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Vera Zorina
Actor
Died 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.
Known For
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 |