Vera Zorina, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vera Zorina

Norwegian ballerina

Date of Birth: 02-Jan-1917

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 09-Apr-2003

Profession: actor, ballet dancer, choreographer, film actor, diarist

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Vera Zorina (January 2, 1917 – April 9, 2003), born Eva Brigitta Hartwig, was a Norwegian ballerina, theatre and film actress, and choreographer.
Today, she is chiefly remembered for her films choreographed by her then-husband George Balanchine.
They include the Slaughter on Tenth Avenue sequence from On Your Toes, The Goldwyn Follies, I Was an Adventuress with Erich Von Stroheim and Peter Lorre, Louisiana Purchase with Bob Hope, and dancing to "That Old Black Magic" in Paramount Pictures' Star Spangled Rhythm.