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Ann Miller‌

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Female

Birthday

calendar1923-04-12

Popularity

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Ann Miller

Houston, Texas, USA

Ann Miller

Houston, Texas, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1923-04-12

Popularity

star4.9

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Johnnie Lucille Collier (April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004), known professionally as Ann Miller, was an American dancer, singer and actress. She is best remembered for her work in the Classical Hollywood musical films of the 1940s and 1950s. At age 13 in 1936, Miller became a showgirl at the Bal Tabarin. She was hired as a dancer in the "Black Cat Club" in San Francisco (she reportedly told them she was 18). It was there that she was discovered by Lucille Ball and talent scout/comic Benny Rubin (although some sources say this occurred at Bal Tabarin). This led Miller to be given a contract with RKO in 1936 at the age of 13 (she had also told them she was 18, and apparently provided a fake birth certificate, procured by her father - with the name "Lucy Ann Collier") and she remained there until 1940. In 1941, she signed with Columbia Pictures, where, starting with Time Out for Rhythm, she starred in 11 B movie musicals from 1941 to 1945. In July 1945, with World War II still raging in the Pacific, she posed in a bathing suit as a Yank magazine pin-up girl. She ended her contract in 1946 with one "A" film, The Thrill of Brazil. The ad in Life magazine featured Miller's leg in a large, red, bow-tied stocking as the "T" in "Thrill". She finally hit her mark in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals such as Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949) and Kiss Me Kate (1953). Miller was famed for her speed in tap dance. Studio publicists concocted press releases claiming she could tap 500 times per minute, but in truth, the sound of ultra-fast "500" taps was looped in later. Because the stage floors were waxed and too slick for regular tap shoes, she had to dance in shoes with rubber treads on the sole. Later she would loop the sound of the taps while watching the film and actually dancing on a "tap board" to match her steps in the film. Her film career effectively ended in 1956 as the studio system lost steam to television, but she remained active in the theater and on television. She starred on Broadway in the musical Mame in 1969, in which she wowed the audience in a tap number created just for her. In 1979 she astounded audiences in the Broadway show Sugar Babies with fellow MGM veteran Mickey Rooney, which toured the United States extensively after its Broadway run. In 1983, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. She appeared in a special 1982 episode of The Love Boat, joined by fellow showbiz legends Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Della Reese, Van Johnson and Cab Calloway in a storyline that cast them as older relatives of the show's regular characters. Her last stage performance was a 1998 production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, in which she played hardboiled Carlotta Campion and received rave reviews for her rendition of the song "I'm Still Here". For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Miller has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6914 Hollywood Blvd. In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to her. To honor Miller's contribution to dance, the Smithsonian Institution displays her favorite pair of tap shoes, which she playfully nicknamed "Moe and Joe".

Movie Credits

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive‌
star7.8
calendar 2001

On the Town

On the Town‌
star7.0
calendar 1949

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You‌
star7.5
calendar 1938

Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate‌
star6.4
calendar 1953

Easter Parade

Easter Parade‌
star6.9
calendar 1948

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood‌
star4.1
calendar 1976

The Opposite Sex

The Opposite Sex‌
star5.2
calendar 1956

Lovely to Look At

Lovely to Look At‌
star5.1
calendar 1952

Texas Carnival

Texas Carnival‌
star4.4
calendar 1951

Stage Door

Stage Door‌
star6.9
calendar 1937

Room Service

Room Service‌
star6.5
calendar 1938

Having Wonderful Time

Having Wonderful Time‌
star4.9
calendar 1938

Too Many Girls

Too Many Girls‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

Time Out for Rhythm

Time Out for Rhythm‌
star6.2
calendar 1941

Reveille with Beverly

Reveille with Beverly‌
star7.0
calendar 1943

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There‌
star7.0
calendar 2003

The Great American Pastime

The Great American Pastime‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Small Town Girl

Small Town Girl‌
star5.7
calendar 1953

Two Tickets to Broadway

Two Tickets to Broadway‌
star4.3
calendar 1951

Hit the Deck

Hit the Deck‌
star4.8
calendar 1955

The Kissing Bandit

The Kissing Bandit‌
star3.0
calendar 1948

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1‌
star0.0
calendar 1941

Jam Session

Jam Session‌
star6.0
calendar 1944

The Life of the Party

The Life of the Party‌
star5.2
calendar 1937

Carolina Blues

Carolina Blues‌
star5.3
calendar 1944

Melody Ranch

Melody Ranch‌
star5.5
calendar 1940

Tarnished Angel

Tarnished Angel‌
star5.3
calendar 1938

Radio City Revels

Radio City Revels‌
star8.0
calendar 1938

Go West, Young Lady

Go West, Young Lady‌
star6.9
calendar 1941

Watch the Birdie

Watch the Birdie‌
star5.3
calendar 1950

Hit Parade of 1941

Hit Parade of 1941‌
star5.3
calendar 1940

The Thrill of Brazil

The Thrill of Brazil‌
star6.0
calendar 1946

The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy‌
star6.9
calendar 1935

Eve Knew Her Apples

Eve Knew Her Apples‌
star5.2
calendar 1945

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

Easter Parade: On the Avenue‌
star0.0
calendar 2005

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

New Faces of 1937

New Faces of 1937‌
star4.0
calendar 1937

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!‌
star7.2
calendar 1974

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Sailor's Holiday

Sailor's Holiday‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

Deep in My Heart

Deep in My Heart‌
star6.8
calendar 1954

Mulholland Dr.

Mulholland Dr.‌
star7.8
calendar 1999

Inside the Marx Brothers

Inside the Marx Brothers‌
star4.0
calendar 2003

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer‌
star7.7
calendar 2002

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III‌
star6.9
calendar 1994

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie‌
star8.2
calendar 1993

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Eadie Was a Lady

Eadie Was a Lady‌
star4.0
calendar 1945

True to the Army

True to the Army‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

Priorities on Parade

Priorities on Parade‌
star0.0
calendar 1942

The Devil on Horseback

The Devil on Horseback‌
star0.0
calendar 1936

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

What's Buzzin', Cousin?‌
star0.0
calendar 1943

Dames at Sea

Dames at Sea‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

Hey, Rookie

Hey, Rookie‌
star0.0
calendar 1944

Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself‌
star7.5
calendar 2004

Rita

Rita‌
star8.5
calendar 2003

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song‌
star6.4
calendar 2002

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2‌
star6.0
calendar 1941

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Broadway's Lost Treasures‌
star5.6
calendar 2003

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!‌
star7.0
calendar 1985

Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City

Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City‌
star6.0
calendar 1949

Inside the Dream Factory

Inside the Dream Factory‌
star6.0
calendar 1995

Frank Sinatra Memorial

Frank Sinatra Memorial‌
star0.0
calendar 2000

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars‌
star6.5
calendar 1982

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age‌
star0.0
calendar 2021

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's‌
star8.0
calendar 2009

Tv Credits

Home Improvement

Home Improvement‌
star7.4
calendar 1991

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story‌
star8.0
calendar 1996

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show‌
star6.7
calendar 1948

Private Screenings

Private Screenings‌
star7.5
calendar

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show‌
star5.3
calendar 1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace‌
star4.5
calendar 1964

The Love Boat

The Love Boat‌
star6.3
calendar 1977

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show‌
star6.7
calendar 1968

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star5.1
calendar 1961

What's My Line?

What's My Line?‌
star6.7
calendar 1950