- October 18, 2000
Gwen Verdon
Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach for theater and film. With flaming red hair and a quaver in her voice, Verdon was a critically acclaimed performer on Broadway from the 1950s-70s. Having originated many roles in musicals she is also strongly identified with her second husband, director–choreographer Bob Fosse, remembered as the dancer–collaborator–muse for whom he choreographed much of his work and as the guardian of his legacy after his death. By the time she was six, she was already dancing on stage. She went on to study multiple dance forms, ranging from tap, jazz, ballroom and flamenco to Balinese. In 1942, Verdon’s parents asked her to marry family friend and tabloid reporter James Henaghan after he got her pr…
Filmography
movieMerely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieChita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015 · Self (archive footage)
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · Lola (segment "Damn Yankees") (archive footage)
movieBroadway's Lost Treasures
2003 · Roxie Hart (segment "Chicago")
movieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003 · Self
movieFosse
2002 · Creative Consultant
movieBruno
2000 · Mrs. Drago
movieWalking Across Egypt
1999 · Alora
movieBest Friends for Life
1998 · Edith Cooper
movieThe Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
1997 · Self
movieMarvin's Room
1996 · Ruth Wakefield
tvIn Cold Blood
1996 · Sadie Truitt
tvTouched by an Angel
1994 · Lorraine McCully
movieOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · Etta Pell
tvOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
1994 · Etta Pell
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993 · Maisie Whitman
tvHomicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Jessie Doohen
movieAlice
1990 · Alice's Mother
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
movieSanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990 · Self
tvDream On
1990 · Kitty Brewer
movieBob Fosse: Steam Heat
1990 · Herself - Narrator
tvDear John
1988 · Yvonne
movieCocoon: The Return
1988 · Bess McCarthy
movieNadine
1987 · Vera
tvAll Is Forgiven
1986 · Bonita Harrell
tvThe Equalizer
1985 · Kelly Sterling
movieCocoon
1985 · Bess McCarthy
movieNight of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
movieThat's Dancing!
1985 · Lola (archive footage)
movieThe Cotton Club
1984 · Tish Dwyer
movieThe Jerk, Too
1984 · Bag Lady (uncredited)
movieAmerican Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance
1983 · Herself - Host
movieLegs
1983 · Maureen Comly
tvHotel
1982
tvFame
1982
tvMagnum, P.I.
1980 · Katherine Peterson
movieSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · Our Guests at Heartland
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976 · (archive footage)
movieThe Deadly Visitor
1973 · Mrs. Moffat
tvM*A*S*H
1972 · Brandy Doyle
movieLiza with a Z
1972 · Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
The Don Knotts Show
tvThe Don Knotts Show
1970 · Self
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
tvThe Carol Burnett Show
1967 · Self - Guest
tvThe Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Self
tvThe Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self - Co-Host
movieDamn Yankees
1958 · Lola
tvThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter, Self - Performer
movieGentlemen Marry Brunettes
1955 · Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
movieThe Farmer Takes a Wife
1953 · Abigail (uncredited)
movieThe Mississippi Gambler
1953 · Voodoo Chicken Dancer (uncredited), Choreographer
movieThe I Don't Care Girl
1953 · Specialty Dancer
movieThe Merry Widow
1952 · Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
movieDreamboat
1952 · Girl in Commercial (uncredited)
movieMeet Me After the Show
1951 · Gwen Verdon / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe (uncredited)
movieDavid and Bathsheba
1951 · Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
movieOn the Riviera
1951 · Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
tvThe Colgate Comedy Hour
1950 · Self
tvWhat's My Line?
1950 · Self - Mystery Guest
tvThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self
movieBlonde from Brooklyn
1945 · Girl in Nightclub (uncredited)
Hoosier Holiday
movieHoosier Holiday
1943 · Cheerleader
movieThe King Steps Out
1936 · Specialty Ballerina (uncredited)