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