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Juliet Anne Prowse (25 September 1936 – 14 September 1996) was a British-American dancer and actress whose four-decade career included stage, television and film. She was born in Bombay (today's Mumbai) then of British India, raised in South Africa, where her family emigrated after World War II.
Prowse shared screen space with Presley in the 1960 musical comedy ‘G.I. Blues’. She played a club dancer named Lili, with whom Presley’s character, U.S. Army Specialist 5 (SP5) Tulsa McLean, becomes enamoured. That year, she also made her TV debut in an episode of ‘Adventures in Paradise’.
Born in India to South African parents, Juliet studied to be a dancer from the age of 4. Attending the Royal Academy of Dance, by the time Juliet was 14, she was deemed too tall to enter the world of ballet.
- September 25, 1936
- September 14, 1996
Born in India to South African parents, Juliet studied to be a dancer from the age of 4. Attending the Royal Academy of Dance, by the time Juliet was 14, she was deemed too tall to enter the world of ballet.
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- Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
In “G.I. Blues,” Juliet performed two dance numbers, both staged by dance director Charles O’Curran. Columnist Harrison Carroll was on the set when the aftermath of one dance was filmed. In his “Behind the Scenes in Hollywood” column of May 28, 1960, he described Juliet’s costume.
Jan 15, 2024 · She was a club dancer in Paris when a talent agent discovered and subsequently cast her in the role of Claudine in the Walter Lang film ‘Can-Can’ (1960). In the production stage of the film, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev came to the set and watched her now-famous can-can number.
Sep 15, 1996 · Prowse was 22 when she was recruited by 20th Century Fox at the urging of choreographer Hermes Pan, who considered her one of the world’s best dancers. There was no acting for her in her first...
