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20th-century dancers

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Jean SimmonsPerson · Film memorabiliaJean Merilyn Simmons (31 January 1929 – 22 January 2010) was a British actress and singer. One of J.
Jenna DewanPerson · Film memorabiliaJenna Lee Dewan (born December 3, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Christina…
Jennifer LopezDesigner · FashionJennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and businesswoman.
Jennifer Love HewittPerson · Music memorabiliaJennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress, singer, producer and director.
Jeremy JordanPerson · Music memorabiliaJeremy Michael Jordan (born November 20, 1984) is an American actor and singer. He has performed on Broadway, in television and film, in concert, as well as in other theatrical productions.
Jermaine StewartPerson · Music memorabiliaWilliam Jermaine Stewart (September 7, 1957 – March 17, 1997) was an American R&B singer best known for his 1986 hit single "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off", which peaked at number…
Jessica JungDesigner · FashionJessica Jung (born April 18, 1989) is an American and South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, author, and businesswoman.
Jessica SuttaPerson · Music memorabiliaJessica Lynn Sutta is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and former actress. She is a former member of the girl group The Pussycat Dolls.
Jessie MatthewsPerson · Film memorabiliaJessie Margaret Matthews (11 March 1907 – 19 August 1981) was an English actress, dancer and singer who rose to fame in the 1920s and 1930s, with her career continuing into the post-war…
Jill LatianoPerson · Film memorabilia
Joan BaezPerson · Music memorabiliaJoan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice.
Jody WatleyPerson · Music memorabiliaJody Vanessa Watley (born January 30, 1959) is an American singer, songwriter, and music producer.
Joe LaytonPerson · Music memorabiliaJoe Layton (May 3, 1931 – May 5, 1994) was an American director and choreographer known primarily for his work on Broadway.
John TravoltaAuthor · BooksJohn Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He began acting in television before transitioning into a leading man in films.
Jorge BlancoPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Guadalajara.
Josephine BakerPerson · Music memorabiliaFreda Josephine Baker (née McDonald; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975)[3] was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress, and a spy for the French Resistance.
Jules MunshinPerson · Music memorabiliaJules Munshin (February 22, 1915 – February 19, 1970) was an American actor, comedian and singer who had made his name on Broadway when he starred in Call Me Mister.
Julie CarmenPerson · Film memorabiliaJulie Carmen is an American actress, dancer, and licensed psychotherapist. She came to prominence onscreen in the 1980s and 1990s, for her roles in John Cassavetes’ Gloria (1980), Robert…
Julie NewmarPerson · Film memorabiliaJulie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer; August 16, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles.
Juliet ProwsePerson · Film memorabiliaJuliet Anne Prowse (25 September 1936 – 14 September 1996) was a British-American dancer and actress whose four-decade career included stage, television, and film.
Kari SylwanPerson · Film memorabiliaKari Sylwan (born 15 October 1940) is a Swedish actress, dancer, ballet teacher, and choreographer.
Kasper T. ToeplitzPerson · Music memorabiliaKasper T. Toeplitz is a French composer and musician of Polish origin, born in 1960. He lives in Paris.
Katherine BailessPerson · Music memorabiliaKatherine Bailess is an American actress, singer, and dancer best known for playing the role of Erica Marsh on the CW's hit show One Tree Hill, Life and Death Brigade member Stephanie on…
Katica IllényiPerson · Music memorabiliaKatica Illényi is a Hungarian violinist, singer, dancer and theremin player. She has classical training, and plays in several musical genres including folk music, klezmer and Manouche jazz.
Keita TachibanaPerson · Music memorabiliaKeita Tachibana was born on 16 December 1985, also known mononymously as Keita (stylized KEITA), is a Japanese singer and actor.
Keith FlintPerson · Music memorabiliaKeith Charles Flint (17 September 1969 – 4 March 2019) was an English dancer, and vocalist of the electronic dance act the Prodigy.
