Vera-Ellen
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Vera-Ellen (February 16, 1921 - August 30, 1981) was an American dancer and actress. She began dancing at the age of 10, and a few years later became one of the youngest Rockettes. She appeared in several Broadway musicals until she was spotted by film producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1945. She was only 24 years old when Goldwyn cast her opposite Danny Kaye in Wonder Man (1945). She danced with Fred Astaire in Three Little Words (1950) and with Gene Kelly in On the Town (1949). Blonde, slim of buil...
Known For
Filmography
Killer Sally
2022
as Self - Actress & Dancer, White Christmas (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
2000
as Judy Haynes (archive footage) (uncredited)
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1997
as Judy Haynes (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Dancing!
1985
Let's Be Happy
1957
as Jeannie MacLean
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
White Christmas
1954
as Judy Haynes
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Call Me Madam
1953
as Princess Maria
Big Leaguer
1953
as Christy
The Belle of New York
1952
as Angela Bonfils
Happy Go Lovely
1951
as Janet Jones
Three Little Words
1950
as Jessie Brown Kalmar
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
On the Town
1949
as Ivy Smith
Love Happy
1949
as Maggie Phillips
Words and Music
1948
as Vera-Ellen
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Carnival in Costa Rica
1947
as Luisa Molina
The Kid from Brooklyn
1946
as Susie Sullivan
Three Little Girls in Blue
1946
as Myra Charters
Wonder Man
1945
as Midge Mallon