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Eleanor Torrey Powell was an American dancer and actress. Best remembered for her tap dance numbers in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s, Powell began studying ballet when she was six and was dancing at nightclubs in Atlantic City before she was a teenager. At the age of sixteen, she began studying tap and started appearing in musical revues on Broadway. She made her Hollywood debut as a featured dancer in the movie George White's Scandals (1935).
Birth Name
Eleanor Torrey Powell
Born
Thursday, 21 November 1912
Died
Thursday, 11 February 1982
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Clips from 'Broadway Melody of 1938' / 'Lady Be Good' | 1994 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire | Herself | 1981 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clips from 'Born to Dance' & 'Lady Be Good' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| It's Showtime | Self | 1976 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| That's Entertainment! | "Rosalie") / (clips from "Broadway Melody of 1940" / (archive footage) | 1974 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Dancer | 1964 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Clips from 'Broadway Melody of 1938' / 'Lady Be Good' | 1994 |
| American Masters | Self | 1986 |
| That's Dancing! | 1985 | |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Fred Astaire | Herself | 1981 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clips from 'Born to Dance' & 'Lady Be Good' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| It's Showtime | Self | 1976 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| That's Entertainment! | "Rosalie") / (clips from "Broadway Melody of 1940" / (archive footage) | 1974 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self - Dancer | 1964 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| The Judy Garland Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Hostess / Self - Dancer | 1959 |
| Have Faith in Our Children | Herself / Self | 1955 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Self - interviewed at Academy Awards | 1952 |
| All Star Revue | Self | 1950 |
| Duchess of Idaho | Eleanor Powell | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Self - Guest / Self - Guest Star | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| The Great Morgan | Film Character (archive footage) / Film Character | 1945 |
| Sensations of 1945 | Virginia 'Ginny' Walker | 1944 |
| I Dood It | Constance Shaw / Miss Constance 'Connie' Shaw | 1943 |
| Thousands Cheer | Eleanor Powell | 1943 |
| Ship Ahoy | Tallulah Winters | 1942 |
| Lady Be Good | Marilyn Marsh | 1941 |
| The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940 |
| Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940 |
| Broadway Melody of 1940 | Clare Bennett | 1940 |
| Honolulu | Dorothy March / Miss Dorothy 'Dot' March | 1939 |
| Rosalie | Rosalie / Princess Rosalie Romanikov | 1937 |
| Broadway Melody of 1938 | Sally Lee | 1937 |
| Born to Dance | Nora Paige | 1936 |
| Broadway Melody of 1936 | Irene Foster | 1935 |
| George White's 1935 Scandals | Marilyn | 1935 |
| Queen High | Party Guest / Dancer | 1930 |
