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Charlotte Greenwood (I) (1890–1977)

Actress | Soundtrack | Miscellaneous Crew

Tall, elastic-jointed nightclub dancer and zany comedienne, later in films, whose trademark was her high kick. Her eccentric humor was all the more incongruous on account of her aura of elegance in that fastidiously styled coiffure and those glamorous, magnificently tailored gowns in which she might appear. See full bio »

Born:

Frances Charlotte Greenwood
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 87) in Los Angeles County, California, USA
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1961 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Aunt Martha
– The Thompsons of Thunder Ridge (1961) … Aunt Martha
 
1956 The Opposite Sex
Lucy
 
1956 Glory
Miz Agnes Tilbee
 
1955 Oklahoma!
Aunt Eller
 
1953 Dangerous When Wet
Ma Higgins
 
1950 Peggy
Mrs. Emelia Fielding
 
1949 Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Anna Breitenbach
 
1949 The Great Dan Patch
Aunt Netty
 
1947 Driftwood
Mathilda
 
1946 Wake Up and Dream
Sara March
 
1944 Home in Indiana
Penny Bolt
 
1944 Up in Mabel's Room
Martha
 
1943 The Gang's All Here
Mrs. Peyton Potter
 
1943 Dixie Dugan
Mrs. Dugan
 
1942 Springtime in the Rockies
Phoebe Gray
 
1941 The Perfect Snob
Martha Mason
 
1941 Moon Over Miami
Aunt Susan 'Sue' Latimer
 
1941 Tall, Dark and Handsome
Mrs. Winnie Sage
 
1940 Down Argentine Way
Binnie Crawford
 
1940 Young People
Kit Ballantine
 
1940 Star Dust
Lola Langdon
 
1934 Orders Is Orders
Wanda Sinclair
 
1932 Cheaters at Play
Mrs. Crozier
 
1931 Flying High
Pansy
 
1931 Palmy Days
Helen Martin
 
1931 The Man in Possession
Clara
 
1931 Stepping Out
Sally Smith
 
1931 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath
Polly Hathaway
 
1931 Girls Will Be Boys (short)
 
1930 Love Your Neighbor (short)
 
1929 So Long Letty
Letty Robbins
 
1928 Baby Mine
Emma
 
1918 Stepping Some (short)
 
1915 Jane
Jane
 
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2008 Banda sonora (TV series)
– Episode #2.9 (2008) (performer: "Oklahoma!")
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary) (performer: "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" - uncredited)
 
1955 Oklahoma! (performer: "The Surrey With the Fringe On Top" 1943 - uncredited, "Kansas City" 1943 - uncredited, "The Farmer and the Cowman" 1943 - uncredited, "Oklahoma!" 1943 - uncredited)
 
1953 Dangerous When Wet (performer: "Ain't Nature Grand", "I Got Out Of Bed on the Right Side")
 
1943 The Gang's All Here (performer: "The Jitters" - uncredited, "'Valse des rayons' from 'Le Papillon'" - uncredited)
 
1941 Moon Over Miami (performer: "Miami Oh Me, Oh Mi-Ami" 1941, "Is That Good?")
 
1941 Tall, Dark and Handsome (performer: "I'm Alive And Kickin'")
 
1940 Young People (performer: "Fifth Avenue" 1940 - uncredited, "The Mason-Dixon Line" 1940 - uncredited, "Tra-La-La-La" 1940 - uncredited, "On the Beach at Waikiki" 1915 - uncredited, "Baby Take a Bow" 1934 - uncredited)
 
1940 Down Argentine Way (performer: "Sing to Your Señorita" 1940 - uncredited)
 
1940 Star Dust (performer: "Don't Let It Get You Down")
 
1931 Palmy Days (performer: "Bend Down, Sister" 1931 - uncredited, "Jingle Bells" 1857 - uncredited, "Falling in Love Again" 1930 - uncredited / "Yes, Yes My Baby Said Yes, Yes" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1931 Flying High (performer: "It'll Be the First Time for Me" 1931 - uncredited)
 
1929 So This Is College (lyrics: "Campus Capers" 1929 - uncredited)
 
1929 So Long Letty (performer: "Am I Blue", "Let Me Have My Dreams", "Clowning", "My Beauty Shop", "My Stronngest Weakness Is You", "So Long Letty")
 
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1943 The Gang's All Here (dancer: The Jitters - uncredited)
 
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1929 So This Is College (interpolations)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
1931 The Christmas Party (short)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1931 Jackie Cooper's Birthday Party (documentary short)
Herself
 
1922 Starland Review No. 4 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1922 Starland Review No. 2 (documentary short)
Herself
 
1922 The Starland Review (documentary short)
Herself
 
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1997 Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1974 Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (TV movie)
Herself
 
1963 The Sound of Laughter (documentary)
Lady plumber (edited from: Girls Will Be Boys)
 

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Parlor, Bedroom and Bath -- Jeff wants to get married to Virginia, but Virginia won't marry until her older, hard-to-please sister Angelica gets married off first... Oklahoma! -- Open-ended Trailer from 20th Century Fox The Great Dan Patch -- Story of the legendary trotting horse Dan Patch.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

In 1957, she starred in the pilot for a dramatic series called, "The Enchanted Forest", but the series was never produced. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | See more »

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Temperament is temper that is too old to spark. See more »

Trivia:

Even when well into middle age, she could perform complete leg-splits as well as kick higher than the top of her own head - sideways! See more »

Nickname:

Lady Longlegs See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer