Eleanor Torrey Powell was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, Powell began studying ballet when she was six and was dancing at nightclubs in Atlantic City before she was a teenager. At the age of sixteen, she began studying tap and started appearing in musical revues on Broadway. She made her Hollywood debut as a featured dancer in the movie George White's Scandals (1935).
Eleanor Powell
Active - 1930 - 1994 |
Birth - Nov 21, 1912 |
Death - Feb 11, 1982 |
Genres - Music, Romance, Comedy, Documentary, Family
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Subgenres - Musical, Romantic Comedy, Animated Film with LGBT Character(s)
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Eleanor Torrey Powell, Ellie, The Queen of Tap Dancing-
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