Ken MaedaPerson · Film memorabilia14 June 1971 – 26 April 2016 was a Japanese comedian, impressionist, actor and choreographer. He was nicknamed Maeken.
Kenny WormaldPerson · Film memorabiliaKenny Wormald is an American dancer, reality television star and actor. He played Ren McCormack in the 2011 remake of 1984's Footloose.
Keri HilsonPerson · Music memorabiliaBorn and raised in Decatur, Georgia, she began her musical career as a songwriter and backing vocalist for other artists under the wi
Keri RussellPerson · Film memorabiliaKeri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is an American actress. Working mainly in dramatic television since the 1990s, she has received eight nominations for the Critics' Choice Television…
Kevin McHalePerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in Plano.
Kevin TancharoenPerson · Film memorabiliaKevin Tancharoen (born April 23, 1984) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, dancer, and choreographer. On September 29, 2011, New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.
Khandi AlexanderPerson · Film memorabiliaHarriet Rene "Khandi" Alexander (born September 4, 1957) is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress.
Kim Hong-joongDesigner · FashionKim Hong-joong (born November 7, 1998), mononymously known as Hongjoong, is a South Korean rapper, singer, producer, and songwriter.
Kimberly McCulloughPerson · Film memorabiliaKimberly McCullough is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her role as Robin Scorpio on the soap opera General Hospital, a role which she originated at age…
Koichi DomotoPerson · Music memorabiliaKoichi Domoto (堂本光一, Dōmoto Kōichi, born January 1, 1979) is a Japanese idol, singer, actor, singer-songwriter, composer, lyricist, television personality, voice actor.
Konstantin RaikinPerson · Film memorabiliaKonstantin Arkadyevich Raikin (July 8, 1950) is a Russian actor and theatre director, the head of the Moscow Satyricon Theatre (since 1988).
La JanaPerson · Film memorabiliaLa Jana (born Henriette Margareta Niederauer, later surnamed Hiebel; 24 February 1905 – 13 March 1940) was an Austro-German dancer and actress.
Lance BassPerson · Music memorabiliaJames Lance Bass (born May 4, 1979) is an American singer, actor, and producer. He grew up in Mississippi and rose to fame as the bass singer for the boy band NSYNC.
Lee TaeminPerson · Film memorabilia
Leigh BoweryDesigner · FashionLeigh Bowery was an Australian dancer, entrepreneur, actor, model, fashion designer and performance artist (1961–1994). He was born in Sunshine and died in London.
Leni RiefenstahlPerson · Film memorabiliaHelene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (German: [ˈleːniː ˈʁiːfn̩ʃtaːl]; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German filmmaker, photographer, and actress.
Li XiaoranPerson · Film memorabilia
Lil MamaPerson · Music memorabiliaNiatia Jessica Kirkland (born October 4, 1989), better known by her stage name Lil Mama, is an American rapper. She released her debut album, VYP (Voice of the Young People) in 2008.
Lilian HarveyPerson · Music memorabiliaLilian Harvey (born Helene Lilian Muriel Pape; 19 January 1906 – 27 July 1968) was a British-German actress and singer, long based in Germany, where she is best known for her role as…
Lillian HobanIllustrator · IllustrationLillian Hoban (May 18, 1925 – July 17, 1998) was an American illustrator and children's writer best known for picture books created with her husband Russell Hoban.
Lindsay KempPerson · Film memorabiliaLindsay Keith Kemp (3 May 1938 – 24 August 2018) was a British dancer, actor, teacher, mime artist, and choreographer.
Lisa FonssagrivesDesigner · FashionLisa Fonssagrives (born Lisa Birgitta Bernstone; 17 May 1911 – 4 February 1992) was a Swedish model, dancer, sculptor, and photographer.
Lisa NiemiPerson · Film memorabiliaLisa Niemi Swayze (born Lisa Anne Haapaniemi) is an American writer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and director. She is the widow of actor and dancer Patrick Swayze.
