Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman Net Worth is $700,000
Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Annette Marie Sarah Kellerman (6 July 1886 – 6 November 1975) was an Australian professional swimmer, vaudeville star, film actress and writer. She was one of the first women to wear a one-piece bathing costume, instead of the then-accepted pantaloons, and inspired others to follow her example.She is often credited for inventing the sport of synchronised swimming after her 1907 performance of the first water ballet in a glass tank at the New York Hippodrome. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
She was born with crippled legs, but overcame her handicap through swimming.
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She was a popular swimmer of the Edwardian era.
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She made three attempts to swim the English Channel. They were unsuccessful but her determination added to her popularity.
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A scene of hers in A Daughter of the Gods (1916) is believed to be the first nude appearance in a major movie.
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Life story was made into the 1952 film Million Dollar Mermaid (1952) starring Esther Williams. An important scene in the film shows Annette being the scandal at a Boston beach for wearing a one-piece bathing suit in public. This act helped change the attitude of female beach-goers, who in the past wore billowy dress-like swimwear instead of more-revealing, less-dangerous swimsuits.
$700,000
