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Ann Miller
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Birthday
1923-04-12,Houston, Texas, USA
Gender
Female
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Johnnie 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 Miller's 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 show's regular characters. Her last stage performance was a 1998 production of Stephen Sondheim's Follies, in which she played hardboiled Carlotta Campion and received rave reviews for her rendition of the song "I'm 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 Miller's contribution to dance, the Smithsonian Institution displays her favorite pair of tap shoes, which she playfully nicknamed "Moe and Joe".

Filmography

Mulholland Drive

7.8

Mulholland Drive
2001-06-06

7

On the Town
1949-12-08

You Can't Take It with You

7.5

You Can't Take It with You
1938-09-01

6.4

Kiss Me Kate
1953-11-26

6.9

Easter Parade
1948-07-08

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

4.1

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976-07-26

The Opposite Sex

5.2

The Opposite Sex
1956-11-15

Lovely to Look At

5.1

Lovely to Look At
1952-05-29

4.4

Texas Carnival
1951-10-05

6.9

Stage Door
1937-10-08

6.5

Room Service
1938-09-21

Having Wonderful Time

4.9

Having Wonderful Time
1938-07-01

5.7

Too Many Girls
1940-10-08

Time Out for Rhythm

6.2

Time Out for Rhythm
1941-06-05

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

7

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003-04-03

Reveille with Beverly

7

Reveille with Beverly
1943-02-04

The Great American Pastime

0

The Great American Pastime
1956-11-28

Small Town Girl

5.7

Small Town Girl
1953-04-10

Two Tickets to Broadway

4.3

Two Tickets to Broadway
1951-11-20

4.8

Hit the Deck
1955-02-24

The Kissing Bandit

3

The Kissing Bandit
1948-11-14

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1

0

Screen Snapshots Series 21 No. 1
1941-08-15

6

Jam Session
1944-04-13

The Life of the Party

5.2

The Life of the Party
1937-09-03

5.3

Carolina Blues
1944-12-20

5.5

Melody Ranch
1940-09-15

Tarnished Angel

5.3

Tarnished Angel
1938-10-28

Radio City Revels

8

Radio City Revels
1938-02-11

Go West, Young Lady

6.9

Go West, Young Lady
1941-11-27

Watch the Birdie

5.3

Watch the Birdie
1950-12-11

Hit Parade of 1941

5.3

Hit Parade of 1941
1940-10-14

The Thrill of Brazil

6

The Thrill of Brazil
1946-09-06

6.9

The Good Fairy
1935-02-18

Eve Knew Her Apples

5.2

Eve Knew Her Apples
1945-04-12

Easter Parade: On the Avenue

0

Easter Parade: On the Avenue
2005-03-15

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
2003-01-02

New Faces of 1937

4

New Faces of 1937
1937-07-02

That's Entertainment!

7.2

That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003-04-22

Sailor's Holiday

0

Sailor's Holiday
1944-02-24

Deep in My Heart

6.8

Deep in My Heart
1954-12-09

7.824

Mulholland Dr.
1999-01-01

Inside the Marx Brothers

4

Inside the Marx Brothers
2003-01-01

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

7.7

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002-09-24

That's Entertainment! III

6.9

That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie

8.2

Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie
1993-02-14

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's

0

Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
2000-09-01

Eadie Was a Lady

4

Eadie Was a Lady
1945-01-24

0

Hey, Rookie
1944-04-06

6

Dames at Sea
1971-11-15

What's Buzzin', Cousin?

0

What's Buzzin', Cousin?
1943-07-08

The Devil on Horseback

0

The Devil on Horseback
1936-10-11

True to the Army

0

True to the Army
1942-03-21

Priorities on Parade

0

Priorities on Parade
1942-07-23

Judy Garland: By Myself

7.5

Judy Garland: By Myself
2004-02-25

8.5

Rita
2003-09-09

That's Entertainment, Part II

6.8

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976-05-16

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song

6.4

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
2002-03-21

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2

6

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 2
1941-12-05

Broadway's Lost Treasures

5.6

Broadway's Lost Treasures
2003-08-10

That's Dancing!

7

That's Dancing!
1985-01-18

Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City

6

Mighty Manhattan, New York's Wonder City
1949-07-30

Inside the Dream Factory

6

Inside the Dream Factory
1995-11-01

Frank Sinatra Memorial

0

Frank Sinatra Memorial
2000-05-16

Night of 100 Stars

6

Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

0

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021-08-14

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

8

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009-05-19

Home Improvement

7.419

Home Improvement
1991-09-17

E! True Hollywood Story

8.1

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.5

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

Private Screenings

6

Private Screenings

The Hollywood Palace

4.5

The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

6.4

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1967-09-09

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

4

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05

5

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

The Hollywood Palace

4.5

The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04

6.291

The Love Boat
1977-09-24

The Dick Cavett Show

6.6

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

The Mike Douglas Show

4.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

What's My Line?

6.6

What's My Line?
1950-02-02