Born October 7, 1917· The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
† Died July 8, 2006
22Roles★ 6.7Average rating
Raised in the Bronx as Eleanor Geisman, she entered the Ned Wayburn Dancing Academy after a childhood marked by poverty and a severe injury, which laid the foundation for a career that began with tap work in Montreal and short-subject films in 1937, followed by a Broadway appearance in 1938. After signing with MGM in 1943, she achieved stardom with Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) and cemented a “gir…
