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…
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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.
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.
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.
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?
Alice · 1990Alice
★ 6.31990
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.
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.
That's Dancing! · 1985That's Dancing!
★ 6.91985
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, up to the break dance and music videos from the 80s.
The Merry Widow · 1952The Merry Widow
★ 6.31952
MovieDramaMusic
Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek, widow of a Marshovian, can be convinced to part with her money and marry the king's nephew count Danilo. Arriving to Marshovia on a visit, Crystal Radek change places with her secretary Kitty. Following them to Paris, Danilo has a hard time wooing the widow after meeting an attractive young woman at a nightclub, the same Crystal Radek who presents herself as Fifi the chorus girl. Plot by Mattias Thuresson.
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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
★ 6.11951
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)



























