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Gwen Verdon

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American dancer and actress (1925-2000)

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Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and she served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach for theater and film.

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Filmography 40

Cocoon1985 · ★ 6.6
Cocoon: The Return1988 · ★ 6.5
Marvin's Room1996 · ★ 6.7
The Cotton Club1984 · ★ 6.5
Alice1990 · ★ 6.4
Nadine1987 · ★ 5.5
David and Bathsheba1951 · ★ 5.9
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1978 · ★ 4.4
That's Entertainment, Part II1976
Damn Yankees1958
Bruno2000
On the Riviera1951
That's Dancing!1985
Dreamboat1952
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes1955
Liza with a Z1972
Walking Across Egypt1999
The Merry Widow1952
The Mississippi Gambler1953
The King Steps Out1936
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There2003
Meet Me After the Show1951
Broadway's Lost Treasures2003
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All1994
Night of 100 Stars II1985
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards2005
The Deadly Visitor1973
The Jerk, Too1984
The Farmer Takes a Wife1953
Blonde from Brooklyn1945
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon2019
The I Don't Care Girl1953
Legs1983
Best Friends for Life1998
Hoosier Holiday1943
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle1997
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret1990
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do2015
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat1990
American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance1983

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Television 24

The Mike Douglas Show1961
M*A*S*H1972
Magnum, P.I.1980
What's My Line?1950
Walker, Texas Ranger1993
Touched by an Angel1994
Homicide: Life on the Street1993
The Merv Griffin Show1962
Hotel1982
The Equalizer1985
The Carol Burnett Show1967
Tony Awards1956
The Dick Cavett Show1968
Fame1982
The Ed Sullivan Show1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour1950
Dream On1990
Dear John1988
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show1956
The Danny Kaye Show1963
In Cold Blood1996
All Is Forgiven1986
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All1994
The Don Knotts Show1970

Awards 7

1959Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
1956Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
1953Theatre World Award
National Medal of Arts
Library of Congress Living Legend
Drama League Award
Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical

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About this person

Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and she served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach for theater and film. Verdon was a critically acclaimed performer on Broadway in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, having originated many roles in musicals, including Lola in Damn Yankees, the title character in Sweet Charity, and Roxie Hart in Chicago.

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United States
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Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2000 · aged 75
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