People
Ethel Merman
- Name: Ethel Merman
- Birthday: 1908-01-16
- Also known as: Ethel Agnes Zimmermann
- Place of birth: Astoria, New York, USA
- Popularity: 4.448
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.
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage) | 2023-10-08 |
| This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage) | 2017-12-29 |
| JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala as Self | 2017-05-23 |
| Six by Sondheim as Self (archive footage) | 2013-12-09 |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive) | 2009-01-01 |
| Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage) | 2005-08-07 |
| Judy Garland Duets as Self (archive footage) | 2005-06-04 |
| Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Interviewee (archive footage) | 2003-07-22 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self (archive footage) | 2003-04-03 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
| Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self (archive footage) | 1995-01-01 |
| Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
| You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self (archive footage) | 1990-07-23 |
| The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage) | 1986-01-21 |
| Muppet Treasures as Self | 1985-07-09 |
| The Best of Broadway as Herself | 1985-05-24 |
| Night of 100 Stars as Self | 1982-03-08 |
| Airplane! as Lieutenant Hurwitz | 1980-07-02 |
| Musical Comedy Tonight | 1979-10-01 |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July as Lilly Loraine (voice) | 1979-07-01 |
| The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self | 1979-05-16 |
| A Special Sesame Street Christmas as Herself | 1978-12-08 |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Hedda Parsons | 1976-07-26 |
| Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| Journey Back to Oz as Mombi (voice) | 1972-12-14 |
| S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self | 1972-01-17 |
| The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited) | 1968-12-19 |
| Around the World of Mike Todd as Self | 1968-09-08 |
| The Mountains of the Moon as Rosanna McCloud | 1967-11-24 |
| Annie Get Your Gun as Annie Oakley | 1967-03-19 |
| The Art of Love as Madame Coco La Fontaine | 1965-06-30 |
| It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Mrs. Marcus | 1963-11-07 |
| Marilyn as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1963-04-18 |
| There's No Business Like Show Business as Molly Donahue | 1954-12-16 |
| Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney | 1954-02-28 |
| The Ford 50th Anniversary Show as Herself | 1953-06-15 |
| Call Me Madam as Sally Adams | 1953-03-25 |
| Stage Door Canteen as Ethel Merman | 1943-06-24 |
| Straight, Place and Show as Linda Tyler | 1938-09-30 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band as Jerry Allen | 1938-05-24 |
| Happy Landing as Flo Kelly | 1938-01-23 |
| Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney | 1936-01-24 |
| Strike Me Pink as Joyce Lennox | 1936-01-24 |
| The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Ethel Merman | 1935-09-20 |
| Kid Millions as Dot Clark | 1934-11-10 |
| We're Not Dressing as Edith | 1934-04-27 |
| Song Shopping as Ethel Merman | 1933-05-18 |
| Time on My Hands as Self | 1932-12-22 |
| You Try Somebody Else as Self | 1932-07-28 |
| Ireno as Irene | 1932-06-30 |
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart as Herself | 1932-05-19 |
| Roaming as Mary | 1931-11-28 |
| Be Like Me as Eve | 1931-10-24 |
| Old Man Blues as Helen | 1931-03-19 |
| Devil Sea as Arlene | 1931-02-28 |
| Follow the Leader as Helen King | 1930-12-06 |
| The Cave Club | 1930-05-07 |
| Her Future | 1930-04-22 |
