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Overview
Date of Birth:
13 January
1925
,
Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Date of Death:
18 October
2000
, Woodstock, Vermont, USA
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Mini Biography:
Gwen Verdon was born to the theater. Her mother, Gertrude, was a vaudevillian...
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Trivia:
Mother of
Nicole Fosse
(b. 1963)
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Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations
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My Playbill Bio: Aren't You Impressed?
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Damn Linkees!
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. 1 March 2009, 8:03 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Gwyneth Verdon
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Actress
,
Soundtrack
,
Miscellaneous Crew
,
Art Department
,
Music Department
,
Thanks
,
Self
,
Archive Footage
Actress:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1950s
1940s
1930s
Bruno
(2000) .... Barbara Weetman
... aka The Dress Code (USA: alternative title)
Walking Across Egypt
(1999) .... Alora
... aka Leading with Her Heart (USA: TV title)
"Walker, Texas Ranger"
.... Maisie Whitman (2 episodes, 1997-1999)
... aka Walker (Australia)
-
Mind Games
(1999)
TV episode
.... Maisie Whitman
-
Forgotten People
(1997)
TV episode
.... Maisie Whitman
"Promised Land"
.... Karen Hatcher (1 episode, 1998)
... aka Home of the Brave
-
Undercover Granny
(1998)
TV episode
.... Karen Hatcher
Best Friends for Life
(1998) (TV) .... Edith Cooper
"Touched by an Angel"
.... Lorraine McCully (1 episode, 1997)
-
Missing in Action
(1997)
TV episode
.... Lorraine McCully
Marvin's Room
(1996) ....
Ruth
In Cold Blood
(1996) (TV) .... Sadie Truitt
"The Cosby Mysteries"
.... Yolanda (2 episodes, 1994)
-
Self Defense
(1994)
TV episode
.... Yolanda
-
Our Lady of Cement
(1994)
TV episode
.... Yolanda
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
(1994) (TV) .... Etta Pell, Old Folks Home Resident
"Key West"
.... Sister Grace (1 episode, 1993)
-
Gimme Shelter
(1993)
TV episode
.... Sister Grace
"Homicide: Life on the Street"
.... Jessie Doohen (1 episode, 1993)
... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
-
A Ghost of a Chance
(1993)
TV episode
.... Jessie Doohen
"Dream On"
.... Kitty Brewer (1 episode, 1992)
-
For Peter's Sake
(1992)
TV episode
.... Kitty Brewer
Alice
(1990) .... Alice's Mother
"Great Performances: Dance in America"
(1 episode, 1990)
... aka Dance in America (USA: short title)
-
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
(1990)
TV episode
"Dear John"
.... Yvonne (1 episode, 1989)
... aka Dear John USA (UK)
-
The Second Time Around
(1989)
TV episode
.... Yvonne
Cocoon: The Return
(1988) ....
Bess McCarthy Selwyn
"Webster"
.... Aunt Charlotte (3 episodes, 1986-1988)
-
Take My Cousin, Please
(1988)
TV episode
.... Aunt Charlotte
-
There Goes the Bride
(1986)
TV episode
.... Aunt Charlotte
-
Hello, I Must Be Going
(1986)
TV episode
.... Aunt Charlotte
"Magnum, P.I."
.... Katherine Magnum Peterson (5 episodes, 1985-1988)
-
Resolutions: Part 1
(1988)
TV episode
.... Katherine Magnum Peterson
-
Resolutions: Part 2
(1988)
TV episode
.... Katherine Magnum Peterson
-
Infinity and Jelly Doughnuts
(1987)
TV episode
.... Katherine Magnum Peterson
-
Forty
(1987)
TV episode
.... Katherine Magnum Peterson
-
Going Home
(1985)
TV episode
.... Katherine Magnum Peterson
Nadine
(1987) .... Vera
"Hotel"
.... Iris Lloyd (1 episode, 1987)
... aka Arthur Hailey's Hotel
-
Second Thoughts
(1987)
TV episode
.... Iris Lloyd
"All Is Forgiven"
.... Bonita Harrell (1 episode, 1986)
-
I Can't Say No
(1986)
TV episode
.... Bonita Harrell
"The Equalizer"
.... Kelly Sterling (1 episode, 1986)
-
Unnatural Causes
(1986)
TV episode
.... Kelly Sterling
Cocoon
(1985) ....
Bess McCarthy
"Trapper John, M.D."
.... Ms. Taylor (1 episode, 1985)
-
All the King's Horses...
(1985)
TV episode
.... Ms. Taylor
The Cotton Club
(1984) .... Tish Dwyer
"Gimme a Break!"
.... Lily (1 episode, 1984)
-
The Center
(1984)
TV episode
.... Lily
The Jerk, Too
(1984) (TV) (uncredited) .... Bag Lady
Parade of Stars
(1983) (TV) .... Charity
Legs
(1983) (TV) .... Maureen Comly
... aka Rockettes (UK: video title)
"All My Children"
(1970)
TV series
.... Judith Kingsley Sawyer (unknown episodes, 1982)
... aka All My Children: The Summer of Seduction (USA: promotional title)
"Fame"
.... Melinda MacNeil (1 episode, 1982)
-
Come One, Come All
(1982)
TV episode
.... Melinda MacNeil
"M*A*S*H"
.... Brandy Doyle (1 episode, 1981)
-
That's Show Biz
(1981)
TV episode
.... Brandy Doyle
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(1978) ....
