Filmography
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Known For
Born to Dance Nora Paige (1936) -
Ship Ahoy Tallulah Winters (1942) -
Honolulu Dorothy March (1939) -
Known For
I Dood It Constance Shaw (1943) -
Soundtrack
That's Entertainment! III (1994) -
That's Dancing! (1985) -
AFI Life Achievement Award (1981) -
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That's Entertainment! (1974) -
The Great Morgan (1946) -
I Dood It (1943)
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Ship Ahoy (1942)
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Lady Be Good (1941) -
Broadway Melody of 1940 (1940) -
![Honolulu]( "Honolulu")
Honolulu (1939) -
![Rosalie]( "Rosalie")
Rosalie (1937) -
![Broadway Melody of 1938]( "Broadway Melody of 1938")
Broadway Melody of 1938 (1937) -
![Born to Dance]( "Born to Dance")
Born to Dance (1936) -
![Broadway Melody of 1936]( "Broadway Melody of 1936")
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) -
Soundtrack
![George White's 1935 Scandals]( "George White's 1935 Scandals")
George White's 1935 Scandals (1935) -
Actress
![The Faith of Our Children]( "The Faith of Our Children")
The Faith of Our Children (1953) -
![Duchess of Idaho]( "Duchess of Idaho")
Duchess of Idaho Eleanor Powell (1950) -
![Sensations of 1945]( "Sensations of 1945")
Sensations of 1945 Virginia 'Ginny' Walker (1944) -
![I Dood It]( "I Dood It")
I Dood It Constance Shaw (1943) -
![Thousands Cheer]( "Thousands Cheer")
Thousands Cheer Eleanor Powell (1943) -
![Ship Ahoy]( "Ship Ahoy")
Ship Ahoy Tallulah Winters (1942) -
![Lady Be Good]( "Lady Be Good")
Lady Be Good Marilyn Marsh (1941) -
![Broadway Melody of 1940]( "Broadway Melody of 1940")
Broadway Melody of 1940 Clare Bennett (1940) -
![Honolulu]( "Honolulu")
Honolulu Dorothy March (1939) -
![Rosalie]( "Rosalie")
Rosalie Rosalie (1937) -
![Broadway Melody of 1938]( "Broadway Melody of 1938")
Broadway Melody of 1938 Sally Lee (1937) -
![Born to Dance]( "Born to Dance")
Born to Dance Nora Paige (1936) -
![Broadway Melody of 1936]( "Broadway Melody of 1936")
Broadway Melody of 1936 Irene Foster (1935) -
![George White's 1935 Scandals]( "George White's 1935 Scandals")
George White's 1935 Scandals Marilyn (1935) -
Actress
![Queen High]( "Queen High")
Queen High Party Guest / Dancer (1930) -
Archive footage
![CBS News Sunday Morning]( "CBS News Sunday Morning")
CBS News Sunday Morning (2021) -
![Zaz: Beware of Your Tongue]( "Zaz: Beware of Your Tongue")
Zaz: Beware of Your Tongue (2018) -
Ziegfeld Girl Intro (2004)
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Begin the Beguine (2003)
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![Great Performances]( "Great Performances")
Great Performances (2003) -
![Omnibus]( "Omnibus")
Omnibus (2001) -
![American Masters]( "American Masters")
American Masters (1997) -
![That's Entertainment! III]( "That's Entertainment! III")
That's Entertainment! III (1994) -
![James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson]( "James Stewart: A Wonderful Life - Hosted by Johnny Carson")
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![AFI Life Achievement Award]( "AFI Life Achievement Award")
AFI Life Achievement Award (1980) -
![That's Entertainment, Part II]( "That's Entertainment, Part II")
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![It's Showtime]( "It's Showtime")
It's Showtime (1976) -
![Brother Can You Spare a Dime]( "Brother Can You Spare a Dime")
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975) -
![That's Entertainment!]( "That's Entertainment!")
That's Entertainment! (1974) -
![The Judy Garland Show]( "The Judy Garland Show")
The Judy Garland Show (1964) -
![Hollywood and the Stars]( "Hollywood and the Stars")
Hollywood and the Stars (1963) -
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![The Great Morgan]( "The Great Morgan")
The Great Morgan (1946) -
Archive footage
![The Miracle of Sound]( "The Miracle of Sound")
The Miracle of Sound (1940) -
![Hollywood: Style Center of the World]( "Hollywood: Style Center of the World")
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Additional Crew
![I Dood It]( "I Dood It")
I Dood It (1943)
All Filmography
Videos
Awards
1 win.Did You Know
Trivia
With a preference toward ballet and acrobatics (notably her splits), she did not initially tap in her early career. In fact, she disliked the style which she considered lacking in grace. It was only when she lost a number of musical roles in New ...
Quotes
Do you know that on Begin the Beguine we (she and Fred Astaire) rehearsed for two solid weeks, on just arm movements, so they'd be right together.
Nickname
The Queen of Tap Dancing
Personal Details
Born
Eleanor Torrey Powell
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died
(age 69)
Beverly Hills, California, USA
Height:
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