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Eleanor Powell

1912 - 1982

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Eleanor Torrey Powell (November 21, 1912 – February 11, 1982) was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, she was one of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's top dancing stars during the Golden Age of Hollywood. Powell appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and most prominently, in a series of movie musical vehicles tailored especially to showcase her dance talents, including Born to Dance (1936), Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937), Rosalie (1937), and Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940). She retired from films in the mid-1940s but resurfaced for the occasional specialty dance scene in films such as Thousands Cheer. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Eleanor Powell is the 5,240th most popular actor (up from 5,435th in 2024), the 8,161st most popular biography from United States (down from 7,930th in 2019) and the 2,397th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Eleanor Powell ranks 5,240 out of 13,578. Before her are Brad Renfro, Angus Scrimm, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jason Connery, Mona Malm, and Marc Alaimo. After her are Peyton List, Tamara Makarova, Hank Mann, Callum Keith Rennie, Austin Butler, and Brenda Bakke.

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Among people born in 1912, Eleanor Powell ranks 321. Before her are Hilda Cameron, Rudolf Stahl, Toni Merkens, Nariz, István Balogh, and Walter. After her are Natalia Dudinskaya, Wilhelm Baumann, Abdelkader Ben Bouali, Jadwiga Wajs, Willy Bandholz, and Lauro Amadò. Among people deceased in 1982, Eleanor Powell ranks 234. Before her are Max de Terra, Jean Batten, Renato Sáinz, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, Alberto Vargas, and Henri Dulieux. After her are Erwin Casmir, Yevdokiya Bershanskaya, Pedro Solé, Clyde King, Victor Jory, and Raisa Aronova.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eleanor Powell ranks 8,163 out of 20,380. Before her are Deborah Shelton (1948), Angus Scrimm (1926), Memphis Minnie (1897), Little Eva (1943), Pete Docter (1968), and Marc Alaimo (1942). After her are Alex Rodriguez (1975), Jamie Hyneman (1956), Peyton List (1998), John Fitch (1743), Dan Bricklin (1951), and Hank Mann (1888).

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Among actors born in United States, Eleanor Powell ranks 2,398. Before her are Phyllis Allen (1861), James Ransone (1979), Nancy Carroll (1903), Brad Renfro (1982), Angus Scrimm (1926), and Marc Alaimo (1942). After her are Peyton List (1998), Hank Mann (1888), Austin Butler (1991), Brenda Bakke (1963), Marguerite Clayton (1891), and Ina Claire (1893).

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