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Gwen Verdon (1925–2000)

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Gwen Verdon was born to the theater. Her mother, Gertrude, was a vaudevillian and dancer. Her father, Joseph, was an MGM studio electrician. She had to wear corrective boots as a child to straighten out her legs, which were misshapen by childhood illness. Nonetheless, she first appeared as a tapper on stage at age 6... See full bio »

Born:

Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon
in Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Died:

(age 75) in Woodstock, Vermont, USA
Still of Richard Gere and Gwen Verdon in The Cotton Club Director Rick McKay with theatre legend Gwen Verdon on the set of
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Hide HideActress (52 titles)
2000 Bruno
Mrs. Drago
 
1999 Walking Across Egypt
Alora
 
1997-1999 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
Maisie Whitman
– Mind Games (1999) … Maisie Whitman
– Forgotten People (1997) … Maisie Whitman
 
1998 Promised Land (TV series)
Karen Hatcher
– Undercover Granny (1998) … Karen Hatcher
 
1998 Best Friends for Life (TV movie)
Edith Cooper
 
1997 Touched by an Angel (TV series)
Lorraine McCully
– Missing in Action (1997) … Lorraine McCully
 
1996 Marvin's Room
Ruth
 
1996 In Cold Blood (TV mini-series)
Sadie Truitt
 
1994 The Cosby Mysteries (TV series)
Yolanda
– Self Defense (1994) … Yolanda
– Our Lady of Cement (1994) … Yolanda
 
1994 Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (TV movie)
Etta Pell, Old Folks Home Resident
 
1993 Key West (TV series)
Sister Grace
– Gimme Shelter (1993) … Sister Grace
 
1993 Homicide: Life on the Street (TV series)
Jessie Doohen
– A Ghost of a Chance (1993) … Jessie Doohen
 
1992 Dream On (TV series)
Kitty Brewer
– For Peter's Sake (1992) … Kitty Brewer
 
1990 Alice
Alice's Mother
 
1990 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series)
– Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (1990)
 
1989 Dear John (TV series)
Yvonne
– The Second Time Around (1989) … Yvonne
 
1988 Cocoon: The Return
Bess McCarthy Selwyn
 
1986-1988 Webster (TV series)
Aunt Charlotte
– Take My Cousin, Please (1988) … Aunt Charlotte
– There Goes the Bride (1986) … Aunt Charlotte
– Hello, I Must Be Going (1986) … Aunt Charlotte
 
1985-1988 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Katherine Magnum Peterson
– Resolutions (1988) … Katherine Magnum Peterson
– Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts (1987) … Katherine Magnum Peterson
– Forty (1987) … Katherine Magnum Peterson
– Going Home (1985) … Katherine Magnum Peterson
 
1987 Nadine
Vera
 
1987 Hotel (TV series)
Iris Lloyd
– Second Thoughts (1987) … Iris Lloyd
 
1986 All Is Forgiven (TV series)
Bonita Harrell
– I Can't Say No (1986) … Bonita Harrell
 
1986 The Equalizer (TV series)
Kelly Sterling
– Unnatural Causes (1986) … Kelly Sterling
 
1985 Cocoon
Bess McCarthy
 
1985 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Ms. Taylor
– All the King's Horses... (1985) … Ms. Taylor
 
1984 The Cotton Club
Tish Dwyer
 
1984 Gimme a Break! (TV series)
Lily
– The Center (1984) … Lily
 
1984 The Jerk, Too (TV movie)
Bag Lady (uncredited)
 
1983 Parade of Stars (TV movie)
Charity
 
1983 Legs (TV movie)
Maureen Comly
 
1982 All My Children (TV series)
Judith Kingsley Sawyer
 
1982 Fame (TV series)
Melinda MacNeil
– Come One, Come All (1982) … Melinda MacNeil
 
1981 M*A*S*H (TV series)
Brandy Doyle
– That's Show Biz (1981) … Brandy Doyle
 
1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Our Guests at Heartland
 
1973 Deadly Visitor (TV movie)
 
1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act")
– Love and the Lucky Couple/Love and the Mail Room/Love and the New Act/Love and the Overnight Guests (1972) … Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act")
 
