About Ann Miller
Ann Miller was an American actress and dancer. She is best remembered for her work in the classical Hollywood cinema musicals of the 1940s and 1950s. Her early film work included roles in Room Service with the Marx Brothers and Frank Capra's You Can't Take It with You, both released in 1938. She later starred in the musical classics Easter Parade (1948), On the Town (1949) and Kiss Me Kate (1953). Her final film role was in Mulholland Drive (2001). While working at Bal Tabarin, Miller was discovered by Lucille Ball and talent scout/comic Benny Rubin. When RKO discovered her true age later, Miller's father provided a fake birth certificate with the name Lucy Ann Collier. In later life, Miller claimed to have invented pantyhose in the 1940s as a solution to the continual problem of torn stockings during the filming of dance-production numbers.
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