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American actress
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Female
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Birth:
1 January 1950
The details
Biography
Introduction
Miranda Garrison (born 1950) is an American actress and choreographer, best known for choreographing dozens of films.
Career
Garrison worked on Mulholland Falls, and was assistant choreographer on the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, where she also played the part of Vivian Pressman. She was an actress–dancer in The Forbidden Dance and Xanadu. She is a frequent collaborator with choreographer Kenny Ortega. She also appeared in the 1988 movie Salsa playing Los Angeles salsa club owner Luna. In this film, she is able to dance much of her own choreography. In 1997, she was hired as the choreographer for the film Selena.
In 2007 and 2008, Garrison was a judge in the British reality TV competition Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life.