Gwen Verdon: movies and TV shows
Gwen Verdon has 68 credits in the archive: 42 films and 26 TV series, from 1936 to 2019. Highest rated: Homicide: Life on the Street (8.1/10).
Career timeline
1936 – 2019 · busiest year: 1953 (4 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Merely Marvelous: The Dancing Genius of Gwen Verdon | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 94 |
| 2015 | Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2005 | Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards | Lola (segment "Damn Yankees") (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 80 |
| 2003 | Broadway's Lost Treasures | Roxie Hart (segment "Chicago") | Film | 6.4 | 78 |
| 2003 | Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | Film | 7.0 | 78 |
| 2002 | Fosse | Film | 6.6 | 77 | |
| 2000 | Bruno | Mrs. Drago | Film | 6.5 | 75 |
| 1999 | Walking Across Egypt | Alora | Film | 4.9 | 74 |
| 1998 | Best Friends for Life | Edith Cooper | Film | 7.0 | 73 |
| 1997 | The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle Dazzle | Self | Film | 7.0 | 72 |
| 1996 | In Cold Blood | Sadie Truitt | TV | 6.1 | 71 |
| 1996 | Marvin's Room | Ruth Wakefield | Film | 6.7 | 71 |
| 1994 | Touched by an Angel | Lorraine McCully | TV | 7.2 | 69 |
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Etta Pell | TV | 6.8 | 69 |
| 1994 | Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All | Etta Pell | Film | 4.5 | 69 |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Jessie Doohen | TV | 8.1 | 68 |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Maisie Whitman | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1990 | Dream On | Kitty Brewer | TV | 7.0 | 65 |
| 1990 | Alice | Alice's Mother | Film | 6.4 | 65 |
| 1990 | Bob Fosse: Steam Heat | Herself - Narrator | Film | — | 65 |
| 1990 | Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self | Film | — | 65 |
| 1988 | Dear John | Yvonne | TV | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1988 | Cocoon: The Return | Bess McCarthy | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1987 | Nadine | Vera | Film | 5.4 | 62 |
| 1986 | All Is Forgiven | Bonita Harrell | TV | 6.3 | 61 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Kelly Sterling | TV | 7.1 | 60 |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Bess McCarthy | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | Lola (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars II | Self | Film | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Tish Dwyer | Film | 6.5 | 59 |
| 1984 | The Jerk, Too | Bag Lady (uncredited) | Film | 4.5 | 59 |
| 1983 | Legs | Maureen Comly | Film | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1983 | American Dance Machine Presents a Celebration of Broadway Dance | Herself - Host | Film | — | 58 |
| 1982 | Hotel | TV | 6.8 | 57 | |
| 1982 | Fame | TV | 6.8 | 57 | |
| 1980 | Magnum, P.I. | Katherine Peterson | TV | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Our Guests at Heartland | Film | 4.4 | 53 |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1973 | The Deadly Visitor | Mrs. Moffat | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Brandy Doyle | TV | 7.9 | 47 |
| 1972 | Liza with a Z | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 47 |
| 1970 | The Don Knotts Show | Self | TV | 9.0 | 45 |
| 1968 | The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.8 | 43 |
| 1967 | The Carol Burnett Show | Self - Guest | TV | 7.7 | 42 |
| 1963 | The Danny Kaye Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self - Co-Host | TV | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 36 |
| 1958 | Damn Yankees | Lola | Film | 6.5 | 33 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | — | 31 |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer | TV | — | 31 |
| 1956 | The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 31 |
| 1955 | Gentlemen Marry Brunettes | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) | Film | 5.3 | 30 |
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler | Voodoo Chicken Dancer (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 28 |
| 1953 | The Mississippi Gambler | Film | 7.2 | 28 | |
| 1953 | The Farmer Takes a Wife | Abigail (uncredited) | Film | 4.3 | 28 |
| 1953 | The I Don't Care Girl | Specialty Dancer | Film | 7.3 | 28 |
| 1952 | The Merry Widow | Specialty Can-Can Dancer (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 27 |
| 1952 | Dreamboat | Girl in Commercial (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 27 |
| 1951 | On the Riviera | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 26 |
| 1951 | David and Bathsheba | Specialty Dancer (uncredited) | Film | 5.9 | 26 |
| 1951 | Meet Me After the Show | Gwen Verdon / Sappho, Dancer in No Talent Joe (uncredited) | Film | 5.4 | 26 |
| 1950 | What's My Line? | Self - Mystery Guest | TV | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1950 | The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self | TV | 6.9 | 25 |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV | 6.8 | 23 |
| 1945 | Blonde from Brooklyn | Girl in Nightclub (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 20 |
| 1943 | Hoosier Holiday | Cheerleader | Film | 9.0 | 18 |
| 1936 | The King Steps Out | Specialty Ballerina (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 11 |