Ann miller biography

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Ann Miller was an American singer, dancer, and actress. Ann's maternal grandmother was Cherokee, which influenced her appearance. Although her birth name was Johnnie, she was mostly called Annie within her family. In her early childhood, Ann decided to pursue dancing professionally to alleviate her rickets. In an interview behind the scenes of a documentary, she revealed that she was also inspired by popular dancer Eleanor Powell.

When she was only 13 years old, Ann was hired as a dancer at the Black Cat Club in San Francisco, pretending to be of legal age. In the s, thanks to Ann, stockings became popular as she started using them instead of constantly tearing hosiery during dance numbers. Typically, dancers sewed stockings to their undergarments, but if even one stocking had a "run," it required a lot of time and effort to replace the whole set.

Additionally, Ann was known for her speed in tap dancing. There are reports claiming that she could perform taps per minute. Furthermore, due to the slippery floors on stage, Ann danced in shoes with rubber soles. Many were drawn to the unique appearance of the actress from Chireno during the later stages of her career, considering her the epitome of glamour: voluminous black hair, serious makeup with raspberry lipstick, clothes that perfectly accentuated her flexible figure, and, of course, long legs.