Liz McClarnonPerson · Music memorabiliaElizabeth Margaret McClarnon-Cho (born 10 April 1981) is an English singer, songwriter and actress, who is the longest serving member of the girl group Atomic Kitten, with whom she has…
LloydPerson · Music memorabiliaLloyd is recorded as singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and rapper.
Lloyd NewsonPerson · Film memorabiliaLloyd Newson (born 1957) is a director, dancer and choreographer. He formed DV8 Physical Theatre and has led the company since its inception in 1986.
Lola FloresPerson · Film memorabiliaMaría Dolores "Lola" Flores Ruiz (ˈlola ˈfloɾes; 21 January 1923 – 16 May 1995) was a Spanish actress, bailaora (flamenco dancer) and singer.
Lolo FerrariPerson · Film memorabiliaLolo Ferrari (born Ève Valois; 9 February 1963 – 5 March 2000) was a French dancer, actress, and singer.
Lucille BremerPerson · Music memorabiliaLucille Bremer (February 21, 1917 – April 16, 1996) was an American film actress and dancer.
Lukas AmmannPerson · Film memorabiliaLukas Ammann (29 September 1912 – 3 May 2017) was a Swiss actor who appeared mainly in German and Swiss films and television shows. He continued to work steadily for over 60 years.
Lynda BoydPerson · Film memorabiliaLynda Boyd (born January 28, 1965) is a Canadian actress, singer, dancer, musician, and writer.
Lyubov OrlovaPerson · Film memorabiliaLyubov Petrovna Orlova (– 26 January 1975) was a Soviet and Russian actress, singer, dancer, and People's Artist of the USSR (1950).
M. PokoraPerson · Music memorabiliaMatthieu Tota (matjø tɔta; born 26 September 1985), artistically known as Matt Pokora and later M. Pokora, is a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer.
Madhuri DixitPerson · Film memorabiliaMadhuri Dixit Nene (née Dixit, pronounced [d̪iːkʂɪt̪]; born 15 May 1967) is an Indian actress and television personality.
Malaika AroraPerson · Film memorabiliaMalaika Arora (born 23 October 1973) is an Indian actress, dancer, model, video jockey, and television personality who appears in Hindi-language films.
Mamata ShankarPerson · Film memorabiliaMamata Shankar (born 7 January 1955) is an Indian actress and dancer. She is known for her work in Bengali cinema.
Manisha KoiralaPerson · Film memorabiliaManisha Koirala (born 16 August 1970) is a Nepalese actress who works in Indian cinema, predominantly in Hindi and Tamil films.
Mar Regueras SerranoPerson · Film memorabiliaMaría del Mar Regueras Serrano better known as Mar Regueras (born 11 April 1970) is a Spanish film, television and theatre actress.
Maren HassingerArtist · SculptureMaren Hassinger (born Maren Louise Jenkins in 1947) is an African-American artist and educator whose career spans four decades.
Margarita AzurdiaArtist · SculptureMargarita Azurdia (born April 17, 1931, in Antigua, Guatemala, died July 1, 1998, in Guatemala City, Guatemala), who also worked under the pseudonyms Margot Fanjul, Margarita Rita Rica…
Marie-Claude PietragallaPerson · Film memorabiliaMarie-Claude Georgette Yvonne Pietragalla (born 2 February 1963 in Paris) is a French dancer and choreographer.
Marthe KellerPerson · Film memorabiliaMarthe Keller (born 28 January 1945) is a Swiss actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film Marathon Man (1976), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.
Matt HardingDesigner · Modern designMatthew Harding (born September 27, 1976) is an American traveler, video game designer, and Internet celebrity who is known as Dancing Matt, for his viral videos that show him dancing in…
May WynnArtist · PaintingsDonna Lee Custer (née Hickey, January 8, 1928 – March 22, 2021), better known by the stage name May Wynn, was an American dancer, singer, actress turned realtor and teacher's aide after her…
Maya DerenPhotographer · PhotographyMaya Deren (born Eleonora Solomonovna Derenkovskaya; – October 13, 1961) was a Russian-born American experimental filmmaker and important part of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s.
