The Barefoot Contessa
1954
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Olga San Juan (March 16, 1927 – January 3, 2009) was an American actress and comedian. Born in Brooklyn, she began her brief film career with Paramount Pictures after being scouted at Copacabana. She performed in several Hollywood musicals in the 1940s and on Broadway in Paint Your Wagon (1951).
Olga San Juan. Actress: Are You with It?. She possessed the same tiny frame and fervid temperament as Brazilian Carmen Miranda and, for most her career, Puerto Rican singer/dancer Olga San Juan, like Miranda, was a welcome distraction by American audiences.
Olga San Juan. Actress: Are You with It?. She possessed the same tiny frame and fervid temperament as Brazilian Carmen Miranda and, for most her career, Puerto Rican singer/dancer Olga San Juan, like Miranda, was a welcome distraction by American audiences.
Jan 9, 2009 · Olga San Juan, the actress dubbed the “Puerto Rican Pepperpot” for singing and dancing roles alongside stars that included Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire, has died. She was 81.
Jan 7, 2009 · Actress, singer, dancer and comic Olga San Juan died Jan. 4 after a long illness. She was 81. Born and raised in Brooklyn of Puerto Rican descent, San Juan began her career in New York in...
Feb 20, 2009 · Olga San Juan, actress: born Brooklyn, New York 16 March 1927; married 1946 Edmond O'Brien (one son, two daughters; marriage dissolved 1976); died Burbank, California 3 January 2009.
Jan 3, 2009 · Olga San Juan, was a Nuyorican (a New York-born Puerto Rican) stage and screen actress, dancer and comedian. After talent scouts spotted her at the Copacabana nightclub in New York City, she signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1943.
