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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 in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. Having originated many roles in musicals she is also strongly identified with her second husband, director–choreographer Bob Fosse, remembered as the dancer–collaborator–muse for whom he choreographed much of his work and as the guardian of his legacy after his death.
Birth Name
Gwyneth Evelyn Verdon
Born
Tuesday, 13 January 1925
Died
Wednesday, 18 October 2000
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon | Self / Herself (archive footage) | 2019 |
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's | Self | 2009 |
Broadway: The American Musical | Lola / Roxie Hart | 2004 |
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2001 |
Bruno | Mrs. Drago | 2000 |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Bess McCarthy | 2003 |
Walking Across Egypt | Alora | 1999 |
Best Friends for Life | Edith Cooper | 1998 |
Actress Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon | Self / Herself (archive footage) | 2019 |
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's | Self | 2009 |
Broadway: The American Musical | Lola / Roxie Hart | 2004 |
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2001 |
Bruno | Mrs. Drago | 2000 |
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years | Bess McCarthy | 2003 |
Walking Across Egypt | Alora | 1999 |
Best Friends for Life | Edith Cooper | 1998 |
Marvin's Room | Ruth / Ruth Wakefield | 1997 |
In Cold Blood | Sadie Truitt | 1996 |
Promised Land | Karen Hatcher | 1996 |
The Cosby Mysteries | Yolanda | 1994 |
Touched by an Angel | Lorraine McCully | 1994 |
The 48th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1994 |
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Etta Pell, Old Folks Home Resident | 1994 |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Maisie Whitman | 1993 |
Homicide: Life on the Street | Jessie Doohen | 1993 |
Key West | Sister Grace | 1993 |
The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 | Self | 1991 |
Paris Is Burning | Self | 1991 |
Alice | Alice's Mother | 1990 |
Dream On | Kitty Brewer | 1990 |
Wolf Trap Presents Victor Borge: An 80th Birthday Celebration | Self | 1990 |
The 43rd Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1989 |
Dear John | Yvonne | 1988 |
Cocoon: The Return | Bess McCarthy | 1988 |
The 41st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1987 |
Nadine | Vera | 1987 |
Biography | Bess McCarthy | 1987 |
American Masters | Self | 1986 |
All Is Forgiven | Bonita Harrell | 1986 |
The Equalizer | Kelly Sterling | 1985 |
Cocoon | Bess McCarthy | 1985 |
Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985 |
That's Dancing! | Lola | 1985 |
The Cotton Club | Tish Dwyer | 1984 |
Kids Incorporated | Ruth | 1984 |
The 38th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter & Performer | 1984 |
The Jerk, Too | Bag Lady | 1984 |
Webster | Aunt Charlotte | 1983 |
Hotel | Iris Lloyd | 1982 |
Fame | Melinda MacNeil | 1982 |
Gimme a Break! | Lily | 1981 |
American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance | Herself - Host / Self - Host | 1981 |
Magnum, P.I. | Katherine Peterson | 1980 |
Trapper John, M.D. | Ms. Taylor | 1979 |
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Our Guests at Heartland | 1978 |
That's Entertainment, Part II | Specialty Can-Can Dancer / (archive footage) | 1976 |
The 30th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 1976 |
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television | Self | 1975 |
Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
The $10,000 Pyramid | Herself - Celebrity Contestant | 1973 |
M*A*S*H | Brandy Doyle | 1972 |
Liza with a Z | Audience / Self - Audience Member | 1972 |
Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
Actor's Choice | Self - Performer | 1970 |
Love, American Style | Estelle Mayberry (segment "Love and the New Act") | 1969 |
You're Putting Me On | Self | 1969 |
The Carol Burnett Show | Self | 1967 |
The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
NET Playhouse | (segment "Actor's Choice") | 1966 |
The Jackie Gleason Show | Herself - Musical Guest | 1966 |
Gypsy | Self | 1965 |
The Hollywood Palace | Dancer / Self - Singer | 1964 |
The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
The Jimmy Dean Show | Self | 1963 |
The Merv Griffin Show | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Herself - Co-Host / Herself - Guest | 1961 |
The Bell Telephone Hour | Self | 1959 |
The Garry Moore Show | Self | 1958 |
Damn Yankees | Lola | 1958 |
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | 1956 |
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes | Specialty Dancer | 1955 |
Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
The Farmer Takes a Wife | Abigail | 1953 |
The I Don't Care Girl | Specialty Dancer - 'Beale Street Blues' / Specialty Dancer | 1953 |
The Mississippi Gambler | Voodoo Dancer | 1953 |
The Merry Widow | Specialty Can-Can Dancer | 1952 |
Dreamboat | Girl in Television Commercial | 1952 |
Goodyear Playhouse | Shirley Kochendorfer | 1951 |
Meet Me After the Show | Gwen Verdon / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe | 1951 |
David and Bathsheba | Specialty Dancer | 1951 |
On the Riviera | Specialty Dancer | 1951 |
The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Singer / Dancer | 1950 |
The Bob Hope Show | Self | 1950 |
What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Herself | 1948 |
The Ed Sullivan Show | Self - Singer / Dancer / Self | 1948 |
Blonde from Brooklyn | Girl in Nightclub | 1945 |
Hoosier Holiday | Cheerleader | 1943 |
The Girl After My Heart | Ballerina | 1941 |
The King Steps Out | Specialty Ballerina | 1936 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Nominated |