RECENT CREDITS
Friends and Lovers (FILM)  Apr. 16, 1999
That's Entertainment! III (FILM)  May. 6, 1994
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HIGHLIGHTS
1981 Made final TV appearance at the AFI tribute to Fred Astaire
1953 - 1956 Hosted the religious-themed TV program "Faith of Our Children"; won five local area Emmy Awards
1950 Returned to films to dance a solo routine in the Esther Williams musical, "The Duchess of Idaho"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

Friends and Lovers  1999
Co-Executive Producer
Film


That's Entertainment! III  1994 -Song Performer
Actor
Film


Born to Dance  
Actor
Film


Broadway Melody of 1936  
Actor
Film


Waikiki, in the Wake of Dreams   -Herself
Actor
Film




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Highlights

1981 Made final TV appearance at the AFI tribute to Fred Astaire
1953 - 1956 Hosted the religious-themed TV program "Faith of Our Children"; won five local area Emmy Awards
1950 Returned to films to dance a solo routine in the Esther Williams musical, "The Duchess of Idaho"
1944 Last starring vehicle, "Sensations of 1945"
1943 One of many guest stars to appear in the fund-raising musical, "Thousands Cheer"
1943 Left MGM after completing "I Dood It", co-starring Skelton
1941 Saw star status slip a bit when given second lead in "Lady Be Good"; also first of three films with Red Skelton
1940 Teamed with Fred Astaire in "Broadway Melody of 1940"
1937 Had title role in "Rosalie"
1936 Co-starred with James Stewart in "Born to Dance"
1935 Made feature film debut in Fox's "George White's 1935 Scandals"
1935 Became a star at MGM in "Broadway Melody of 1936"
1931 Appeared with Anita Page and Fanny Brice in "Crazy Quilt" on Broadway
1930 Film debut in a dance sequence in "Queen High"
1929 Broadway debut in "Follow Thru"
1927 Became emcee at the Martins Club
1925 Hired for first professional engagement by Gus Edwards; performed at the dinner show at the Ambassador Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Began ballet lessons as a child; did not study tap until much later in the mid-1920s
Achieved success on the musical comedy stage in the early 1930s; came to films known as "The World's Greatest Female Tap Dancer"
Lost several roles to the much younger Judy Garland
Performed a nightclub act, including gigs at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas and the London Palladium
Resurfaced in the mid-1970s with release of compilation films "That's Entertainment" (1974) and "That's Entertainment, Part 2" (1976)


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