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Ann Miller

American actress and dancer (1923–2004)

For other people with similar names, see Anne Miller.

Ann Miller

Miller in 1957

Born

Johnnie Lucille Collier


(1923-04-12)April 12, 1923

Houston, Texas, U.S.

DiedJanuary 22, 2004(2004-01-22) (aged 80)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Resting placeHoly Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, U.S.
Occupations
Years active1934–2001
Spouses

Reese Llewellyn Milner

(m. 1946; div. 1947)​

Bill Moss

(m. 1958; div. 1961)​

Arthur Cameron

(m. 1961; div. 1962)​
Children1
AwardsHollywood Walk of Fame

Ann Miller (born Johnnie Lucille Collier; April 12, 1923 – January 22, 2004) was an American actress and dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the classical Hollywood cinemamusicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early film work included roles in Room Service with the Marx Brothers and Frank Cap

Reports of her age varied. For years, her birth date was listed as April 12, 1919. However, recently it became clear that, as a teenager, she lied about her age in order to work, and that her real year of birth was 1923, making her 80 at her death. The U.S. census taken in 1930 gives her age as 7 years, according to IMDB.com.

Ms. Miller was part of the golden age of MGM movie musicals. Among her films were "Easter Parade," "Hit the Deck," and "Small Town Girl." She is regarded as the best and fastest female tap dancer Hollywood had ever seen, a hoofer who could fit in a dozen steps within a single second.

She staged a major comeback in 1979 when she starred with Mickey Rooney, another former MGM star, in Sugar Babies. The show, conceived by Ralph G. Allen and Harry Rigby and directed and choreographed by Ernest Flatt, was an affectionate and nostalgic look at the age of burlesque. The revue gave the still spry Miller plenty of chances to show off her well-preserved legs and dancing chops. It ran for 1,208 performances and Miller later headed a to

Actress Ann Miller–
a bitter, sweet life

The Entertainment Magazine: Film

The Life & Death of Actress Ann Miller

By Steve Starr
The Entertainment Magazine

This is true story of the tragic life and death of Lucille "Johnnie" Ann Collier– known as the famous actress Ann Miller. Ms. Collier was born on April 12, 1923 and died January 22, 2004.

Early photo of Lucille Ann Collier
under the stage name of Ann Miller.

The unknown little girl

This story starts with the rich steel heir who threw his eight-month-pregnant wife, down the stairs in their home, breaking her back and injuring her unborn baby.

Not long after, the effervescent dancing star, Ann Miller, gave birth in a steel harness to her only child, Mary. The baby died within a few hours. Her husband's influential family then zipped the girl's lifeless body away to a hidden burial spot she was not to be found for another 55 years. This tragic story remained buried along with her child for the rest of Ann Miller's life.

Star "Ann Miller" is born as Johnnie

Lucille Ann Collier was born April

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