Gwen Verdon
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1925-01-13 (75 years old)
Deathday
2000-10-18
Place of Birth
Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known As
Gwyneth Verdon
Gwen 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 the dancer–collaborator–muse for whom he choreographed much of his work and as the guardian of his legacy after his death. By the time she was six, s...
Acting
1985
as Bess McCarthy
1988
as Bess McCarthy
1990
as Alice's Mother
1996
as Ruth Wakefield
1958
as Lola
1987
as Vera
1983
as Maureen Comly
2005
as Lola (segment "Damn Yankees") (archive footage)
1994
as Etta Pell
1984
as Tish Dwyer
1985
as Self
1978
as Our Guests at Heartland
1951
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1951
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1983
as Herself - Host
1951
as Gwen Verdon / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe (uncredited)
2000
as Mrs. Drago
1936
as Specialty Ballerina (uncredited)
1976
as (archive footage)
2019
as Self (archive footage)
1972
as Audience
1999
as Alora
2003
as Roxie Hart (segment "Chicago")
1990
as Herself - Narrator
2015
as Self (archive footage)
1973
as Mrs. Moffat
1997
1985
as Lola (archive footage)
1952
as Girl in Commercial (uncredited)
1945
as Girl in Nightclub (uncredited)
1955
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
1953
as Specialty Dancer
1943
as Cheerleader
1952
as Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited)
1953
as Abigail (uncredited)
1998
as Edith Cooper
1991
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Production
2002
as Creative Consultant
1953
as Choreographer
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