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Vera Zorina, born Eva Brigitta Hartwig, was a Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer. Today, she is chiefly remembered for her films choreographed by her then-husband George Balanchine. They include the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue sequence from On Your Toes, The Goldwyn Follies, I Was an Adventuress with Erich Von Stroheim and Peter Lorre, Louisiana Purchase with Bob Hope, and dancing to "That Old Black Magic" in Paramount Pictures' Star Spangled Rhythm.
Birth Name
Eva Brigitta Hartwig
Born
Tuesday, 02 January 1917
Died
Wednesday, 09 April 2003
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Self | 2009 |
| That's Dancing! | Archival footage from 'On Your Toes' | 1985 |
| Nothing But the Best | Self | 1953 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Guest Ballerina | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Ballerina | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Lover Come Back | Madeline Laslo / Madeleine Laslo | 1946 |
| Follow the Boys | Gloria Vance | 1944 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | Vera Zorina- 'That Old Black Magic' Number / Vera Zorina | 1942 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | Self | 2009 |
| That's Dancing! | Archival footage from 'On Your Toes' | 1985 |
| Nothing But the Best | Self | 1953 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| All Star Revue | Self - Guest Ballerina | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Ballerina | 1950 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| Lover Come Back | Madeline Laslo / Madeleine Laslo | 1946 |
| Follow the Boys | Gloria Vance | 1944 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | Vera Zorina- 'That Old Black Magic' Number / Vera Zorina | 1942 |
| Louisiana Purchase | Marina Von Minden | 1941 |
| I Was an Adventuress | Countess Tanya Vronsky | 1940 |
| On Your Toes | Vera Barnova | 1939 |
| The Goldwyn Follies | Olga Samara | 1938 |
