Born January 12, 1910· Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
† Died September 24, 1981
14Roles★ 6.4Average rating
Born in Brooklyn to Irish immigrant parents, she was placed in a dancing school after a series of childhood accidents and quickly progressed from student to tap instructor while still in her early teens, later joining a vaudeville chorus and working as a comic foil for Frank Fay. Her Broadway debut came in 1927, and she appeared in a string of revues alongside performers such as Bert Lahr, Jack Be…
