Eva Tanguay

About

Canadian-born stage and vaudeville performer who joined the cast of the famous Ziegfeld Follies in 1909. She also appeared in My Lady, a 1901 Broadway musical.

Before Fame

When she was eight years old, she made her stage debut at an amateur night in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Trivia

She appeared in such silent films as Energetic Eva and The Wild Girl.

Family Life

She was born in Quebec to a physician father, and she grew up mostly in Massachusetts.

Associated With

She appeared with Sophie Tucker in the Ziegfeld Follies.