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Date of Birth:

13 January 1925, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA more

Date of Death:

18 October 2000, Woodstock, Vermont, USA more

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A star was born January 13, 1925 in Culver City, California. Her name... more

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Received further ballet training from Ernest Belcher (Marge Champion's father). more

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Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations more

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Alternate Names:

Gwyneth Verdon

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Bruno (2000)	Barbara Weetman	2000	-	6.1 (655)
	AKAs: The Dress Code (USA: alternative title)
2.	Walking Across Egypt (1999)	Alora	1999	-	6.9 (689)
	AKAs: Leading with Her Heart (USA: TV title)
3.	"Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993)	Maisie Whitman (2 episodes, 1997-1999)	1999	-	5.2 (3,131)
	AKAs: Walker (Australia) 2 TV episodes: "Walker, Texas Ranger: Mind Games (#7.20)" Maisie Whitman "Walker, Texas Ranger: Forgotten People (#6.5)" Maisie Whitman
4.	"Promised Land" (1996)	Karen Hatcher (1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	7.3 (122)
	AKAs: Home of the Brave 1 TV episode: "Promised Land: Undercover Granny (#2.18)" Karen Hatcher
5.	Best Friends for Life (1998) (TV)	Edith Cooper	1998	-	6.7 (62)

6.	"Touched by an Angel" (1994)	Lorraine McCully (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	5.4 (1,309)
	1 TV episode: "Touched by an Angel: Missing in Action (#3.25)" Lorraine McCully
7.	Marvin's Room (1996)	Ruth	1996	$19.8M	6.6 (8,907)

8.	In Cold Blood (1996) (TV)	Sadie Truitt	1996	-	6.3 (384)

9.	"The Cosby Mysteries" (1994)	Yolanda (2 episodes, 1994)	1994	-	4.8 (67)
	2 TV episodes: "The Cosby Mysteries: Self Defense (#1.3)" Yolanda "The Cosby Mysteries: Our Lady of Cement (#1.2)" Yolanda
10.	Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1994) (TV)	Etta Pell, Old Folks Home Resident	1994	-	7.0 (265)

11.	"Key West" (1993)	Sister Grace (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	8.3 (113)
	1 TV episode: "Key West: Gimme Shelter (#1.8)" Sister Grace
12.	"Homicide: Life on the Street" (1993)	Jessie Doohen (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	9.0 (2,279)
	AKAs: Homicide (USA: informal short title) 1 TV episode: "Homicide: Life on the Street: A Ghost of a Chance (#1.2)" Jessie Doohen
13.	"Dream On" (1990)	Kitty Brewer (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	7.4 (743)
	1 TV episode: "Dream On: For Peter's Sake (#3.3)" Kitty Brewer
14.	Alice (1990)	Alice's Mother	1990	-	6.5 (4,434)

15.	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976)	(1 episode, 1990)	1990	-	6.6 (9)
	AKAs: Dance in America (USA: short title) 1 TV episode: "Great Performances: Dance in America: Bob Fosse: Steam Heat"
16.	"Dear John" (1988)	Yvonne (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	7.0 (187)
	AKAs: Dear John USA (UK) 1 TV episode: "Dear John: The Second Time Around (#1.16)" Yvonne
17.	Cocoon: The Return (1988)	Bess McCarthy Selwyn	1988	-	4.8 (4,845)

18.	"Webster" (1983)	Aunt Charlotte (3 episodes, 1986-1988)	1988	-	5.2 (220)
	3 TV episodes: "Webster: Take My Cousin, Please (#6.9)" Aunt Charlotte "Webster: There Goes the Bride (#3.23)" Aunt Charlotte "Webster: Hello, I Must Be Going (#3.15)" Aunt Charlotte
19.	"Magnum, P.I." (1980)	Katherine Magnum Peterson (5 episodes, 1985-1988)	1988	-	7.7 (2,866)
	5 TV episodes: "Magnum, P.I.: Resolutions: Part 1 (#8.12)" Katherine Magnum Peterson "Magnum, P.I.: Resolutions: Part 2 (#8.13)" Katherine Magnum Peterson "Magnum, P.I.: Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts (#8.1)" Katherine Magnum Peterson "Magnum, P.I.: Forty (#7.17)" Katherine Magnum Peterson "Magnum, P.I.: Going Home (#6.7)" Katherine Magnum Peterson
20.	Nadine (1987)	Vera	1987	-	5.3 (1,564)

