From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJohnnie Lucille Collier (April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004), known professionally as Ann Miller, was an American dancer, singer and actress. She is best remembered for her work in the Classical Hollywood musical films of the 1940s and 1950s.At age 13 in 1936, Miller became a showgirl at the Bal Tabarin. She was hired as a dancer in the Black Cat Club in San Francisco (she reportedly told them she was 18). It was there that she was discovered by Lucille Ball and talent scout/comic Benny Rubin (although some sources say this occurred at Bal Tabarin). This led Miller to be given a contract with RKO in 1936 at the age of 13 (she had also told them she was 18, and apparently provided a fake birth certificate, procured by her father - with the name Lucy Ann Collier) and she remained there until 1940.In 1941, she signed with Columbia Pictures, where, starting with Time Out for Rhythm, she starred in 11 B movie musicals from 1941 to 1945. In July 1945, with World War II still raging in the Pacific, she posed in a bathing suit as a Yank magazine pin-up girl. She ended her contract in 1946 with one A film, The Thrill of Brazil. The ad in Life magazine featured Millers leg in a large, red, bow-tied stocking as the T in Thrill. She finally hit her mark in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musicals such as Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949) and Kiss Me Kate (1953).Miller was famed for her speed in tap dance. Studio publicists concocted press releases claiming she could tap 500 times per minute, but in truth, the sound of ultra-fast 500 taps was looped in later. Because the stage floors were waxed and too slick for regular tap shoes, she had to dance in shoes with rubber treads on the sole. Later she would loop the sound of the taps while watching the film and actually dancing on a tap board to match her steps in the film.Her film career effectively ended in 1956 as the studio system lost steam to television, but she remained active in the theater and on television. She starred on Broadway in the musical Mame in 1969, in which she wowed the audience in a tap number created just for her. In 1979 she astounded audiences in the Broadway show Sugar Babies with fellow MGM veteran Mickey Rooney, which toured the United States extensively after its Broadway run. In 1983, she won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. She appeared in a special 1982 episode of The Love Boat, joined by fellow showbiz legends Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Della Reese, Van Johnson and Cab Calloway in a storyline that cast them as older relatives of the shows regular characters. Her last stage performance was a 1998 production of Stephen Sondheims Follies, in which she played hardboiled Carlotta Campion and received rave reviews for her rendition of the song Im Still Here.For her contribution to the motion picture industry, Miller has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6914 Hollywood Blvd. In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to her. To honor Millers contribution to dance, the Smithsonian Institution displays her favorite pair of tap shoes, which she playfully nicknamed Moe and Joe.

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Lovely to Look At

Bubbles Cassidy

Фильм 1952

Having Wonderful Time

Vivian (uncredited)

Фильм 1938

Too Many Girls

Pepe

Фильм 1940

Time Out for Rhythm

Kitty Brown

Фильм 1941

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self

Фильм 2003

Reveille with Beverly

Beverly Ross

Фильм 1943

The Great American Pastime

Doris Patterson

Фильм 1956

Small Town Girl

Lisa Bellmount

Фильм 1953

Two Tickets to Broadway

Joyce Campbell

Фильм 1951

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

Self

Фильм 1941

Jam Session

Terry Baxter

Фильм 1944

The Life of the Party

Betty

Фильм 1937

Carolina Blues

Julie Carver

Фильм 1944

Melody Ranch

Julie Shelton

Фильм 1940

Tarnished Angel

Violet McMaster

Фильм 1938

Radio City Revels

Billie

Фильм 1938

Watch the Birdie

Miss Lucky Vista

Фильм 1950

The Thrill of Brazil

Linda Lorens

Фильм 1946

The Good Fairy

Girl in Orphanage (uncredited)

Фильм 1935

Eve Knew Her Apples

Eve Porter

Фильм 1945

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

Self

Фильм 2005

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

Фильм 2003

New Faces of 1937

Ann Miller

Фильм 1937

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

Self

Фильм 2003

Sailor's Holiday

Фильм 1944

Inside the Marx Brothers

Self

Фильм 2003

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 2002

That's Entertainment! III

Self - Co-Host / Narrator

Фильм 1994

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

Self

Фильм 1993

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 2000

Eadie Was a Lady

Eadie Allen / Edithea Alden

Фильм 1945

Hey, Rookie

Winnie Clark

Фильм 1944

Dames at Sea

Mona

Фильм 1971

The Devil on Horseback

Dancer (uncredited)

Фильм 1936

True to the Army

Vicki Marlow

Фильм 1942

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self - Actor (voice)

Фильм 2004

Rita

Self

Фильм 2003

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Фильм 2002

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

Фильм 1941

Broadway's Lost Treasures

Ann (segment "Sugar Babies")

Фильм 2003

That's Dancing!

Фильм 1985

Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City

Self

Фильм 1949

Inside the Dream Factory

Self

Фильм 1995

Frank Sinatra Memorial

Self

Фильм 2000

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Фильм 1982

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Self

Фильм 2021

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's

Self

Фильм 2009

Сериал недоступно из Ann Miller

E! True Hollywood Story

Tv 1996

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

Tv 1948

Private Screenings

Self

Tv

The Hollywood Palace

Self - Dancer

Tv 1964

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Self

Tv 1967

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

Tv 1956

Tony Awards

Self - Performer

Tv 1956

The Hollywood Palace

Self - Singer / Dancer

Tv 1964

The Love Boat

Connie Carruthers

Tv 1977

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

Tv 1968

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Tv 1961

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

Tv 1950