Vera-Ellen

Personal Info

Birthday

February 16, 1921

Day of Death

1981-08-30

(60 years old)

Place of Birth

Norwood, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Vera-Ellen Westmeier Rohe

Vera Ellen Westmeier Rohe

Vera Ellen

Vera-Ellen Rohe

Vera-Ellen

Biography

Vera-Ellen (February 16, 1921 - August 30, 1981) was an American dancer and actress. She began dancing at the age of 10, and a few years later became one of the youngest Rockettes.

She appeared in several Broadway musicals until she was spotted by film producer Samuel Goldwyn in 1945. She was only 24 years old when Goldwyn cast her opposite Danny Kaye in Wonder Man (1945). She danced with Fred Astaire in Three Little Words (1950) and with Gene Kelly in On the Town (1949).

Known For

White Christmas

On the Town

Words and Music

The Kid from Brooklyn

The Belle of New York

Three Little Words

That's Entertainment! III

Call Me Madam

Filmography

2014
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
2000
'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney
as Judy Haynes (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
as Judy Haynes (archive footage)
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1957
Let's Be Happy
as Jeannie MacLean
1954
White Christmas
as Judy Haynes
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
1953
Big Leaguer
as Christy
Call Me Madam
as Princess Maria
1952
The Belle of New York
as Angela Bonfils
1951
Happy Go Lovely
as Janet Jones
1950
Three Little Words
as Jessie Brown Kalmar
1949
On the Town
as Ivy Smith
Love Happy
as Maggie Phillips
1948
Words and Music
as Vera-Ellen
1947
Carnival in Costa Rica
as Luisa Molina
1946
Three Little Girls in Blue
as Myra Charters
The Kid from Brooklyn
as Susie Sullivan
1945
Wonder Man
as Midge Mallon