21.	"Hotel" (1983)	Iris Lloyd (1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	5.7 (234)
	AKAs: Arthur Hailey's Hotel 1 TV episode: "Hotel: Second Thoughts (#4.20)" Iris Lloyd
22.	"All Is Forgiven" (1986)	Bonita Harrell (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	7.0 (20)
	1 TV episode: "All Is Forgiven: I Can't Say No (#1.7)" Bonita Harrell
23.	"The Equalizer" (1985)	Kelly Sterling (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	7.6 (667)
	1 TV episode: "The Equalizer: Unnatural Causes (#1.18)" Kelly Sterling
24.	Cocoon (1985)	Bess McCarthy	1985	-	6.6 (15,948)

25.	"Trapper John, M.D." (1979)	Ms. Taylor (1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	6.6 (247)
	1 TV episode: "Trapper John, M.D.: All the King's Horses... (#6.21)" Ms. Taylor
26.	The Cotton Club (1984)	Tish Dwyer	1984	-	6.3 (6,346)

27.	"Gimme a Break!" (1981)	Lily (1 episode, 1984)	1984	-	5.8 (241)
	1 TV episode: "Gimme a Break!: The Center (#3.21)" Lily
28.	The Jerk, Too (1984) (TV)	(uncredited) Bag Lady	1984	-	3.2 (154)

29.	Legs (1983) (TV)	Maureen Comly	1983	-	5.6 (9)
	AKAs: Rockettes (UK: video title)
30.	"All My Children" (1970)	Judith Kingsley Sawyer (unknown episodes, 1982)	1982	-	-
	AKAs: All My Children: The Summer of Seduction (USA: promotional title)
31.	"Fame" (1982)	Melinda MacNeil (1 episode, 1982)	1982	-	6.5 (443)
	1 TV episode: "Fame: Come One, Come All (#1.10)" Melinda MacNeil
32.	"MAS*H" (1972)	Brandy Doyle (1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	8.6 (6,972)
	1 TV episode: "MAS*H: That's Show Biz (#10.1)" Brandy Doyle
33.	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)	Our Guests at Heartland	1978	-	3.4 (3,091)
	AKAs: Banda de los corazones
34.	Deadly Visitor (1973) (TV)		1973	-	8.3 (6)

35.	"Love, American Style" (1969)	Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act") (1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	6.5 (288)
	1 TV episode: "Love, American Style: Love and the Lucky Couple/Love and the Mail Room/Love and the New Act/Love and the Overnight Guests (#4.3)" Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act")
36.	"NET Playhouse" (1966)	(segment "Actor's Choice") (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	-
	1 TV episode: "NET Playhouse: Foul!/Actor's Choice" (segment "Actor's Choice")
37.	Damn Yankees! (1958)	Lola	1958	-	7.3 (999)
	AKAs: What Lola Wants (UK)
38.	Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)	Specialty Dancer	1955	-	5.2 (150)

39.	Once Upon an Eastertime (1954) (TV)	Cathy	1954	-	-

40.	"Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1951)	(1 episode, 1954)	1954	-	7.4 (12)
	AKAs: Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "Goodyear Television Playhouse: Native Dancer (#3.14)"
41.	The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)	(uncredited) Abigail	1953	-	4.6 (48)

42.	The I Don't Care Girl (1953)	(uncredited) Specialty Dancer - 'Beale Street Blues'	1953	-	6.8 (48)

43.	The Mississippi Gambler (1953)	(uncredited) Voodoo dancer	1953	-	6.6 (192)

44.	The Merry Widow (1952)	(uncredited) Girl at Maxim's	1952	-	5.9 (200)

45.	Dreamboat (1952)	(uncredited) Girl in television commercial	1952	-	6.9 (171)

46.	Meet Me After the Show (1951)	(uncredited) Gwen Verdon / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe	1951	-	6.1 (48)

47.	David and Bathsheba (1951)	(uncredited) Specialty dancer	1951	-	5.7 (492)

48.	On the Riviera (1951)	(as Gwyneth Verdon) Speciality Dancer	1951	-	6.6 (219)

49.	The Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)	(uncredited) Girl in Nightclub	1945	-	4.8 (24)

50.	Hoosier Holiday (1943)	(uncredited) Cheerleader	1943	-	-
	AKAs: Farmyard Follies (UK)
51.	The King Steps Out (1936)	(uncredited) Solo Ballerina	1936	-	5.9 (34)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Great Performances" (1972)	(1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	8.4 (106)
	1 TV episode: "Great Performances: Broadway's Lost Treasures" (performer: "All That Jazz" and "Nowadays")
2.	"MAS*H" (1972)	(1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	8.6 (6,972)
	1 TV episode: "MAS*H: That's Show Biz (#10.1)" (performer: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer" (uncredited), "(Why Don't You) Hurry, Hurry, Hurry Home")
3.	"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)	(1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	7.6 (80)
	1 TV episode: "The Mike Douglas Show: (1976-06-14)" (performer: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag")
4.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	(performer: "Can-Can")	1976	-	7.3 (871)