Our Guests at Heartland
... aka Banda de los corazones
Deadly Visitor
(1973) (TV)
"Love, American Style"
.... Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act") (1 episode, 1972)
-
Love and the Lucky Couple/Love and the Mail Room/Love and the New Act/Love and the Overnight Guests
(1972)
TV episode
.... Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act")
"NET Playhouse"
.... (segment "Actor's Choice") (1 episode, 1971)
-
Foul!/Actor's Choice
(1971)
TV episode
.... (segment "Actor's Choice")
Damn Yankees!
(1958) ....
Lola
... aka What Lola Wants (UK)
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
(1955) .... Specialty Dancer
Once Upon an Eastertime
(1954) (TV) .... Cathy
"Goodyear Television Playhouse"
(1 episode, 1954)
... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
-
Native Dancer
(1954)
TV episode
The Farmer Takes a Wife
(1953) (uncredited) .... Abigail
The I Don't Care Girl
(1953) (uncredited) .... Specialty Dancer - 'Beale Street Blues'
The Mississippi Gambler
(1953) (uncredited) .... Voodoo dancer
The Merry Widow
(1952) (uncredited) .... Specialty Can-Can Dancer
Dreamboat
(1952) (uncredited) .... Girl in television commercial
Meet Me After the Show
(1951) (uncredited) .... Gwen Verdon /
Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe
David and Bathsheba
(1951) (uncredited) .... Specialty dancer
On the Riviera
(1951) (as Gwyneth Verdon) .... Speciality Dancer
The Blonde from Brooklyn
(1945) (uncredited) .... Girl in Nightclub
Hoosier Holiday
(1943) (uncredited) .... Cheerleader
... aka Farmyard Follies (UK)
The King Steps Out
(1936) (uncredited) .... Solo Ballerina
Soundtrack:
2000s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
"Great Performances"
(1 episode, 2003)
-
Broadway's Lost Treasures
(2003)
TV episode
(performer: "All That Jazz" and "Nowadays")
"M*A*S*H"
(1 episode, 1981)
-
That's Show Biz
(1981)
TV episode
(performer: "Cuddle Up a Little Closer" (uncredited), "(Why Don't You) Hurry, Hurry, Hurry Home")
"The Mike Douglas Show"
(1 episode, 1976)
-
Episode dated 14 June 1976
(1976)
TV episode
(performer: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag")
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976) (performer: "Can-Can")
"Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell"
(1 episode, 1975)
-
Episode dated 8 November 1975
(1975)
TV episode
(performer: "Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag")
"The Garry Moore Show"
(1 episode, 1962)
-
Episode #4.33
(1962)
TV episode
(performer: "I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man" (uncredited))
"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show"
(1 episode, 1959)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
-
Episode #4.1
(1959)
TV episode
(performer: "Erbie Fitch's Twitch")
Damn Yankees!
(1958) (performer: "A Little Brains, A Little Talent", "Whatever Lola Wants", "Who's Got the Pain", "Two Lost Souls")
... aka What Lola Wants (UK)
"The Colgate Comedy Hour"
(1 episode, 1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
-
Episode #5.33
(1955)
TV episode
(performer: "A Little Brains, A Little Talent")
The Farmer Takes a Wife
(1953) (performer: "We're in Business" (1953) (uncredited))
The Mississippi Gambler
(1953) (performer: "HAITIAN DEVIL SONG")
The Merry Widow
(1952) (performer: "Can-Can" (uncredited))
Meet Me After the Show
(1951) (performer: "NO TALENT JOE", "I FEEL LIKE DANCING")
Miscellaneous Crew:
1960s
1950s
Sweet Charity
(1969) (choreographer) (uncredited)
... aka Sweet Charity: The Adventures of a Girl Who Wanted to Be Loved (USA: complete title)
The Mississippi Gambler
(1953) (choreographer)
Singin' in the Rain
(1952) (assistant choreographer) (uncredited)
Art Department:
"Great Performances: Dance in America"
(artistic advisor) (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Dance in America (USA: short title)
-
From Broadway: Fosse
(2001)
TV episode
(artistic advisor)
Music Department:
Cocoon
(1985) (special music & dance coordinator)
Thanks:
Chicago
(2002) (dedicatee)
... aka Chicago (Germany)
"Great Performances: Dance in America"
(dedicatee) (1 episode, 2001)
... aka Dance in America (USA: short title)
-
From Broadway: Fosse
(2001)
TV episode
(dedicatee)
Self:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
1950s
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
(2003) .... Herself
... aka Broadway (USA: short title)
... aka Broadway: The Golden Age (USA: short title)
... aka Broadway: The Movie (USA: short title)
"Biography"
.... Herself (1 episode, 2000)
-
Shirley MacLaine: This Time Around
(2000)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Rosie O'Donnell Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
-
Episode dated 7 January 1999
(1999)
TV episode
.... Herself
The Music of Kander and Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
(1997) (TV) .... Herself
The 48th Annual Tony Awards
(1994) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
"Omnibus"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
-
Mister Abbott's Broadway
(1994)
TV episode
.... Herself
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards
(1989) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
(1985) .... Herself
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985) (TV) .... Herself
The 38th Annual Tony Awards
(1984) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter & Performer
American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance
(1981) (TV) .... Herself - Host
"The Mike Douglas Show"
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1970-1976)
-
Episode dated 14 June 1976
