Vera-Ellen
Birth Name:
Vera Ellen Westmeier Rohe
Birth Place:
Norwood, Ohio, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actress
Fast Facts
- Got her big break when she won the "Major Bowes Amateur Hour" at the age of 13
- Made her Broadway debut in the 1939 production "Very Warm for May․"
- Was best known for her dancing ability in various films
- Well known for her role in the film "Words and Music․"
- Despite having singing parts in the film "White Christmas," her real singing voice is only heard during the opening lines of the song "Snow․"
- Was one of the youngest dancers to be hired as a Radio City Rockette
- While a child, she took dance lessons alongside Doris Day