Portrait of Ethel Merman

Ethel Merman

Acting

Biography

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

Born: January 16, 1908

Place of Birth: Astoria, New York, USA

Filmography

2017
This Is Bob Hope...

as Self (archive footage)

2013
Six by Sondheim

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)

2005
Judy Garland Duets

as Self (archive footage)

2003
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

1998
Creating Ragtime

as Self (archival footage)

1995
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

as Self (archive footage)

1990
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

as Self (archive footage)

1986
1985
1985
1980
Airplane!

as Lieutenant Hurwitz

1979
1977
The Love Boat

as Roz Smith

1976
The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1972
Journey Back to Oz

as Mombi (voice)

1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1968
Cilla

as Self

1967
The Mountains of the Moon

as Rosanna McCloud

1967
Annie Get Your Gun

as Annie Oakley

1966
Tarzan

as Rosanna McCloud

1966
That Girl

as Herself

1966
Batman

as Lola Lasagne

1965
The Art of Love

as Madame Coco La Fontaine

1964
The Hollywood Palace

as Self - Singer

1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre

as Clara Lovelace

1963
Vacation Playhouse

as Maggie Brown

1963
Marilyn

as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)

1962
The Lucy Show

as Ethel Merman

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

1961
The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Hostess

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Recipient / Performer

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1955
1954
Anything Goes

as Reno Sweeney

1953
Call Me Madam

as Sally Adams

1953
1951
The Red Skelton Show

as Mother Hughes

1950
What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest

1943
Stage Door Canteen

as Ethel Merman

1938
1938
1938
Happy Landing

as Flo Kelly

1936
Strike Me Pink

as Joyce Lennox

1936
Anything Goes

as Reno Sweeney

1935
1934
Kid Millions

as Dot Clark

1934
1933
Song Shopping

as Ethel Merman

1932
1930
Follow the Leader

as Helen King