
Known for
Acting
Born
January 13, 1925
Birthplace
Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
October 18, 2000 (aged 75)
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 st...
2019
as Self (archive footage)
2015
as Self (archive footage)
2005
as Lola (segment "Damn Yankees") (archive footage)
2003
as Roxie Hart (segment "Chicago")
2003
2002
Creative Consultant
2000
as Mrs. Drago
1999
as Alora
1998
as Edith Cooper
1997
1996
as Ruth Wakefield
1996
1994
1994
as Etta Pell
1994
1993
1993
1990
as Alice's Mother
1990
1990
1990
as Herself - Narrator
1988
1988
as Bess McCarthy
1987
as Vera
1986