Personal Info
Known Credits
38
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1925-01-13 (100 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known For
Gwyneth VerdonGwen Verdun
Gwen Verdon
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2019 --
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon
| Self (archive footage)
2015 --
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
| Self (archive footage)
2005 --
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
| Lola (segment "Damn Yankees") (archive footage)
2003 --
Broadway's Lost Treasures
| Roxie Hart (segment "Chicago")
2003 --
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
| Self
2000 --
Bruno
| Mrs. Drago
1999 --
Walking Across Egypt
| Alora
1998 --
Best Friends for Life
| Edith Cooper
1997 --
The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle
| Self
1996 --
Marvin's Room
| Ruth Wakefield
1994 --
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All
| Etta Pell
1990 --
Alice
| Alice's Mother
1990 --
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
| Self
1990 --
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
| Herself - Narrator
1988 --
Cocoon: The Return
| Bess McCarthy
1987 --
Nadine
| Vera
1985 --
Cocoon
| Bess McCarthy
1985 --
Night of 100 Stars II
| Self
1985 --
That's Dancing!
| Lola (archive footage)
1984 --
The Cotton Club
| Tish Dwyer
1983 --
American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance
| Herself - Host
1983 --
Legs
| Maureen Comly
1978 --
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
| Our Guests at Heartland
1976 --
That's Entertainment, Part II
| (archive footage)
1973 --
The Deadly Visitor
| Mrs. Moffat
1972 --
Liza with a Z
| Audience
1958 --
Damn Yankees
| Lola
1955 --
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
| Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1953 --
The Farmer Takes a Wife
| Abigail (uncredited)
1953 --
The I Don't Care Girl
| Specialty Dancer
1952 --
The Merry Widow
| Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
1952 --
Dreamboat
| Girl in Commercial (uncredited)
1951 --
Meet Me After the Show
| Gwen Verdon / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe (uncredited)
1951 --
David and Bathsheba
| Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1951 --
On the Riviera
| Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1945 --
Blonde from Brooklyn
| Girl in Nightclub (uncredited)
1943 --
Hoosier Holiday
| Cheerleader
1936 --
The King Steps Out
| Specialty Ballerina (uncredited)