Vivian Blaine: Vivian Blaine. Actress: Guys and Dolls. Ms. Blaine is most noted for having portrayed Miss Adelaide, the long-suffering, perpetually engaged chorus girl, in the Broadway and film versions of Guys and Dolls (1955). She originated the role in 1950 on Broadway and stopped the show each night with her rendition of "Adelaide's Lament," in which she complains about having a bad cold because of her long engagement to gambler Nathan...
Known For: Guys and Dolls (Miss Adelaide), State Fair (Emily Edwards), Doll Face (Mary Elizabeth 'Doll Face' Carroll), Jitterbugs (Susan Cowan)