Miranda Garrison is an American

United States

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 actress and choreographer, best known for choreographing dozens of films. She worked on Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls is a 1996 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Lee Tamahori and written by Pete Dexter. The drama features Andrew McCarthy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Connelly, Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Melanie Griffith, Treat Williams, and John Malkovich.Nolte plays the...

, and was assistant choreographer in the 1987 film Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...

, where she also played the part of Vivian Pressman. She was an actress–dancer in The Forbidden Dance

The Forbidden Dance

The Forbidden Dance is a 1990 drama film starring former Miss USA Laura Harring...

and Xanadu

Xanadu (film)

Xanadu is a 1980 romantic musical fantasy film written by Marc Reid Rubel and directed by Robert Greenwald. The title is a reference to the poem "Kubla Khan, or, A Vision in a Dream: A Fragment" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, which is quoted in the film. Xanadu is the name of the Chinese province...

. She is a frequent collaborator with choreographer Kenny Ortega

Kenny Ortega

Kenneth John "Kenny" Ortega is an American producer, director, and choreographer. He is known for directing the High School Musical trilogy and Michael Jackson's This Is It concert tour.-Life and career:...

. She also appeared in the 1988 movie Salsa playing Los Angeles salsa club owner Luna. In this film, she is able to dance much of her own choreography. In 1997, she was hired as the choreographer for the film Selena

Selena (film)

Selena is a 1997 American biographical drama film about the life and career of the late Tejano music star Selena, a recording artist who was well known in the Mexican-American and Hispanic communities in the United States and Mexico before she was shot to death at the age of twenty-three.The movie...

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In 2007 and 2008, Garrison was a judge in the British

United Kingdom

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 reality TV

Reality television

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 competition Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life.