Ann Miller was born Johnnie Lucille Collier on April 12, 1923 in Houston, Texas. The star of forty motion pictures as well as Broadway shows, national tours, and innumerable television appearances, Ann Miller: "The Queen Of Tap" has enjoyed one of the longest careers in Hollywood.

Ann began her Hollywood career at age eleven, after having won a contest at the Opheum Theatre she enjoyed her first professional stage experience when she performed in  a two week engagement at the Los Angeles Orpheum and earned $50.00 per week. At the age of thirteen, Ann was put under contract with R.K.O. and was so remarkably talented that by age fourteen, Ann Miller landed the role of Ginger Roger's dancing partner in Stage Door, which started her motion picture career which spanned 20 years.

At fifteen, Ann was "borrowed" by Columbia Studios to appear in 1938's Academy Award winning Best Picture: You Can't Take It With You, with James Stewart and Jean Arthur. She then appeared with the Marx Brothers in Room Service.

Then Broadway called, and Ann answered. She starred in the 1939~1940 production of The George White Scandals. Returning to Los Angeles to then appear in the Rogers and Hart musical Too Many Girls. Shortly afterward, she starred in Gene Autry's first musical, Melody Ranch and then in Hit Parade.

From the late 40's to the mid 50's, Ann, under contract at Metro Goldwyn Mayer, starred in some of MGM's most spectacular musical productions including, Easter Parade with Fred Astaire, On The Town  with Gene Kelly and probably her most memorable film: Kiss Me Kate. Several of Ann Miller's legendary song and dance routines were featured in That's Dancing  and the popular retrospective films, That's Entertainment I  and That's Entertainment II.

For years, MGM was proud to have the outgoing, charming, and multi-talented Ann Miller in their stable of stars, sending Ms. Miller around the world on personal appearances and speaking engagements. She appeared in Bob Hope's Timex TV Hour in Morocco. In 120 degree heat Ann Miller made light of the sticky situation as she sang and danced Too Darn Hot  for an audience of five thousand soldiers.

Some of her television appearances include the Tom Snyder Show, the Merv Griffin Show, David Letterman, and the Dean Martin Show. She also starred with Ethel Mermon and Carol Channing in a two hour episode of The Love Boat.. She could also be seen in past episodes of Out Of This World  and Home Improvement. In 1997, Ann was a guest on Turner Classic Movie's Private Screenings with Robert Osborne.

Ann Miller is the recipient of many awards including: The Best Legs Award from the Hall of Fame, The George M. Cohen Award for the Best Female Entertainer in 1980 and the prestigious Sarah Siddons award for Best Performer of the Year for Sugar Babies  in 1984, She was also nominated for a Tony Award as well as the Laurence Olivier Award in London for Sugar Babies. She was recently honored on This is Your Life  television show in England. Ann received an award for the Best Dance Number from the Dance Awards of America. In 1992 she was honored for the Lifetime Achievement Award given by the University Of Southern California. Ann recently received the coveted Ms. Wonderful Award from the Thalians and then the Gene Autry Golden Boot Award for her performances in Western Films. She has also won The Gypsy and Flo-Bert Awards praising her dance abilities.

In April of 1998 Ms. Miller received an award from the Smithsonian Institute for "Women In Tap." Her tap shoes: Moe and Joe are on display at the Washington D.C. Museum. Also, In January 1998, Ann received her second star on Hollywood's Walk Of Fame.

Currently the Queen of Tap resides in Beverly Hills with her secretary and her two dogs, Angel and KoKo. Ann travels back and forth between her homes in Los Angeles and Sedona, Arizona. She is an avid reader, archeology being one of her favorite topics. Ann has traveled extensively to Egypt, Israel, and the Middle East.

Ann has also written two books, "Miller's High Life" and "Tapping Into The Force."

Ann Miller just enjoyed a triumphant success in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Follies"  at the Papermill Playhouse.  That performance was recorded by and was released on TVT Records in August of '98.

Ann can be seen in the just completed David Lynch movie Mullholland.