Feldon worked
as a chorus girl in New York, then slimmed down considerably and became a high - priced fashion model.
The great character actors of the Warner Bros. stock company fill in the supporting roles, with Ginger Rogers in a memorable role as the gold - digging chorine known as «Anytime Annie,» Una Merkel
as her chorus girl buddy, and Ned Sparks as a wise guy investor dropping wry remarks with a cynical sneer.
Not exact matches
The daughter of a golf - champion mother and insurance broker father, American actress Virginia Bruce entered films
as a bit player and
chorus dancer; she's easily recognizable
as one of Jeanette MacDonald's ladies in waiting in The Love Parade (1929) and
as a «Goldwyn
Girl» (along with Betty Grable) in Whoopee (1931).
However, that should not be a deterrent in checking out this set that includes stars such
as Fred Astaire in «Royal Wedding» and «Second
Chorus,» James Cagney in «Something to Sing About,» Danny Kaye in «The Inspector General,» Frances Langford in «Career
Girl,» Irving Berlin's delightful «This is the Army» and the MGM all - star feature «Till the Clouds Roll By.»
They lay it on so thick that the only time poor Kristin Scott Thomas (playing the Boleyn
girls» mother) gets a line is when she's required to function
as a one - woman Greek
chorus, stepping up and delivering an inconsequential bromide about the abuse of her daughters.
Several fan - favorites are included, such
as «Frog's Theme,» which highlights a playful bassoon melody, «Corridors of Time,» featuring glass - like vibraphones, bells, and piano to represent the fragility of the Queen Zeal and the kingdom
as a whole, and «The
Girl Who Stole the Stars,» sporting heart - wrenching metal - core guitars giving voice to expressive melodies and roaring
choruses.
Says Wilson of her child figures, «they depict a «
chorus» of young
girls, all of whom I see
as being an extension of myself and
as representations of the many voices I have inside of me —
as such I consider my work to be an ongoing exploration of self - portraiture.»