Marge Champion

Marge Champion
Champion in 1952
Born
Marjorie Celeste Belcher

(1919-09-02)September 2, 1919
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedOctober 21, 2020(2020-10-21) (aged 101)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationHollywood High School
Occupations
  • Dancer
  • actress
  • choreographer
Years active1930–2001
Known for
Spouses
(m. 1937; div. 1940)
(m. 1947; div. 1973)
(m. 1977; died 1981)
Children2
Relatives
AwardsNational Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame

Marjorie Celeste Champion (née Belcher; September 2, 1919 – October 21, 2020) was an American dancer and actress. At fourteen, she was hired as a dance model for Walt Disney Studios animated films. Later, she performed as an actress and dancer in film musicals, and in 1957 had a television show based on song and dance. She also did creative choreography for liturgy, and served as a dialogue and movement coach for the 1978 TV miniseries, The Awakening Land, set in the late 18th century in the Ohio Valley.