Eleanor Powell
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- November 21, 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- February 11, 1982
- Active Years
- 1930–2013 (84 Years)
- Total Credits
- 33 credits in database
Biography
Eleanor Torrey Powell was an American film actress and dancer born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1912. She passed away on February 11, 1982, in Beverly Hills, California. Active during the 1930s and 1940s, she was best known for her exuberant solo tap dancing and powerful, aggressive style of tap performance in musical films. She was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Her professional career began in Atlantic City clubs before she moved into revues in New York at the Ritz Grill and Casino de Paris at the age of sixteen. She subsequently started her career on Broadway in 1929 and accumulated thirty-three known acting credits throughout her career.
Career overview
Eleanor Torrey Powell was an American film actress and dancer born on November 21, 1912, in Springfield, Massachusetts. She is best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films during the 1930s and 1940s, and was known for her exuberant solo tap dancing as well as her powerful and aggressive style of tap dancing. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, she served as one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars.
Her professional career began in Atlantic City clubs. By the age of sixteen, she moved into revues in New York at the Ritz Grill and Casino de Paris. She subsequently started her career on Broadway in 1929. Throughout her career in film and television, she accumulated thirty-three known acting credits.
Eleanor Powell passed away on February 11, 1982, at the age of sixty-nine in Beverly Hills, California.
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Full Filmography
33 titles- Classic Movie Bloopers: Uncensored (2013) as Self (archive footage)
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine (2003)
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Dance Crazy in Hollywood (1990) as Self - Actress (archive footage)
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- That's Dancing! (1985)
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage)
- It's Showtime (1976) as Self (archive footage)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) as Self (archive footage)
- The Lion Roars Again (1975) as Self (uncredited)
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Hollywood Palace (1964) as Self
- Have Faith in Our Children (1955) as Herself
- Duchess of Idaho (1950) as Eleanor Powell
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Great Morgan (1945) as Film Character (archive footage)
- Sensations of 1945 (1944) as Virginia 'Ginny' Walker
- Thousands Cheer (1943) as Eleanor Powell
- I Dood It (1943) as Miss Constance 'Connie' Shaw
- Ship Ahoy (1942) as Tallulah Winters
- Lady Be Good (1941) as Marilyn Marsh
- Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) as Clare Bennett
- A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound (1940) as Self
- Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) as Self
- Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 8 (1939) as Eleanor Powell
- Honolulu (1939) as Miss Dorothy 'Dot' March
- Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) as Sally Lee
- Rosalie (1937) as Princess Rosalie Romanikov
- Born to Dance (1936) as Nora Paige
- George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) as Marilyn
- Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) as Irene Foster
- Queen High (1930) as Party Guest / Dancer (uncredited)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Eleanor Powell best known for?
Eleanor Powell is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including That's Entertainment! III (1994), That's Entertainment, Part II (1976), That's Entertainment! (1974), Midnight in Saint Petersburg (1996).
When and where was Eleanor Powell born?
Eleanor Powell was born on November 21, 1912 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. They passed away on February 11, 1982.
How many credits does Eleanor Powell have?
Eleanor Powell has accumulated over 33 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1930 to 2013.
What is Eleanor Powell's background in cinema and television?
Eleanor Torrey Powell was an American film actress and dancer born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on November 21, 1912. She passed away on February 11, 1982, in Beverly Hills, California. Active during the 1930s and 1940s, she was best known for her exuberant solo tap dancing and powerful, aggressive style of tap perfo...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- That's Entertainment! (1974) as (archive footage) (uncredited) — aged about 61
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) as (archive footage) (uncredited) — aged about 81
- That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) as (archive footage) — aged about 63
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self — aged about 35
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self — aged about 60
- The Hollywood Palace (1964) as Self — aged about 51
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