Mitzi Gaynor
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Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024), known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, singer, and dancer of Hungarian descent. A leading lady of light musicals, the bright-eyed star is best remembered for South Pacific (1958) – for which she earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She also hosted a string of successful annual musical TV specials in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was added as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Known for
Credits
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
South Pacific (1958)
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
as Katy Donahue
For Love or Money (1963)
as Kate Brasher
We're Not Married! (1952)
as Patsy Reynolds
The Joker is Wild (1957)
as Martha Stewart
Golden Girl (1951)
as Lotta Crabtree
Lykke og krone (1962)
Actor
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
as Emily Ann Stackerlee
Les Girls (1957)
as Joanne Henderson
Mitzi's 2nd Special (1969)
as Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion (2024)
as Self
Anything Goes (1956)
as Patsy Blair
My Blue Heaven (1950)
as Gloria Adams
Three Young Texans (1954)
as Rusty Blair
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years (2008)
as Self
Marilyn (1963)
as archive footage
Mitzi (1968)
as Self
The Birds and the Bees (1956)
as Jean Harris
Mitzi... The First Time (1973)
as Self
Happy Anniversary (1959)
as Alice Walters
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips (2013)
as Self
Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece (2009)
as Self
Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)
as Rozouila
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards (1974)
as Self - Presenter
Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
as Adelaide Swanson
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Surprise Package (1960)
as Gabby Rogers
The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
as Eva Tanguay
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (1974)
as Self
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring (1977)
as Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s (1976)
as Self
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show (1959)
as Self
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not (1978)
as Self
It's Your Health (1949)
as Peggy Hendricks, Jim's girlfriend
Monty and the Movies (—)
as Self (archive footage)
All About Alfred (—)
as Self