Ethel Merman
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Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely", "Friendship", "You're the Top", "Anything Goes", and "There's No Business Like Show Business", which later became her theme song. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Credits
Airplane! (1980)
as Lieutenant Hurwitz
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Mrs. Marcus
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
as Molly Donahue
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
as Lilly Loraine (voice)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
as Ethel Merman
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
as Hedda Parsons
Journey Back to Oz (1972)
as Mombi (voice)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
as Jerry Allen
Happy Landing (1938)
as Flo Kelly
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Six by Sondheim (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
The Art of Love (1965)
as Madame Coco La Fontaine
Call Me Madam (1953)
as Sally Adams
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
as Self (archive)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)
as Self
We're Not Dressing (1934)
as Edith
Anything Goes (1936)
as Reno Sweeney
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland Duets (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
Kid Millions (1934)
as Dot Clark
The Best of Broadway (1985)
as Herself
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
as Ethel Merman
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
as Self (archive)
Her Future (1930)
Actor
Muppet Treasures (1985)
as Self
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Strike Me Pink (1936)
as Joyce Lennox
Ireno (1932)
as Irene
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
as Linda Tyler
Song Shopping (1933)
as Ethel Merman
The Mountains of the Moon (1967)
as Rosanna McCloud
Musical Comedy Tonight (1979)
Actor
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)
as Self
Old Man Blues (1931)
as Helen
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Follow the Leader (1930)
as Helen King
Around the World of Mike Todd (1968)
as Self
Creating Ragtime (1998)
as Self (archival footage)
Annie Get Your Gun (1967)
as Annie Oakley
Anything Goes (1954)
as Reno Sweeney
Roaming (1931)
as Mary
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (2003)
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies (2012)
Actor
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point (2023)
as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
You Try Somebody Else (1932)
as Self
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala (2017)
as Self
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953)
as Herself
Time on My Hands (1932)
as Self
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1932)
as Herself
Be Like Me (1931)
as Eve
The Cave Club (1930)
Actor
Devil Sea (1931)
as Arlene