1971 NET Playhouse (TV series)
(segment "Actor's Choice")
– Foul!/Actor's Choice (1971) … (segment "Actor's Choice")
 
1958 Damn Yankees!
Lola
 
1955 Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Specialty Dancer
 
1954 Once Upon an Eastertime (TV movie)
Cathy
 
1954 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– Native Dancer (1954)
 
1953 The Farmer Takes a Wife
Abigail (uncredited)
 
1953 The I Don't Care Girl
Specialty Dancer - 'Beale Street Blues' (uncredited)
 
1953 The Mississippi Gambler
Voodoo Dancer (uncredited)
 
1952 The Merry Widow
Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
 
1952 Dreamboat
Girl in Television Commercial (uncredited)
 
1951 Meet Me After the Show
Gwen Verdon (uncredited) / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe (uncredited)
 
1951 David and Bathsheba
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
 
1951 On the Riviera
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
 
1945 The Blonde from Brooklyn
Girl in Nightclub (uncredited)
 
1943 Hoosier Holiday
Cheerleader (uncredited)
 
1936 The King Steps Out
Specialty Ballerina (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (18 titles)
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical Treasure (TV documentary) (performer: "Whatever Lola Wants" - uncredited)
 
2003 Great Performances (TV series)
– Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) (performer: "All That Jazz" and "Nowadays")
 
1999 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) (performer: "I Feel Merely Marvelous" - uncredited)
 
1983 Parade of Stars (TV movie) (performer: "If My Friends Could See Me Now")
 
1981 M*A*S*H (TV series)
– That's Show Biz (1981) (performer: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine" - uncredited, "Why Don't You Hurry, Hurry, Hurry Home")
 
1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
– Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) (performer: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag")
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (performer: "Can-Can" 1907 - uncredited)
 
1975 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV series)
– Episode dated 8 November 1975 (1975) (performer: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag")
 
1969 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
– Episode #22.33 (1969) (performer: "Mexican Breakfast" - uncredited)
 
1968 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
– Episode #19.2 (1968) (performer: "Cool Hand Luke" - uncredited, "Tijuana Mexican Shuffle" - uncredited)
 
1962 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
– Episode #4.33 (1962) (performer: "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man" - uncredited)
 
1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
– Episode #4.1 (1959) (performer: "Erbie Fitch's Twitch")
 
1958 Damn Yankees! (performer: "A Little Brains, A Little Talent", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Who's Got the Pain", "Two Lost Souls")
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
– Episode #5.33 (1955) (performer: "A Little Brains, A Little Talent")
 
1953 The Farmer Takes a Wife (performer: "We're in Business" 1953 - uncredited)
 
1953 The Mississippi Gambler (performer: "HAITIAN DEVIL SONG")
 
1952 The Merry Widow (performer: "Can-Can" - uncredited)
 
1951 Meet Me After the Show (performer: "NO TALENT JOE", "I FEEL LIKE DANCING")
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1969 Sweet Charity (choreographer - uncredited)
 
1953 The Mississippi Gambler (choreographer)
 
1952 Singin' in the Rain (assistant choreographer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
2001 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series) (artistic advisor - 1 episode)
– From Broadway: Fosse (2001) (artistic advisor)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1985 Cocoon (special music & dance coordinator)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2002 Chicago (dedicatee)
 
2001 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
– From Broadway: Fosse (2001) (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (39 titles)
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Herself
 
2000 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around (2000) … Herself
 
1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 7 January 1999 (1999) … Herself
 
1997 Great Performances (TV series)
Herself
– The Music of Kander and Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997) … Herself
 
1994 The 48th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1994 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Mister Abbott's Broadway (1994) … Herself
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990) … Herself
 
