Vera-Ellen
Birthday
1921/02/16
Day of death
1981/08/30 (60 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Norwood, Ohio, USA
Also know as
Vera-Ellen Westmeier Rohe, Vera Ellen Westmeier Rohe, Vera Ellen, Vera-Ellen Rohe
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...Read more
Acting
(1949) On the Town
as Ivy Smith
(1949) Love Happy
as Maggie Phillips
(1954) White Christmas
as Judy Haynes
(1950) Three Little Words
as Jessie Brown Kalmar
(1952) The Belle of New York
as Angela Bonfils
(1953) Call Me Madam
as Princess Maria
(1997) Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Judy Haynes (archive footage)
(1953) Big Leaguer
as Christy
(1946) The Kid from Brooklyn
as Susie Sullivan
(1951) Happy Go Lovely
as Janet Jones
(1957) Let's Be Happy
as Jeannie MacLean
(1946) Three Little Girls in Blue
as Myra Charters
(1947) Carnival in Costa Rica
as Luisa Molina
(1945) Wonder Man
as Midge Mallon
(1948) Words and Music
as Vera-Ellen
(2002) Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
(1954) A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
(2000) 'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Judy Haynes (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2014) Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(1985) That's Dancing!
as ---
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(2022) Killer Sally
as Self - Actress & Dancer, White Christmas (archive footage)