Gwen Verdon

Actor

Born: January 13, 1925
Died: October 18, 2000 (age 75)
From: Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

Filmography (40)

Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon (2019)
Self (archive footage)
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do (2015)
Self (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
Lola (segment "Damn Yankees") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
Roxie Hart (segment "Chicago")
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
Self
Bruno (2000)
Mrs. Drago
Walking Across Egypt (1999)
Alora
Best Friends for Life (1998)
Edith Cooper
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997)
Self
Marvin's Room (1996)
Ruth Wakefield
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994)
Etta Pell
Alice (1990)
Alice's Mother
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990)
Self
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (1990)
Herself - Narrator
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
Bess McCarthy
Nadine (1987)
Vera
Cocoon (1985)
Bess McCarthy
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
Self
That's Dancing! (1985)
Lola (archive footage)
The Cotton Club (1984)
Tish Dwyer
The Jerk, Too (1984)
Bag Lady (uncredited)
American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance (1983)
Herself - Host
Legs (1983)
Maureen Comly
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Our Guests at Heartland
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
(archive footage)
The Deadly Visitor (1973)
Mrs. Moffat
Liza with a Z (1972)
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Damn Yankees (1958)
Lola
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
Abigail (uncredited)