Mitzi Gaynor
Born: 1931-09-04 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died: 2024-10-17
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
2024
- Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion as Self
2022
- Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
2021
2019
- My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self (archive footage)
2013
2008
2003
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour as Self (archive footage)
1978
- Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not as Self
1977
- Mitzi... Zings Into Spring as Self
1976
- Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s as Self
1975
- Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self
1974
- Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife as Self
- The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards as Self - Presenter
1973
- Mitzi... The First Time as Self
1969
- Mitzi's 2nd Special as Self
1968
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self (uncredited)
- Mitzi as Self
1963
- Marilyn as archive footage
- For Love or Money as Kate Brasher
1962
1960
- Surprise Package as Gabby Rogers
1959
- Happy Anniversary as Alice Walters
- The Frank Sinatra Timex Show as Self
1958
- Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host
- The Dick Clark Show as Self
- South Pacific as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
1957
- The Joker is Wild as Martha Stewart
- Les Girls as Joanne Henderson
1956
- Anything Goes as Patsy Blair
- The Birds and the Bees as Jean Harris
1954
- Reflets de Cannes as Self
- There's No Business Like Show Business as Katy Donahue
- A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self
- Three Young Texans as Rusty Blair
1953
- The Oscars as Self
- Down Among the Sheltering Palms as Rozouila
- The I Don't Care Girl as Eva Tanguay
1952
- This Is Your Life as Self
- We're Not Married! as Patsy Reynolds
- Bloodhounds of Broadway as Emily Ann Stackerlee
1951
- Golden Girl as Lotta Crabtree
- Take Care of My Little Girl as Adelaide Swanson
1950
- My Blue Heaven as Gloria Adams
1949
- It's Your Health as Peggy Hendricks, Jim's girlfriend
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show as Self