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