Tap Dance Queen Beautiful Actress Ann Miller
Born Johnnie Lucille Collier April 12, 1923, Ann Miller became especially popular in 1940s-1950s, American dancer, singer and actress. Famed for her speed in tap dance and called Tap Dance Queen, she could tap 500 times per minute!

Little Johnnie Lucille (real name of the actress) was ill with rickets, so at least somehow to reduce this ailment, the parents gave their daughter to dance classes. Ann fulfilled her childhood dream and played several performances on Broadway. Noteworthy, in the late 1940s, Ann Miller introduced pantyhose into everyday life. Thus, she solved the problem of constantly tearing stockings during the dance performance. Traditionally, stockings were sewn to the underwear of a dancer, and if even one stocking torn, the dancer had to completely change the whole design. That’s why Miller asked for herself to make pantyhose, which could easily be replaced with another pair, if torn.

Her last appearance on the big screen was in 2001 thriller “Mulholland Drive”, where she played Catherine ‘Coco’ Lenoix.
A great dancer and actress died from lung cancer at the age of 80. A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars noted her contribution to the movie industry. Also, to honor Miller’s contribution to dance, the Smithsonian Institution displays her favorite pair of tap shoes.

Tap Dance Queen Beautiful Actress Ann Miller