Miriam Nelson
Birthday
1922/09/21
Day of death
2018/08/12 (95 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Also know as
Miriam Franklin, Miriam Nelson Meyers
Biography
Miriam Lois Frankel was born in Chicago on Sept. 21, 1919, the only child of Daniel Frankel, a salesman who later produced nightclub shows, and Miriam Elizabeth (Bly) Frankel, a seamstress who went on to a show-business wardrobe department career. At 19 she made her Broadway debut, in Sing Out the News (1938), a musical revue, with June Allyson, whose songs included Sing Ho for Private Enterprise. In 1941, two weeks after Pearl Harbor, she married Gene Nelson, a fellow dancer and actor. They mov...Read more
Acting
(2009) A Golightly Gathering
as Self
(1981) The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Woman
(1943) Let's Face It
as Dancer
(2014) Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey
as Self
(1945) Masquerade in Mexico
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1944) Double Indemnity
as Keyes' Secretary (uncredited)
(1944) Hail the Conquering Hero
as Tap Dancer (uncredited)
(1945) Duffy's Tavern
as Dancer
(2006) Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
as Self
(1961) Breakfast at Tiffany's
as Harriet - Party Guest in Gold Dress (uncredited)
(1944) Cover Girl
as Specialty Dancer
(1945) Kitty
as Girl with St. Leger (uncredited)
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Miriam