Bambi Linn

Who is Bambi Linn?

Bambi Linn is an American dancer, choreographer, and actress.

Linn trained extensively with noted choreographer Agnes de Mille. At the age of seventeen, she made her Broadway debut in the original production of Oklahoma!. She is one of three surviving cast members of the original 1943 opening night production of Oklahoma!, along with George S. Irving and Marc Platt.

De Mille used her again as Louise in Carousel, for which she earned a Theatre World Award. Linn repeated the role in the 1957 revival at City Center. Her other Broadway credits include the title role in Alice in Wonderland and Blanche in I Can Get It for You Wholesale. Linn, who was also a guest soloist with American Ballet Theatre, continued making occasional stage appearances until the early 1980s.

In the 1950s, Linn was best known as half of a ballroom dance team with her first husband, Rod Alexander. The two made frequent appearances on TV's Your Show of Shows, The Colgate Comedy Hour, Toast of the Town, and Max Liebman Presents, among others. Linn made only one film appearance: as the fantasy Laurey in the extended "Dream Ballet" sequence in Oklahoma!. She and Alexander created a similar dream ballet for the live 1955 broadcast of The Desert Song.