Ethel Merman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 16 January 1908 · Astoria, New York, USA
- Died
- 15 February 1984
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
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- 2023It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
- 2017This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
- 2017JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala as Self
- 2017The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self (archive footage)
- 2013Six by Sondheim as Self (archive footage)
- 2012Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
- 2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon as Self (archive)
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
- 2005Judy Garland Duets as Self (archive footage)
- 2003Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
- 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self (archive footage)
- 1999Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1998Creating Ragtime as Self (archival footage)
- 1995Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self (archive footage)
- 1991Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self (archive footage)
- 1986The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)
- 1985Muppet Treasures as Self
- 1985The Best of Broadway as Herself
- 1982Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1980Airplane! as Lieutenant Hurwitz
- 1979Musical Comedy Tonight
- 1979Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July as Lilly Loraine (voice)
- 1979The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self (uncredited)
- 1978A Special Sesame Street Christmas as Self
- 1976Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Hedda Parsons
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)
- 1972Journey Back to Oz as Mombi (voice)
- 1972S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self
- 1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
- 1968Around the World of Mike Todd as Self
- 1967The Mountains of the Moon as Rosanna McCloud
- 1967Annie Get Your Gun as Annie Oakley
- 1965The Art of Love as Madame Coco La Fontaine
- 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Mrs. Marcus
- 1963Marilyn as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 1 episode
- 1954There's No Business Like Show Business as Molly Donahue
- 1954Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney
- 1953The Ford 50th Anniversary Show as Herself
- 1953Call Me Madam as Sally Adams
- 1943Stage Door Canteen as Ethel Merman
- 1938Straight, Place and Show as Linda Tyler
- 1938Alexander's Ragtime Band as Jerry Allen
- 1938Happy Landing as Flo Kelly
- 1936Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney
- 1936Strike Me Pink as Joyce Lennox
- 1935The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Ethel Merman
- 1934Kid Millions as Dot Clark
- 1934We're Not Dressing as Edith
- 1933Song Shopping as Ethel Merman
- 1932Time on My Hands as Self
- 1932You Try Somebody Else as Self
- 1932Ireno as Irene
- 1932Let Me Call You Sweetheart as Herself
- 1931Roaming as Mary
- 1931Be Like Me as Eve
- 1931Old Man Blues as Helen
- 1931Devil Sea as Arlene
- 1930Follow the Leader as Helen King
- 1930The Cave Club
- 1930Her Future