Vera Ellen
Movie Actress
Dancer who appeared in several movie musicals, including the 1954 production of White Christmas.
She began dancing at age ten and at age sixteen she won the Major Bowes Amateur Hour contest.
During the 1950s, she was known for having the smallest waist in Hollywood.
She married and divorced twice, and had one child from her second marriage.
She starred in the musical, White Christmas, along with Bing Crosby.