Eleanor Powell

Acting · 1912–1982 · Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American film actress and dancer of the 1930s and 1940s, known for her exuberant solo tap dancing.

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Known for

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Broadway Melody of 1940

1940 · Clare Bennett

6.1

Born to Dance

1936 · Nora Paige

6.5

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935 · Irene Foster

6.6

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937 · Sally Lee

5.5

Lady Be Good

1941 · Marilyn Marsh

6.3

Ship Ahoy

1942 · Tallulah Winters

6.5

Honolulu

1939 · Miss Dorothy 'Dot' March

6.0

Rosalie

1937 · Princess Rosalie Romanikov

5.0

I Dood It

1943 · Miss Constance 'Connie' Shaw

6.6

Sensations of 1945

1944 · Virginia 'Ginny' Walker

6.0

The Great Morgan

1945 · Film Character (archive footage)

6.4

Thousands Cheer

1943 · Eleanor Powell

All acting credits21

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

7.0

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

2003

7.0

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · (archive footage)

6.9

That's Dancing!

1985

7.0

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976 · (archive footage)

7.3

That's Entertainment!

1974 · (archive footage) (uncredited)

4.9

Duchess of Idaho

1950 · Eleanor Powell

6.0