Honestly, I have had to live like a high priestess in this show. It is a very, very lonely life. When you work the way I work - that means hard - there's no time for play.

Studio publicists concocted press releases claiming Ann Miller could tap 500 times per minute but in truth the sound of ultra-fast "500" taps was looped in later. In 1983 Ann Miller won the Sarah Siddons Award for her work in Chicago theatre. Johnnie Lucille Collier (April 12 1923 – January 22 2004) known professionally as Ann Miller was an American dancer singer and actress.

She is remembered for her work in Hollywood musical films of the 1940s and '50s. Johnnie Lucille Collier (April 12 1923 – January 22 2004) known professionally as Ann Miller was an American dancer singer and actress.