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Who played Neely's understudy?

posted 2 years ago by agentalbert (3394)
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You only see her in the one scene at the end when Neely is high and puts on the wrong costume to start the show, so they have her understudy take over. Attractive woman. Anyone know that was? I don't see a part listed in the IMDB credits.

A couple pictures of the understudy.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062430/mediaviewer/rm2727093761?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_26

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062430/mediaviewer/rm2743870977?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_27

I like the smug look on her face when she steps forward to take over from Neely.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6544) 2 years ago

Hmm, not sure. There are a lot of uncredited roles listed at
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0062430/fullcredits/cast
Maybe you can find it.

[–] agentalbert (3394) 2 years ago

Yes, I know. I looked through those. No listing for an understudy or anything that seems similar.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6544) 2 years ago

Is this the scene?
https://www.deviantart.com/doalfe/art/Neely-O-Hara-vs-Understudy-in-Valley-of-the-Dolls-931029718

Could it be Diana Eden or Jennifer Gan?
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003854/?ref_=tt_rv_t22
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0304060/?ref_=tt_rv_t30

[–] agentalbert (3394) 2 years ago

Definitely not Diana Eden, the face looks nothing like the pictures of her. Hard to tell on Jennifer Gann as the one picture she's tagged in is with 4 other girls, so can't even tell which one is her, and you can't see the faces clearly. But as the descriptions of the un-credited parts at IMDB for this movie are pretty descriptive, "dancer" or "showgirl actress" doesn't sound right.

I submitted a few screen grabs of her face to IMDB, but they aren't published yet. Maybe someone will tag the pictures eventually.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6544) 2 years ago

More pictures of Jennifer:
https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS910US910&q=%22jennifer+gan%22+%22valley+of+the+dolls%22&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj2_LTa8sv_AhU8PEQIHQGYBkUQ0pQJegQICxAB

[–] agentalbert (3394) 2 years ago

I don't know. Possibly, but I'm not sure it's the same face. I added to my original post the two screengrabs from Valley Of The Dolls.