(1976)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode dated 25 May 1970
(1970)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Dinah!"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1975)
... aka Dinah! & Friends
-
Episode dated 19 November 1975
(1975)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell"
.... Herself / ... (1 episode, 1975)
-
Episode dated 8 November 1975
(1975)
TV episode
.... Herself /
Roxie Hart
"Captain Kangaroo"
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1975)
-
Episode dated 22 October 1975
(1975)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode dated 5 March 1975
(1975)
TV episode
.... Herself
Broadway
(1973) (TV) .... Herself
... aka Ed Sullivan's Broadway (USA: complete title)
The 27th Annual Tony Awards
(1973) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
Liza with a Z: A Concert for Television
(1972) (TV) (uncredited) .... Herself - Audience Member
The 26th Annual Tony Awards
(1972) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
The 25th Annual Tony Awards
(1971) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
"Girl Talk"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1970)
-
Episode dated 24 August 1970
(1970)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Toast of the Town"
.... Dancer / ... (5 episodes, 1953-1970)
... aka The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
-
Episode #23.19
(1970)
TV episode
.... Herself - Singer/Dancer
-
Episode #21.14
(1967)
TV episode
.... Singer
-
Episode #20.26
(1967)
TV episode
.... Singer/Dancer
-
Episode #20.4
(1966)
TV episode
.... Singer/Dancer
-
Episode #7.5
(1953)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Carol Burnett Show"
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1967-1969)
... aka Carol Burnett and Friends (USA: repeat compilations title)
-
Episode #3.6
(1969)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode #1.6
(1967)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Hollywood Palace"
.... Dancer / ... (1 episode, 1969)
-
Episode #7.1
(1969)
TV episode
.... Herself - Singer/Dancer
"The Joan Rivers Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1969)
... aka That Show
-
Episode dated 22 June 1969
(1969)
TV episode
.... Herself
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards
(1969) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
"The Jackie Gleason Show"
.... Herself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 1968)
... aka The Color Honeymooners (USA: rerun title)
-
Episode #3.8
(1968)
TV episode
.... Herself - Musical Guest
"The Jonathan Winters Show"
.... Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1968)
-
Episode #2.1
(1968)
TV episode
.... Herself - Guest
"What's My Line?"
.... Mystery Guest (1 episode, 1966)
-
Episode dated 15 May 1966
(1966)
TV episode
.... Mystery Guest
"The Danny Kaye Show"
.... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1965)
-
Episode dated 1 December 1965
(1965)
TV episode
.... Herself - Guest
-
Episode #1.9
(1963)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Garry Moore Show"
.... Herself (11 episodes, 1961-1964)
-
Episode #6.27
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode #6.15
(1964)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode #6.7
(1963)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode #5.32
(1963)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode #5.14
(1963)
TV episode
.... Herself
(
6 more
)
"The Jimmy Dean Show"
.... Herself (1 episode, 1963)
-
Episode dated 5 December 1963
(1963)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Dinah Shore Chevy Show"
.... Herself (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
... aka The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
-
Episode #4.1
(1959)
TV episode
.... Herself
-
Episode #3.1
(1958)
TV episode
.... Herself
"The Colgate Comedy Hour"
.... Dancer / ... (2 episodes, 1955)
... aka Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
... aka Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
... aka Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
-
Salute to George Abbott
(1955)
TV episode
.... Herself - Dancer
-
Episode #5.33
(1955)
TV episode
.... Herself - Singer/Dancer
Archive Footage:
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
(2009) (V) .... Herself
"American Masters"
-
Jerome Robbins: Something to Dance About
(2009)
TV episode
.... Herself
"Great Performances"
-
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards
(2005)
TV episode
.... Herself/Performer
-
Broadway's Lost Treasures
(2003)
TV episode
"Broadway: The American Musical"
-
Tradition: 1957-1979
(2004)
TV episode
.... Lola (in 'Damn Yankees!')/Roxie Hart (in 'Chicago')
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
(2000) (TV) .... Bess McCarthy
"Biography"
-
Don Ameche: Hollywood's Class Act
(1999)
TV episode
(uncredited) .... Bess McCarthy in 'Cocoon'
The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2
(1991) (TV) .... Herself
Paris Is Burning
(1990) (uncredited) .... Herself
That's Entertainment, Part II
(1976) .... Clip from 'The Merry Widow' (1952)
"Toast of the Town"
-
Episode #23.13
(1969)
TV episode
.... Herself - Singer
Additional Details
Other Works:
Won a Tony for Best Actress in a Musical as Lola
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Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article | 1 Pictorial
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Genres:
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Plot Keywords:
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