Ann Jilliann
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Biography
Likable platinum blonde who made a name for herself as the vivacious bombshell opposite Mickey Rooney in the Broadway musical revue "Sugar Babies" (1979). A former child performer who made her film debut as Bo Peep in "Babes in Toyland" (1961) and was featured as the young June Havoc ("Dainty June") in the 1962 film musical "Gypsy," Jillian starred on the TV series "It's a Living" (1980-82; 1985-86, as "Making a Living") and "Jennifer Slept Here" (1983-84). She played sexual pioneer and comedienne "Mae West" in a 1982 TV film biography and portrayed herself in the autobiographical "The Ann Jillian Story" (1988), which dealt frankly with her battle against breast cancer.
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Life Events
1961
Film debut as Little Bo Peep in "Babes in Toyland"
1962
Played Dainty June (Havoc) in film musical, "Gypsy" at age 11
1963
Stage debut as Dainty June in "Gypsy" at Melodyland, Anaheim, California
1965
TV debut as Millie Ballard on series "Hazel"
1985
Underwent a bilateral modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer
1988
Starred as herself in the autobiographical TV-movie, "The Ann Jillian Story"