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Vera Zorina is a Actor Norvegienne born on 2 january 1917 at Berlin (German)
Vera Zorina (January 2, 1917 – April 9, 2003) was a Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer.
Her second husband was Columbia Records president Goddard Lieberson, from 1946 until his death on May 29, 1977. They had two sons: Peter Lieberson, a composer, and Jonathan Lieberson. Her final marriage was to harpsichordist Paul Wolfe, from 1991 until 2003, when she died of undisclosed causes at age 86.
Zorina was the grandmother of sisters Elizabeth (Lizzie), Katherine, and Kristina Lieberson, who are now members of the band TEEN.
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Birth name Eva Brigitta Hartwig
Nationality Norvege
Birth 2 january 1917 at Berlin (German)
Death 9 april 2003 (at 86 years) at Santa Fe (USA)
Nationality Norvege
Birth 2 january 1917 at Berlin (German)
Death 9 april 2003 (at 86 years) at Santa Fe (USA)
Biography
Zorina was married to choreographer George Balanchine, her first, his second, in 1938; the couple divorced in 1946. She danced in productions he choreographed for both stage and screen, including On Your Toes, a Broadway hit later adapted for the screen by Lawrence Riley.Her second husband was Columbia Records president Goddard Lieberson, from 1946 until his death on May 29, 1977. They had two sons: Peter Lieberson, a composer, and Jonathan Lieberson. Her final marriage was to harpsichordist Paul Wolfe, from 1991 until 2003, when she died of undisclosed causes at age 86.
Zorina was the grandmother of sisters Elizabeth (Lizzie), Katherine, and Kristina Lieberson, who are now members of the band TEEN.
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Filmography of Vera Zorina (8 films)
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That's Dancing! (1985)
, 1h45Directed by Jack Haley Jr.
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about films, Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films, Documentary films about films
Actors Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Sammy Davis Jr., Ray Bolger, Thomas William Smith
Roles From 'On Your Toes' (archive footage)
Rating71%
Lover Come Back (1946)
, 1h30Directed by William A. Seiter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Actors George Brent, Lucille Ball, Vera Zorina, Charles Winninger, Carl Esmond, Raymond Walburn
Roles Madeleine Laslo
Rating61%
Kay Williams (played by Ball) is anxious to provide feminine companionship to her war correspondent husband (Brent) upon his return from service, but is jealous when she notices her husband with a beautiful combat photographer (Zorina). The couple divorces but eventually makes amends; hence, "lovers come back".
Follow the Boys (1944)
, 2h2Directed by John Rawlins, A. Edward Sutherland
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors George Raft, Vera Zorina, Jeanette MacDonald, Charley Grapewin, Charles Butterworth, Elizabeth Patterson
Roles Gloria Vance
Rating58%
Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le studio Universal Pictures, comme les autres studios Hollywoodiens, a soutenu l'effort de guerre et le moral des troupes et des civils en réunissant toutes ses stars devant la caméra pour une comédie musicale.
Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
, 1h39Directed by Ralph Murphy, George Marshall, Frank Tuttle, A. Edward Sutherland, Lewis Allen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Betty Hutton, Eddie Bracken, Victor Moore, Walter Abel, Anne Revere, Cass Daley
Roles Vera Zorina
Rating65%
Pop Webster (Victor Moore) is a former silent movie star once known as "Bronco Billy" who now works as the guard on the main gate at Paramount Pictures. However, he's told his son Johnny (Eddie Bracken), who's in the Navy, that he's the studio's Executive Vice President in Charge of Production. When Johnny shows up in Hollywood on shore leave, Pop and the studio's switchboard operator Polly Judson (Betty Hutton) go all-out to maintain the illusion for Johnny and his sailor friends that Pop's a studio big-wig. Things get a bit complicated when Pop offers to put on a variety show for the Navy, featuring all of Paramount's stars, but Polly convinces Bob Hope and Bing Crosby to do the show, and they convince the rest of the stars on the lot.
Louisiana Purchase (1941)
, 1h38Directed by Irving Cummings
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Bob Hope, Vera Zorina, Victor Moore, Irène Bordoni, Dona Drake, Martha Raye
Roles Marina Von Minden
Rating60%
Beaucoup d'efforts sont faits pour compromettre un politicien, un sénateur connu pour être intègre.
I Was an Adventuress (1940)
, 1h21Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Heist films
Actors Vera Zorina, Richard Greene, Erich von Stroheim, Peter Lorre, Sig Ruman, Fritz Feld
Roles Countess Tanya Vronsky
Rating66%
Countess Tanya Vronsky acts as bait for notorious jewel thief Andre Desormeaux and his assistant, Polo, on their tour through Europe. Everything goes according to plan until Tanya falls in love with their next target, Paul Vernay. Still, the gang manages to take Paul to the cleaners. After the heist, Tanya announces that she is retiring and goes on to marry Paul. Desormeaux tries to convince her to change her mind, but in vain.
On Your Toes (1939)
, 1h34Directed by Ray Enright, Byron Haskin, Jesse Hibbs
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert, Alan Hale, Frank McHugh, James Gleason, Leonid Kinskey
Roles Vera Barnova
Rating56%
The Goldwyn Follies (1938)
, 2h2Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Jazz films, Musical films
Actors Adolphe Menjou, Kenny Baker, Vera Zorina, Andrea Leeds, Edgar Bergen, Kenny Baker
Roles Olga Samara
Rating53%