Actor

Gwen Verdon

January 13, 1925 · Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA

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, she was already dancing on stage. She went on to study multiple dance forms, ranging from tap, jazz, ballroom and flamenco to Balinese.

Notable work

6.6
Cocoon (1985)
as Bess McCarthy
6.5
Cocoon: The Return (1988)
as Bess McCarthy
7.9
M*A*S*H (1972)
as Brandy Doyle
6.7
Marvin's Room (1996)
as Ruth Wakefield
7
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
as Maisie Whitman
7.3
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
as Katherine Peterson
6.5
The Cotton Club (1984)
as Tish Dwyer
6.4
Alice (1990)
as Alice's Mother

Film and television data provided by TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.