anita ellis (née kert; april 12, 1920 – october 28, 2015) is a canadian-born american singer, actress and pilot. she was born in montreal, quebec. ellis became a naturalized united states citizen in 1950. in 1941, she joined wlw in cincinnati, ohio, as a singer. ellis dubbed the singing voices of such actresses as rita hayworth (notably in "gilda", 1946), vera-ellen and jeanne crain.