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Vera Zorina
Actor
Born January 2, 1917Died April 9, 2003 (86 years)
Vera Zorina, born Eva Brigitta Hartwig, was a Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer. Today, she is chiefly remembered for her films choreographed by her then-husband George Balanchine. They include the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue sequence from On Your Toes, The Goldwyn Follies, I Was an Adventuress with Erich Von Stroheim and Peter Lorre, Louisiana Purchase with Bob Hope, and dancing to "That Old Black Magic" in Paramount Pictures' Star Spangled Rhythm.
Filmography
| 1985 | That's Dancing! · as From 'on Your Toes' (archive Footage) |
| 1946 | Lover Come Back · as Madeleine Laslo |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys · as Gloria Vance |
| 1941 | Louisiana Purchase · as Marina Von Minden |
| 1940 | I Was an Adventuress · as Countess Tanya Vronsky |
| 1939 | On Your Toes · as Vera Barnova |
| 1938 | The Goldwyn Follies · as Olga Samara |