A biography for Vera-Ellenhasn’t been written yet.
“I wanted a producer who had sufficient confidence to sign me without a test.”
“Hollywood has 'The Body' Marie McDonald and 'The Look' Lauren Bacall and 'The Voice' Frank Sinatra. I'm 'The Dash' From my first contract on, I've had it written in that they cannot leave out the hyphen.”
“The only 'B' I got was in physical education.”
“Daintiness is very closely tied in with cleanliness.”
“I'd really planned to be glamorous.”
“Once you are accustomed to giving your body a daily workout, you feel constrained when you don't exercise.”
“I'm the girl who is always being discovered.”
“I've thought about getting married several times. But Instead of thinking about it twice, I've thought about It 10 times and end up not doing It. The reason Is that I had one uphappy marriage and I know how miserable It can be.”
“I work harder, actually, when I'm not making a movie.”
“Once when I danced on television there was no script for me. They told me, 'you know, just dance.' Well, you don't 'just dance.'”
“There's not the choice of eligible males in Hollywood that you have in other places.”
“Often the studio will have premieres and other functions which I have to attend every week, so that just about takes care of the free time. Also, I am away much of the time on location and tours.”
“I am five feet four and I felt great at 96 pounds. When I was dancing I was so light I enjoyed it. Although I was told that I was too thin, I paid no attention to anyone. Then I found out that I had lost a role I wanted very much because the producer preferred an actress with more curves.”