5.	"Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell" (1975)	(1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	6.7 (9)
	1 TV episode: "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell: (1975-11-08)" (performer: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag")
6.	"The Garry Moore Show" (1958)	(1 episode, 1962)	1962	-	7.3 (30)
	1 TV episode: "The Garry Moore Show: (#4.33)" (performer: "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man")
7.	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)	(1 episode, 1959)	1959	-	7.7 (26)
	AKAs: The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) 1 TV episode: "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#4.1)" (performer: "Erbie Fitch's Twitch")
8.	Damn Yankees! (1958)	(performer: "A Little Brains, A Little Talent", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Who's Got the Pain", "Two Lost Souls")	1958	-	7.3 (999)
	AKAs: What Lola Wants (UK)
9.	"The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)	(1 episode, 1955)	1955	-	7.8 (140)
	AKAs: Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title) Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title) Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle) 1 TV episode: "The Colgate Comedy Hour: (#5.33)" (performer: "A Little Brains, A Little Talent")
10.	The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)	(performer: "We're in Business" (1953) (uncredited))	1953	-	4.6 (48)

11.	The Mississippi Gambler (1953)	(performer: "HAITIAN DEVIL SONG")	1953	-	6.6 (192)

12.	The Merry Widow (1952)	(performer: "Can-Can" (uncredited))	1952	-	5.9 (200)

13.	Meet Me After the Show (1951)	(performer: "NO TALENT JOE", "I FEEL LIKE DANCING")	1951	-	6.1 (48)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Sweet Charity (1969)	(choreographer) (uncredited)	1969	-	6.9 (1,514)
	AKAs: Sweet Charity: The Adventures of a Girl Who Wanted to Be Loved (USA: complete title)
2.	The Mississippi Gambler (1953)	(choreographer)	1953	-	6.6 (192)

3.	Singin' in the Rain (1952)	(assistant choreographer) (uncredited)	1952	-	8.4 (49,916)

Art Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976)	artistic advisor (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	6.6 (9)
		AKAs: Dance in America (USA: short title) 1 TV episode: "Great Performances: Dance in America: From Broadway: Fosse" (artistic advisor)

Music Department View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Cocoon (1985)	(special music & dance coordinator)	1985	-	6.6 (15,948)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Chicago (2002)	(dedicatee)	2002	$306M	7.2 (77,690)
	AKAs: Chicago (Germany)
2.	"Great Performances: Dance in America" (1976)	dedicatee (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	6.6 (9)
	AKAs: Dance in America (USA: short title) 1 TV episode: "Great Performances: Dance in America: From Broadway: Fosse" (dedicatee)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)	Herself	2003	-	8.1 (272)
	AKAs: Broadway (USA: short title) Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title) Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title)
2.	"Biography" (1987)	Herself (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	8.0 (266)
	1 TV episode: "Biography: Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around" Herself
3.	"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)	Herself (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	3.6 (556)
	1 TV episode: "The Rosie O'Donnell Show: (1999-01-07)" Herself
4.	The Music of Kander and Ebb: Razzle Dazzle (1997) (TV)	Herself	1997	-	7.3 (7)

5.	The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994) (TV)	Herself - Presenter	1994	-	6.3 (6)

6.	"Omnibus" (1967)	Herself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	7.5 (14)
	1 TV episode: "Omnibus: Mister Abbott's Broadway" Herself
7.	The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989) (TV)	Herself - Presenter	1989	-	6.0 (5)

8.	Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1985)	Herself	1985	-	6.1 (36)

9.	Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV)	Herself	1985	-	6.4 (18)

10.	The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984) (TV)	Herself - Presenter & Performer	1984	-	-

11.	American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance (1981) (TV)	Herself - Host	1981	-	-

12.	"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)	Herself (2 episodes, 1970-1976)	1976	-	7.6 (80)
	2 TV episodes: "The Mike Douglas Show: (1976-06-14)" Herself "The Mike Douglas Show: (1970-05-25)" Herself
13.	"Dinah!" (1974)	Herself (1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	6.5 (37)
	AKAs: Dinah! & Friends 1 TV episode: "Dinah!: (1975-11-19)" Herself
14.	"Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell" (1975)	Herself / Roxie Hart (1 episode, 1975)	1975	-	6.7 (9)
	1 TV episode: "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell: (1975-11-08)" Herself / Roxie Hart
15.	"Captain Kangaroo" (1955)	Herself (2 episodes, 1975)	1975	-	8.3 (139)
	2 TV episodes: "Captain Kangaroo: (1975-10-22)" Herself "Captain Kangaroo: (1975-03-05)" Herself
16.	Broadway (1973) (TV)	Herself	1973	-	-
	AKAs: Ed Sullivan's Broadway (USA: complete title)
17.	The 27th Annual Tony Awards (1973) (TV)	Herself - Presenter	1973	-	-

