Vera-Ellen
Actress, singer, dancer (1921-1981) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 60
Vera-Ellen was an American dancer, actress, and singer. She is known for her solo performances as well as her work with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Danny Kaye, and Donald O'Connor. She is best known for her starring roles in On the Town (1949) with Kelly and White Christmas (1954) with Kaye.
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1981Died30 August 19811960Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1957
Let's Be HappyFilm, Jeannie MacLean1956
The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries1954
A Star Is Born World PremiereFilm1952
The Belle of New YorkFilm, Angela Bonfils1951
Happy Go LovelyFilm, Janet Jones1950
The Colgate Comedy HourSeries
Three Little WordsFilm, 1950Jessie Brown Kalmar1949
Love HappyFilm, Maggie Phillips1948
The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1947
Carnival in Costa RicaFilm, Luisa Molina1946
The Kid from BrooklynFilm, Susie Sullivan1945
Wonder ManFilm, Midge Mallon1921Born16 February 1921
Let's Be HappyFilm, Jeannie MacLean1956The Dinah Shore Chevy ShowSeries1954A Star Is Born World PremiereFilm1952The Belle of New YorkFilm, Angela Bonfils1951Happy Go LovelyFilm, Janet Jones1950The Colgate Comedy HourSeriesThree Little WordsFilm, 1950Jessie Brown Kalmar1949Love HappyFilm, Maggie Phillips1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries1947Carnival in Costa RicaFilm, Luisa Molina1946The Kid from BrooklynFilm, Susie Sullivan1945Wonder ManFilm, Midge Mallon1921Born16 February 1921People around Vera-Ellen
Close ties
Arthur Freed Produced On the Town and Words and Music
H. Bruce Humberstone Directed Wonder Man (1945)
Samuel Goldwyn Produced Wonder Man and The Kid from Brooklyn
Gene Kelly Directed On the Town (1949)
Danny Kaye Also in Wonder Man and The Kid from Brooklyn
Leon Belasco Also in Love Happy, Wonder Man and Call Me Madam
Mary Pickford Produced Love Happy (1950)
Fred Astaire Also in Three Little Words (1950)
Michael Curtiz Directed White Christmas (1954)
Celeste Holm Also in Three Little Girls in Blue (1946)
Leo McCarey Directed Love Happy (1950)
Stanley Donen Directed On the Town (1949)
Norman Taurog Directed Words and Music (1948)
Robert Aldrich Directed Big Leaguer (1953)
Virginia Mayo Also in Wonder Man and The Kid from Brooklyn
Betty Garrett Also in On the Town and Words and Music
Charles Walters Directed The Belle of New York (1952)
Walter Lang Directed Call Me Madam (1953)
Dick Haymes Also in Words and Music (1948)- Norman Z. McLeod Directed The Kid from Brooklyn (1946)
Percy Helton Also in White Christmas and Call Me Madam
Clinton Sundberg Also in Words and Music (1948)
Jack Cummings Produced Three Little Words (1950)
Sol C. Siegel Produced Call Me Madam (1953)
Known for
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White Christmas 1954
On the Town 1949
Love Happy 1949
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 21
25 credits on file
Television 4
Media & music
Awards
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1981 · aged 60
