Eleanor Powell

November 21, 1912 · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American film actress and dancer of the 1930s and 1940s, known for her exuberant solo tap dancing.

Often works with

Fred Astaire
6 titles together
That's Entertainment!, That's Entertainment, Part II, That's Entertainment! III
Gene Kelly
5 titles together
That's Entertainment!, That's Entertainment, Part II, That's Entertainment! III
Frank Morgan
5 titles together
Broadway Melody of 1940, Thousands Cheer, Rosalie
Mickey Rooney
4 titles together
That's Entertainment!, That's Entertainment, Part II, That's Entertainment! III
Ray Bolger
4 titles together
That's Entertainment!, That's Entertainment! III, That's Dancing!
Lena Horne
4 titles together
That's Entertainment! III, Thousands Cheer, Duchess of Idaho

Full filmography · 21

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
cast
2003
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
19947.1
That's Dancing!
cast
19856.9
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
19767
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
19747.4
Duchess of Idaho
as Eleanor Powell
1950
The Great Morgan
as Film Character (archive footage)
1945
Sensations of 1945
as Virginia 'Ginny' Walker
1944
Thousands Cheer
as Eleanor Powell
19436.4
I Dood It
as Miss Constance 'Connie' Shaw
1943
Ship Ahoy
as Tallulah Winters
1942
Lady Be Good
as Marilyn Marsh
1941