Melissa BenoistPerson · Film memorabiliaMelissa Marie Benoist (born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was as Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy-drama Glee (2012–2014), in which she was a…
Melody ThorntonPerson · Film memorabiliaMelody Thornton (born September 28, 1984) is an American singer and television personality.
Merce CunninghamPerson · Music memorabiliaMercier "Merce" Philip Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years.
Meredith MonkPerson · Music memorabiliaMeredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer.
Mía MaestroPerson · Film memorabiliaMía Maestro (born 19 June 1978) is an Argentine actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Nora Martinez on The Strain, as Nadia Santos on the television drama Alias, as Cristina…
Michael BennettPerson · Music memorabiliaMichael Bennett was an American choreographer, musician, actor and director (1943–1987). He was born in Buffalo and died in Tucson.
Mirai MoriyamaPerson · Film memorabilia
Mitzi GaynorPerson · Music memorabiliaFrancesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024), known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, dancer and singer.
Moira ShearerPerson · Film memorabiliaMoira Shearer King, Lady Kennedy (17 January 1926 – 31 January 2006) was a Scottish ballet dancer and actress.
MonicaPerson · Music memorabiliaBorn and raised in College Park, Georgia, she began performing as a child and joined a traveling gospel choir by the age of t
Myriam FaresPerson · Music memorabiliaMyriam Fares (mīryam fāris; born 3 May 1983) is a Lebanese singer, actress, and entertainer. She began her career in 2003, and released her debut single "Ana Wel Shoq".
Myrna DellPerson · Film memorabiliaMyrna Dell (born Marilyn Adele Dunlap; March 5, 1924 – February 11, 2011) was an American actress, model, and writer who appeared in numerous motion pictures and television programs over…
Nadezhda PavlovaPerson · Film memorabiliaNadezhda Vasilyevna Pavlova (born 15 May 1956) is a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer. People's Artist of the USSR (1984).
Nami TamakiPerson · Music memorabiliaNami Tamaki is a Japanese singer. Her singles were used as theme songs for animated shows such as Mobile Suit
Nanette FabrayPerson · Music memorabiliaNanette Fabray (born Ruby Bernadette Nanette Theresa Fabares; October 27, 1920 – February 22, 2018) was an American actress, singer and dancer.
Natalia GordienkoPerson · Music memorabiliaNatalia Gordienko (also spelled Gordienco; born 11 December 1987) is a Moldovan singer and dancer.
Natalia MakarovaPerson · Film memorabiliaNatalia Romanovna Makarova (born 21 November 1940) is a Russian prima ballerina and choreographer.
Natalie KingstonPerson · Film memorabiliaNatalie Kingston (born Natalia Ringstrom; May 19, 1905 – February 2, 1991) was an American actress.
Ne-YoPerson · Music memorabiliaShaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor.
Nick CarterPerson · Music memorabiliaNickolas Gene Carter (born January 28, 1980) is an American singer and a lead vocalist of the vocal group Backstreet Boys.
Nina DobrevPerson · Film memorabiliaNikolina Kamenova Dobreva (born January 9, 1989), known professionally as Nina Dobrev, is a Canadian actress.
Nipsey RussellPerson · Film memorabiliaJulius "Nipsey" Russell (September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) was an American entertainer best known for his appearances as a panelist on game shows from the 1960s through the 1990s,…
Nurkhon YuldashkhojayevaPerson · Film memorabiliaNurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva (Nurxon Yoʻldoshxoʻjayeva, Нурхон Йўлдошхўжаева; c. 1913– 1 July 1929) was one of the first Uzbek actresses and one of the first Uzbek women to dance onstage…
Obo AddyPerson · Music memorabiliaObo Addy (January 15, 1936 – September 13, 2012) was a Ghanaian drummer and dancer who was one of the first native African musicians to bring the fusion of traditional folk music and…
Oda SchottmüllerArtist · SculptureOda Schottmüller (9 February 1905 – 5 August 1943) was an expressive dancer, mask maker and sculptor.
