Ethel Merman
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
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Movies (34)
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
2023
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
2017
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
as Self
2017
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
2009
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)
2005
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Creating Ragtime
as Self (archival footage)
1998
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage)
1991
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
1990
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1986
Muppet Treasures
as Self
1985
The Best of Broadway
as Herself
1985
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
Airplane!
as Lieutenant Hurwitz
1980
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Lilly Loraine (voice)
1979
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1979
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Self
1978
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Hedda Parsons
1976
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Journey Back to Oz
as Mombi (voice)
1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self
1972
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Self
1968
The Mountains of the Moon
as Rosanna McCloud
1967
Annie Get Your Gun
as Annie Oakley
1967
The Art of Love
as Madame Coco La Fontaine
1965
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Mrs. Marcus
1963
Marilyn
as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1963
TV Shows (16)
The Love Boat
as Roz Smith
1977
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Great Performances
as Self
1971
That's Life
as Decorator
1968
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
Cilla
as Self
1968
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1967
That Girl
as Herself
1966
Tarzan
as Rosanna McCloud
1966
Batman
as Lola Lasagne
1966
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
1964
The Judy Garland Show
as Self
1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Clara Lovelace
1963
Vacation Playhouse
as Maggie Brown
1963
The Lucy Show
as Ethel Merman
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962