Personal Info
Known For
Crew
Gender
Female
Birthday
9/21/1922
Also Known As
Miriam FranklinMiriam Nelson Meyers
Miriam Nelson
Biography
Miriam Lois Frankel was born in Chicago on Sept. 21, 1919, the only child of Daniel Frankel, a salesman who later produced nightclub shows, and Miriam Elizabeth (Bly) Frankel, a seamstress who went on to a show-business wardrobe department career. At 19 she made her Broadway debut, in Sing Out the News (1938), a musical revue, with June Allyson, whose songs included Sing Ho for Private Enterprise. In 1941, two weeks after Pearl Harbor, she married Gene Nelson, a fellow dancer and actor. They moved to Los Angeles, and good luck followed. Having lunch at Paramount one day with a friend, she ran ...
Known For
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as Harriet - Party Guest in Gold Dress (uncredited)
Kitty
as Girl with St. Leger (uncredited)
Let's Face It
as Dancer
Duffy's Tavern
as Dancer
Hail the Conquering Hero
as Tap Dancer (uncredited)
Double Indemnity
as Keyes' Secretary (uncredited)
The Two Lives of Carol Letner
as Woman
Masquerade in Mexico
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
as Self
Cover Girl
as Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
A Golightly Gathering
as Self
Darcey Bussell: Looking for Audrey
as Self