1990 Victor Borge Birthday Gala (video documentary)
Herself
 
1989 The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1985 Night of 100 Stars II (TV movie)
Herself
 
1984 The 38th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter & Performer
 
1981 American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance (TV movie)
Herself - Host
 
1969-1976 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Herself / Herself - Co-Host
– Episode dated 14 June 1976 (1976) … Herself
– Episode dated 25 May 1970 (1970) … Herself
– Episode dated 17 January 1969 (1969) … Herself - Co-Host
 
1976 The 30th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Musical
 
1975 Dinah! (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.48 (1975) … Herself
 
1975 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (TV series)
Herself / Roxie Hart
– Episode dated 8 November 1975 (1975) … Herself / Roxie Hart
 
1975 Captain Kangaroo (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 October 1975 (1975) … Herself
– Episode dated 5 March 1975 (1975) … Herself
 
1973 Broadway (TV movie)
Herself
 
1973 The 27th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1972 Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (TV special)
Herself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1972 The 26th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1970 Girl Talk (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 24 August 1970 (1970) … Herself
 
1970 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode dated 6 January 1970 (1970) … Herself - Guest
 
1953-1970 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Dancer / Singer / Herself / …
– Episode #23.19 (1970) … Herself - Singer/Dancer
– Episode #22.33 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #21.14 (1967) … Singer
– Episode #20.26 (1967) … Singer/Dancer
– Episode #20.4 (1966) … Singer/Dancer
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1967-1969 The Carol Burnett Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #3.6 (1969) … Herself
– Episode #1.6 (1967) … Herself
 
1969 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Dancer / Herself - Singer
– Episode #7.1 (1969) … Herself - Singer/Dancer
 
1969 The Joan Rivers Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 22 June 1969 (1969) … Herself
 
1969 The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Herself - Presenter
 
1968 The Jackie Gleason Show (TV series)
Herself - Musical Guest
– Episode #3.8 (1968) … Herself - Musical Guest
 
1968 The Bob Hope Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #19.2 (1968) … Herself
 
1968 The Jonathan Winters Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest
– Episode #2.1 (1968) … Herself - Guest
 
1966 What's My Line? (TV series)
Herself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 15 May 1966 (1966) … Herself - Mystery Guest
 
1963-1965 The Danny Kaye Show (TV series)
Herself - Guest / Herself
– Episode #3.11 (1965) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #2.1 (1964) … Herself - Guest
– Episode #1.9 (1963) … Herself
 
1964 The 18th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Presenter
 
1961-1964 The Garry Moore Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #6.27 (1964) … Herself
– Episode #6.15 (1964) … Herself
– Episode #6.7 (1963) … Herself
– Episode #5.32 (1963) … Herself
– Episode #5.14 (1963) … Herself
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1963 The Jimmy Dean Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 5 December 1963 (1963) … Herself
 
1958-1959 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #4.1 (1959) … Herself
– Episode #3.1 (1958) … Herself
 
1955 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Dancer / Herself - Dancer / Herself - Singer
– Salute to George Abbott (1955) … Herself - Dancer
– Episode #5.33 (1955) … Herself - Singer/Dancer
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (11 titles)
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (video documentary)
Herself
 
2009 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2003-2005 Great Performances (TV series)
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Bess McCarthy
 
1999 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1991 The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (TV special)
Herself
 
1990 Paris Is Burning (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1987 Webster (TV series)
 
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary)
Clip from 'The Merry Widow' (1952)
 
1969 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 

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Gwen originated and immortalized, on the Broadway stage, the roles of some of the most popular musical theatre characters. Between the years of 1952 and 1975, Gwen brought to us: Lola in "Damn Yankees"; Anna Christie in "New Girl In Town"; Essie in "Redhead"; Charity Hope Valentine in "Sweet Charity"; Roxie Hart in "Chicago"; Claudine in Cole Porter's "Can-Can" See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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On second husband Bob Fosse: "Bob Fosse grew up around strip clubs. Women were his hobby. He'd even cheat on his mistress. Part of him felt guilty, another part was ecstatic. In the end, it helped lead him to an early death." See more »

Trivia:

Mother of Nicole Fosse (b. 1963) See more »

Trademark:

Flaming red hair See more »

Nickname:

The Superior Posterior See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn