Ann Miller
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Ann Miller (April 12, 1923 - January 22, 2004) was an American dancer, singer and actress. Born Johnnie Lucille Collier in Chireno, Texas, she was considered a child dance prodigy. She was given a contract with RKO at the age of thirteen (she had told them she was eighteen). She became famous for her roles in films such as Kiss Me Kate, Easter Parade and On the Town.
Miller was famed for her speed in tap dancing; she claimed to be able to tap 500 times per minute.
Her father insisted on the name Johnnie, but she was often called Annie. She grew up in Houston, and took up dancing to help exercise her legs to help her rickets. Her film career effectively ended in 1956, but she remained active in the theatre. In 1979 she astounded audiences in the Broadway show Sugar Babies. In 2001 she took a role in David Lynch's movie Mulholland Dr.
She died 22 January, 2004 at the age of 81 from lung cancer and was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
Filmography
- Anne of Green Gables (1934)
- The Good Fairy {1935}
- The Devil on Horseback (1936)
- New Faces of 1937 (1937)
- The Life of the Party (1937)
- Stage Door (1937)
- Radio City Revels (1938)
- Having Wonderful Time (1938)
- You Can't Take It with You (1938)
- Room Service (1938)
- Tarnished Angel (1938)
- Too Many Girls (1940)
- Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
- Melody Ranch (1940)
- Time Out for Rhythm (1941)
- Meet the Stars: Stars Past and Present (1941) (short subject)
- Screen Snapshots: Series 21, No. 1 (1941) (short subject)
- Go West, Young Lady (1941)
- True to the Army (1942)
- Priorities on Parade (1942)
- Reveille with Beverly (1943)
- What's Buzzin', Cousin? (1943)
- Hey, Rookie (1944)
- Jam Session (1944)
- Carolina Blues (1944)
- Eadie Was a Lady (1945)
- Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
- The Thrill of Brazil (1946)
- Easter Parade (1948)
- The Kissing Bandit (1948)
- Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City (1949) (short subject)
- On the Town (1949)
- Watch the Birdie (1950)
- Texas Carnival (1951)
- Two Tickets to Broadway (1951)
- Lovely to Look At (1952)
- Small Town Girl (1953)
- Calamity Jane (1953) (bit part)
- Kiss Me Kate (1953)
- Deep in My Heart (1954)
- Hit the Deck (1955)
- The Opposite Sex (1956)
- The Great American Pastime (1956)
- Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
- A Century of Cinema (1994) (documentary)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994)
- Mulholland Dr. (2001)
External links
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- BBC obituary (http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3422589.stm)de:Ann Miller