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Ivie Anderson(1905-1949)

  • Actress
  • Soundtrack
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Ivie Anderson was born on 10 July 1905 in Gilroy, California, USA. She was an actress, known for The Hit Parade (1937), Corrina, Corrina (1994) and A Day at the Races (1937). She was married to Walter Collins and Marque Nea. She died on 28 December 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 10, 1905
DiedDecember 28, 1949(44)
BornJuly 10, 1905
DiedDecember 28, 1949(44)
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Known for

Frances Langford and Phil Regan in The Hit Parade (1937)
The Hit Parade
6.7
  • Ivy(as Ivy Anderson)
  • 1937
Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, and Tina Majorino in Corrina, Corrina (1994)
Corrina, Corrina
6.6
  • Soundtrack
  • 1994
Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Day at the Races (1937)
A Day at the Races
7.5
  • Vocalist
  • 1937
Me and Orson Welles (2008)
Me and Orson Welles
6.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008

Credits

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Actress

  • Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
    Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat
    4.8
    Short
    • The Girl (voice, uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Day at the Races (1937)
    A Day at the Races
    7.5
    • Vocalist
    • 1937
  • Frances Langford and Phil Regan in The Hit Parade (1937)
    The Hit Parade
    6.7
    • Ivy (as Ivy Anderson)
    • 1937

Soundtrack

  • Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries (2009)
    The Vampire Diaries
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "It Don't Mean a Thing" (uncredited)
    • 2012
  • Me and Orson Welles (2008)
    Me and Orson Welles
    6.7
    • performer: "Oh Babe! Maybe Someday"
    • 2008
  • Cold Case (2003)
    Cold Case
    7.7
    TV Series
    • performer: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
    • 2005
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, and Tina Majorino in Corrina, Corrina (1994)
    Corrina, Corrina
    6.6
    • performer: "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"
    • 1994
  • Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, and Harpo Marx in A Day at the Races (1937)
    A Day at the Races
    7.5
    • performer: "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (1937) (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Frances Langford and Phil Regan in The Hit Parade (1937)
    The Hit Parade
    6.7
    • performer: "I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter"
    • 1937
  • Be Like Me (1933)
    A Bundle of Blues
    6.9
    Short
    • performer: "Stormy Weather" (as Ivy Anderson)
    • 1933

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ivy Anderson
  • Born
    • July 10, 1905
    • Gilroy, California, USA
  • Died
    • December 28, 1949
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from asthma)
  • Spouses
      Walter Collins1949 - December 28, 1949 (her death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in the musical revue "Jump for Joy" at the Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 1941.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    She was a vocalist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at the time of her appearance in A Day at the Races (1937). Her appearance has prompted speculation that the band playing in the movie are members of the Ellington orchestra.

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