18.	Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television (1972) (TV)	(uncredited) Herself - Audience Member	1972	-	8.4 (232)

19.	The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972) (TV)	Herself - Presenter	1972	-	-

20.	The 25th Annual Tony Awards (1971) (TV)	Herself - Performer	1971	-	-

21.	"Girl Talk" (1962)	Herself (1 episode, 1970)	1970	-	4.1 (14)
	1 TV episode: "Girl Talk: (1970-08-24)" Herself
22.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Dancer / 4 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1953-1970)	1970	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 5 TV episodes: "Toast of the Town: (#23.19)" Herself - Singer/Dancer "Toast of the Town: (#21.14)" Singer "Toast of the Town: (#20.26)" Singer/Dancer "Toast of the Town: (#20.4)" Singer/Dancer "Toast of the Town: (#7.5)" Herself
23.	"The Carol Burnett Show" (1967)	Herself (2 episodes, 1967-1969)	1969	-	8.9 (547)
	AKAs: Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title) 2 TV episodes: "The Carol Burnett Show: (#3.6)" Herself "The Carol Burnett Show: (#1.6)" Herself
24.	"The Hollywood Palace" (1964)	Dancer / Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	9.5 (45)
	1 TV episode: "The Hollywood Palace: (#7.1)" Herself - Singer/Dancer
25.	"The Joan Rivers Show" (1969)	Herself (1 episode, 1969)	1969	-	-
	AKAs: That Show 1 TV episode: "The Joan Rivers Show: (1969-06-22)" Herself
26.	The 23rd Annual Tony Awards (1969) (TV)	Herself - Presenter	1969	-	5.2 (17)

27.	"The Jackie Gleason Show" (1966)	Herself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	8.4 (65)
	AKAs: The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title) 1 TV episode: "The Jackie Gleason Show: (#3.8)" Herself - Musical Guest
28.	"The Jonathan Winters Show" (1967)	Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	8.2 (17)
	1 TV episode: "The Jonathan Winters Show: (#2.1)" Herself - Guest
29.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	8.9 (268)
	1 TV episode: "What's My Line?: (1966-05-15)" Mystery Guest
30.	"The Danny Kaye Show" (1963)	Herself / Herself - Guest (2 episodes, 1963-1965)	1965	-	7.4 (21)
	2 TV episodes: "The Danny Kaye Show: (1965-12-01)" Herself - Guest "The Danny Kaye Show: (#1.9)" Herself
31.	"The Garry Moore Show" (1958)	Herself (11 episodes, 1961-1964)	1964	-	7.3 (30)
	11 TV episodes: "The Garry Moore Show: (#6.27)" Herself "The Garry Moore Show: (#6.15)" Herself "The Garry Moore Show: (#6.7)" Herself "The Garry Moore Show: (#5.32)" Herself "The Garry Moore Show: (#5.14)" Herself 6 episodes not shown.
32.	"The Jimmy Dean Show" (1963)	Herself (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	5.7 (8)
	1 TV episode: "The Jimmy Dean Show: (1963-12-05)" Herself
33.	"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)	Herself (2 episodes, 1958-1959)	1959	-	7.7 (26)
	AKAs: The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title) 2 TV episodes: "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#4.1)" Herself "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show: (#3.1)" Herself
34.	"The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)	Dancer / 3 characters not shown (2 episodes, 1955)	1955	-	7.8 (140)
	AKAs: Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title) Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title) Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle) 2 TV episodes: "The Colgate Comedy Hour: Salute to George Abbott (#6.10)" Herself - Dancer "The Colgate Comedy Hour: (#5.33)" Herself - Singer/Dancer


1.	Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's (2009) (V)	Herself

2.	"American Masters"
	1 TV episode: Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About (2009) Herself
3.	"Great Performances"
	2 TV episodes: Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards (2005) Herself/Performer Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003)
4.	"Broadway: The American Musical"
	1 TV episode: Tradition: 1957-1979 (2004) Lola (in 'Damn Yankees!')/Roxie Hart (in 'Chicago')
5.	Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV)	Bess McCarthy

6.	"Biography"
	1 TV episode: Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act (1999) (uncredited) Bess McCarthy in 'Cocoon'
7.	The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 (1991) (TV)	Herself

8.	Paris Is Burning (1990)	(uncredited) Herself

9.	That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)	Clip from 'The Merry Widow' (1952)

10.	"Toast of the Town"
	1 TV episode: Episode #23.13 (1969) Herself - Singer

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Won a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical as Lola more

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