Eleanor Powell

Eleanor Powell

ActressAdditional CrewSoundtrack
Born
November 21, 1912
Died
February 11, 1982
Awards
4 wins, 4 nominations

Eleanor Powell was born in 1912 in Springfield, Massachussetts, and got her professional start in Atlantic City clubs, from where she moved into in revue in New York at the Ritz Grill and Casino de Paris at the age of sixteen. She started her career on Broadway in 1929, where her machine-gun foot…

Biography

Eleanor Powell was born in 1912 in Springfield, Massachussetts, and got her professional start in Atlantic City clubs, from where she moved into in revue in New York at the Ritz Grill and Casino de Paris at the age of sixteen. She started her career on Broadway in 1929, where her machine-gun foot work gained her the title of world champion in tapping. In 1935 she came to Hollywood where she starred in the great MGM musicals in the late 1930s, establishing herself as a Queen of Ra-Ta-Taps. In spite of the fact that she was primarily a solo performer she also danced with Fred Astaire and George Murphy. After her marriage she wasn't seen on the screen, except for a short number in the Duchess of Idaho (1950). After her divorce she started a short but successful night-club career.

Actress

The Faith of Our ChildrenThe Faith of Our Children(1955)
Duchess of IdahoDuchess of Idaho(1950)as Eleanor Powell
Sensations of 1945Sensations of 1945(1944)as Virginia 'Ginny' Walker
I Dood ItI Dood It(1943)as Constance Shaw
Thousands CheerThousands Cheer(1943)as Eleanor Powell

Additional Crew

I Dood ItI Dood It(1943)

Self

AFI Life Achievement AwardAFI Life Achievement Award(1973)as Self
The Lion Roars AgainThe Lion Roars Again(1975)as Self
The Hollywood PalaceThe Hollywood Palace(1964)as Self - Dancer
The Bell Telephone HourThe Bell Telephone Hour(1959)as Hostess, Self - Dancer
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson(1962)as Self - Guest

Archive Footage

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane PauleyCBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley(1979)as Self
Zaz: Prends garde à ta langueZaz: Prends garde à ta langue(2018)as Eleanor Powell
Ziegfeld Girl Intro(2004)as Clare Bennett
Begin the BeguineBegin the Beguine(2003)as Self
Great PerformancesGreat Performances(1971)as Self, Nora Paige (clip from Born to Dance (1936))

Known for

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Buddy Ebsen, Eleanor Powell, and Vilma Ebsen in Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)Eleanor Powell and Tommy Dorsey in Ship Ahoy (1942)Eleanor Powell in Ship Ahoy (1942)Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942)Eleanor Powell and Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy (1942)Eleanor Powell and Tommy Dorsey in Ship Ahoy (1942)

Credit Score: Eleanor Powell

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193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951
Marilyn Marsh
Mon Nov 10 1941
#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Lady Be Good6.5019416.4111315
2Broadway Melody of 19404.8819407.2003062
3I Dood It3.2519436.200751
4Ship Ahoy3.2519426.500791
5Honolulu3.2519396.500859
6Broadway Melody of 19383.2519376.7001522
7Born to Dance3.2519366.7022148
8Rosalie3.0919375.900649
9Broadway Melody of 19362.6019356.7132258
10Duchess of Idaho2.5019506.300705