Garrison, Miranda 1950-

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Garrison, Miranda 1950-

PERSONAL

Born 1950.

Career:

Choreographer and actress.

CREDITS

Film Choreographer:

Sunset (also known as Catalina), TriStar, 1988.

Chances Are, TriStar, 1989.

(Uncredited) Uncle Buck, Universal, 1989.

The Forbidden Dance (also known as Lambada, the Forbidden Dance), Columbia, 1990.

The Rocketeer, Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 1991.

The Naked Gun 2 ½: The Smell of Fear, Paramount, 1991.

Ambition, 1991.

Straight Talk, Buena Vista, 1992.

A River Runs Through It, Columbia, 1992.

Son in Law, Buena Vista, 1993.

Born Yesterday, Buena Vista, 1993.

When a Man Loves a Woman (also known as To Have and To Hold), 1994.

Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994.

Mulholland Falls, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996.

(Uncredited) Multiplicity, Columbia, 1996.

Manhattan Merengue!, BMG Video, 1996.

Selena, Warner Bros., 1997.

Looking for Lola, 1998.

Macarena, Dow Knut Productions, 1998.

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, Buena Vista/Walt Disney Pictures, 1998.

BASEketball, Universal, 1998.

Go, TriStar, 1999.

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Columbia, 1999.

Pumpkin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2002.

First Daughter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004.

The Skeleton Key, Universal, 2005.

Poseidon, Warner Bros., 2006.

Moe, 2008.

Film Work; Other:

Assistant choreographer, Dirty Dancing, Vestron, 1987.

Associate choreographer, Salsa, Cannon Group, 1988.

Tango choreographer, Vibes (also known as Vibes: The Secret of the Golden Pyramids), Columbia, 1988.

Assistant choreographer, Life Stinks (also known as Life Sucks), 1991.

Assistant choreographer, Evita, 1996.

Film Appearances:

Barmaid, Breaker! Breaker! (also known as Breaker, Breaker and Cindy Jo and the Texas Turnaround), American International Pictures, 1977.

Xanadu dancer, Xanadu, Universal, 1980.

Vivian Pressman, Dirty Dancing, Vestron, 1987.

Luna, Salsa, Cannon Group, 1988.

Spanish dancer, Sunset (also known as Catalina), TriStar, 1988.

Esmeralda, Mack the Knife (also known as The Three-penny Opera), 21st Century Film Corp., 1990.

Mickey, The Forbidden Dance (also known as Lambada, the Forbidden Dance), Columbia, 1990.

Apache dancer, Mr. Saturday Night, Columbia, 1992.

Show choreographer, Macarena, Dow Knut Productions, 1998.

Show choreographer, Looking for Lola, 1998.

Wife, The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit, 1998.

Dancer, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (also known as Dirty Dancing 2), Lions Gate Films, 2004.

Television Choreographer; Miniseries:

Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (also known as Judy Garland: L'ombre d'une etoile), 2001.

Television Choreographer; Movies:

My Boyfriend's Back, NBC, 1989.

Barbarians at the Gate, HBO, 1993.

Winchell, HBO, 1998.

And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story, ABC, 1999.

Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story, 1999.

Television Associate Choreographer; Movies:

The Way She Movies, VH1, 2001.

Television Choreographer; Episodic:

Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC, 1995.

"Who's the Boss," Fired Up, NBC, 1997.

According to Jim, ABC, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Nicole the choreographer, Growing Up Brady, NBC, 2000.

Anna, The Way She Movies, VH1, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Dancer, The 4th Annual Desi Awards, syndicated, 1992.

"Dirty Dancing": The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Dancer, "Another Woman's Lipstick," Red Shoe Diaries, Showtime, 1992.

Dance instructor, "Deliverance," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1998.

Evelyn Manning, "Under the Gun," Blind Justice, 2005.

Stage Work:

Director and choreographer, Selena: A Musical Celebration of Life, Doolittle Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 2001.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

How to Salsa, Movies Unlimited, 1988.

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