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name: "Joan Bayley"
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born: "23 May 1920"
died: "5 January 2022"
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average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T02:15:24.287040+00:00"
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# Joan Bayley

Actor. Born 23 May 1920 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada. Died 5 January 2022.

## Details

- **Born:** 23 May 1920, Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada
- **Died:** 5 January 2022
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3842840

## Biography

Joan Bayley was a Canadian-born dancer and choreographer’s assistant. She was born on 23 May 1920 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan, and died on 5 January 2022 in Los Angeles, California. She trained in classical ballet with Muriel Stuart and Carmelita Maracci, and danced for George Balanchine in the film *On Your Toes* (1939) and at New York City Ballet.

Bayley worked at MGM during the studio’s golden era, appearing as a dancer in films including *An American in Paris* (1951), *White Christmas* (1954) and *Phantom Lady* (1944). She served as associate choreographer or choreographer on several musicals, among them *South Pacific* (1958) and *There’s No Business Like Show Business* (1954). She later taught ballet in Los Angeles studios, including the Westside School of Ballet, until she was 99. She was married to dancer and coach Ray Weamer.

*Sources: dancemagazine.com, imdb.com, latimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *An American in Paris* (1951), Fi1m 76, as Ballet Dancer (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-in-paris.md)

## Complete filmography (9)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *South Pacific* (1958), Choreographer
- *There's No Business Like Show Business* (1954), Associate Choreographer
- *White Christmas* (1954), as Dancer
- *An American in Paris* (1951), as Ballet Dancer (uncredited) — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/an-american-in-paris.md)
- *Shady Lady* (1945), Actor
- *Phantom Lady* (1944), as Dancer (uncredited)
- *The Lodger* (1944), as Undetermined Secondary Role
- *White Savage* (1943), as Dancer
- *Hello, Frisco, Hello* (1943), as Dancer

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