Gwen Verdon
Birthday
1925/01/13
Day of death
2000/10/18 (75 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as
Gwyneth Verdon, Gwen Verdun
Biography
Gwyneth Evelyn "Gwen" Verdon was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony Awards for her musical comedy performances, and served as an uncredited choreographer's assistant and specialty dance coach for theater and film. With flaming red hair and a quaver in her voice, Verdon was a critically acclaimed performer on Broadway from the 1950s-70s. Having originated many roles in musicals she is also strongly identified with her second husband, director–choreographer Bob Fosse, remembered as ...Read more
Acting
(1985) Cocoon
as Bess McCarthy
(1988) Cocoon: The Return
as Bess McCarthy
(1990) Alice
as Alice's Mother
(1996) Marvin's Room
as Ruth Wakefield
(1958) Damn Yankees
as Lola
(1987) Nadine
as Vera
(1983) Legs
as Maureen Comly
(2005) Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Lola (segment "Damn Yankees") (archive footage)
(2003) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
(1994) Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Etta Pell
(1990) Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
(1984) The Cotton Club
as Tish Dwyer
(1985) Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
(1978) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as Our Guests at Heartland
(1951) On the Riviera
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
(1951) David and Bathsheba
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
(1983) American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance
as Herself - Host
(1951) Meet Me After the Show
as Gwen Verdon / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe (uncredited)
(2000) Bruno
as Mrs. Drago
(1936) The King Steps Out
as Specialty Ballerina (uncredited)
(1976) That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(2019) Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) Liza with a Z
as Audience
(1999) Walking Across Egypt
as Alora
(2003) Broadway's Lost Treasures
as Roxie Hart (segment "Chicago")
(1990) Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
as Herself - Narrator
(2015) Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self (archive footage)
(1973) The Deadly Visitor
as Mrs. Moffat
(1997) The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
as Self
(1985) That's Dancing!
as Lola (archive footage)
(1952) Dreamboat
as Girl in Commercial (uncredited)
(1945) Blonde from Brooklyn
as Girl in Nightclub (uncredited)
(1955) Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
(1953) The I Don't Care Girl
as Specialty Dancer
(1943) Hoosier Holiday
as Cheerleader
(1952) The Merry Widow
as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
(1953) The Farmer Takes a Wife
as Abigail (uncredited)
(1998) Best Friends for Life
as Edith Cooper
(1980) Magnum, P.I.
as ---
(1972) M*A*S*H
as Brandy Doyle
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1982) Fame
as ---
(1993) Walker, Texas Ranger
as Maisie Whitman
(1982) Hotel
as ---
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(1985) The Equalizer
as Kelly Sterling
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1993) Homicide: Life on the Street
as ---
(1970) The Don Knotts Show
as Self
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1996) In Cold Blood
as Sadie Truitt
(1988) Dear John
as Yvonne
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self - Guest
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
(1990) Dream On
as Kitty Brewer
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1994) Touched by an Angel
as Lorraine McCully
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
(1994) Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
as Etta Pell
(1986) All is Forgiven
as Bonita Harrell