OmarionPerson · Music memorabiliaOmari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984), better known by his stage name Omarion, is an American R&B and pop singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor.
Padma KhannaPerson · Film memorabiliaPadma Khanna is an Indian Bollywood actress, dancer and director. She appeared mainly in Hindi and Bhojpuri films in the 1970s and 1980s.
PadminiPerson · Film memorabiliaPadmini was an Indian actress, dancer and film director (1932–2006). She was born in Thiruvananthapuram and died in Chennai.
Panama Al BrownPerson · Music memorabiliaAlfonso Teofilo Brown (July 5, 1902 – April 11, 1951), better known as Panama Al Brown, was a Panamanian professional boxer.
Pat StanleyPerson · Music memorabilia
Patsy SwayzePerson · Film memorabiliaYvonne Helen "Patsy" Swayze (née Karnes; February 7, 1927 – September 16, 2013) was an American film choreographer, dancer, and dance instructor, and the mother of actors Patrick Swayze and…
Paula StonePerson · Film memorabiliaPaula Stone (January 20, 1912 – December 23, 1997) was an American theater and motion pictures actress from New York City.
Peter JanssensPerson · Music memorabiliaPeter Janssens (17 June 1934 – 24 December 1998) was a German musician and composer who wrote and performed incidental music for several theatres, and songs and musicals of the genre Neues…
Pilar CastroPerson · Film memorabiliaPilar Castro (born 12 October 1970) is a Spanish film, television and stage actress.
Plastic BertrandPerson · Music memorabiliaRoger François Jouret (born 24 February 1954), better known as Plastic Bertrand, is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1977…
Porcelain BlackPerson · Music memorabiliaAlaina Marie Beaton (born October 1, 1985), known professionally as Porcelain Black, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper.
Priyambada Mohanty HejmadiArtist · PaintingsPriyambada Mohanty Hejmadi is an Indian classical dancer, scientist, academician, art writer, and biologist.
Ramón RodríguezPerson · Film memorabiliaRamón Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican actor. Since 2023, he has starred as the title character in the ABC series Will Trent.
Rauw AlejandroPerson · Music memorabiliaRaúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz (born January 10, 1993), known professionally as Rauw Alejandro, is a Puerto Rican singer and songwriter.
Raven-SymonéDesigner · FashionRaven-Symoné Christina Pearman-Maday (Pearman; born December 10, 1985), also known as simply Raven, is an American actress, singer, and director.
Ravi DubeyPerson · Film memorabiliaRavi Dubey (born 23 December 1983) is an Indian actor, model, television presenter and producer.
Rebecca BlackPerson · Film memorabiliaRebecca Renee Black (born June 21, 1997) is an American singer, songwriter, YouTuber, and DJ.
Reggie NalderPerson · Film memorabiliaReggie Nalder (born Alfred Natzler; 4 September 1907 – 19 November 1991) was a prolific Austrian film and television character actor from the late 1940s to the early 1990s.
Reinhard KolldehoffPerson · Film memorabiliaReinhard Kolldehoff (29 April 1914 – 18 November 1995), sometimes credited as René Kolldehoff, was a German actor and voice artist.
Rena RiffelPerson · Music memorabiliaRena Riffel (born March 5, 1969) is an American actress, singer, dancer, model, writer, producer, and director.
Richard SimmonsAuthor · Books
Rita CadillacPerson · Film memorabiliaRita Cadillac (born Nicole Yasterbelsky; 18 May 1936 – 4 April 1995) was a French dancer, singer, and actress.
Rita HayworthPerson · Music memorabiliaRita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl.
Robert CummingsPerson · Film memorabiliaCharles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990) was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones…

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