Vera-Ellen

Though she suffered from anorexia earlier in her life, she died of cancer. It was laid on February 9, 1960. She was born in Norwood, Ohio, and became best known for her roles in Hollywood musicals such as White Christmas and On the Town. She is the first performer to have a star on the Walk of Fame. Vera-Ellen Westmeyer Rohe (February 16, 1921 - 30 August 1981) was an American actress and dancer known best by just her hyphenated first name. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. Woodward is artistic director of the Westport Country Playhouse.

She and Newman live in Connecticut, and are involved in liberal politics. In 1990, she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College alongside her daughter, Clea. Woodward has continued to act on stage, films and television. She and Newman first starred together that year in The Long Hot Summer, one of many collaborations.

By that time, Woodward had starred in The Three Faces of Eve, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. The two were married in 1958. She continued to move between Hollywood and Broadway, eventually understudying in the New York production of Picnic with another young actor, Paul Newman. Woodward's first film was Count Three and Pray, in 1955.

She majored in drama at Louisiana State University, then headed to New York City to perform on the stage. Joanne won many beauty contests as a teenager. She eventually worked with Olivier in 1979, in a television production of Come Back, Little Sheba. Attending the premiere of Gone With the Wind in Atlanta, nine-year-old Joanne rushed out into the parade of stars and sat on the lap of Laurence Olivier, star Vivien Leigh's husband.

Her mother wanted to name her after Joan Crawford, but then her parents felt that the name "Joanne" was more Southern. Born Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward in Thomasville, Georgia, she was influenced to become an actress by her mother's love of movies. Joanne Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American actress. 1958 - Won Best Actress in a Leading Role - The Three Faces of Eve.

1969 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Rachel, Rachel. 1974 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams. & Mrs. Bridge. 1991 - Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role - Mr.