Acting
Gwen Verdon
Born January 13, 1925 · Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died October 18, 2000 · aged 75
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 i…
Known For
Marvin's Room · 1996Marvin's Room
★ 6.71996
MovieDrama
A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.
The Cotton Club · 1984The Cotton Club
★ 6.51984
MovieCrimeDrama
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
Cocoon · 1985Cocoon
★ 6.61985
MovieComedyScience Fiction
When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.
Cocoon: The Return · 1988Cocoon: The Return
★ 6.51988
MovieComedyScience Fiction
The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows old, or will they be tempted to remain on Earth?
That's Entertainment, Part II · 1976That's Entertainment, Part II
★ 7.01976
MovieDocumentaryMusic
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes · 1955Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
★ 5.31955
MovieMusicRomance
Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York as well as not getting nowhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous.
Alice · 1990Alice
★ 6.41990
MovieFantasyDrama
Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realizes that her problems are not related to her back, but in her mind and heart. Dr. Yang's magical herbs give Alice wondrous powers, taking her out of her well-established rut.
The Farmer Takes a Wife · 1953The Farmer Takes a Wife
★ 4.21953
MovieMusicComedy
Erie Canal, N.Y., 1850: Molly Larkins, cook on Jotham Klore's canal boat, has a love-hate relationship with her boss. She hires handsome new haul-horse driver Dan Harrow and the inevitable triangle develops (complicated by Dan's desire to farm and Molly's to boat) against a background of the canalmen's fight against the encroaching railroad.
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David and Bathsheba · 1951David and Bathsheba
★ 5.81951
MovieDramaRomance
King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
On the Riviera · 1951On the Riviera
★ 6.01951
MovieComedyRomance
In this fast-paced remake of the Maurice Chevalier vehicle Folies Bergère, talented Danny Kaye plays both a performer and a heroic French military pilot.
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)


























