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Ethel Merman

Actress / Penwoman / Television Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 01/16/1908 († 76, 02/15/1984) | Astoria, New York (United States of America (USA))
Ethel Merman (born Ethel Agnes Zimmermann; January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known for her distinctive, powerful voice, and her leading roles in musical theater, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." She performed on Broadway in Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Gypsy, and Hello, Dolly! She is also known for her film roles in Anything Goes (1936), Call Me Madam (1953), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). Among many accolades, she received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Call Me Madam, a Grammy Award for Gypsy, and a... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Music | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about the $350,000 he buried in California. What follows is the madcap adventures of those strangers as each at ...

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

G

1963 | 3.5/5 | 2h 43min
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
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An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning. ...

Airplane!

PG

1980 | 3.6/5 | 1h 28min
Comedy
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A young man falls in love with a beautiful blonde. When he sees her being forced onto a luxury liner, he decides to follow and rescue her. However, he discovers that she is an English heiress who ran ...

Anything Goes

NR

1936 | 2.6/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy, Music
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Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy. ...

Call Me Madam

G

1953 | 3.2/5 | 1h 54min
Drama, Comedy, Music, Romance / Love, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for Ethel Merman

Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year 2x Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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Movies with Ethel Merman as Actress(48)

as herself2019 JFK - Galakonzert 1961
as Self (archive footage)2017 This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)2013 Six by Sondheim
as Herself (segment "Ethel Merman Medley")2005 Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Self (archive material)2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as herself2003 Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)1995 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)1991 Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage)1990 You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as herself1985 The Best of Broadway
as Lieutenant Hurwitz1980 Airplane!
as herself1979 The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Lilly Loraine (voice)1979 Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as herself1978 A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Hedda Parsons1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)1975 Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Mombi, the Bad Witch (voice)1974 Journey Back to Oz
as Self (uncredited)1968 The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as herself1968 Around the World of Mike Todd
as Annie Oakley1967 Annie Get Your Gun
as Madame Coco La Fontaine1965 The Art of Love
as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)1963 Marilyn
as Mrs. Marcus1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Reno Sweeney1954 Anything Goes
as Molly Donahue1954 There's No Business Like Show Business
as herself1953 The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
as Sally Adams1953 Call Me Madam
as herself1943 Stage Door Canteen
as Jerry Allen1938 Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Flo Kelly1938 Happy Landing
as Linda Tyler1938 Straight, Place and Show
as Joyce Lennox1936 Strike Me Pink
as Reno Sweeney1936 Anything Goes
as herself1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Edith1934 We're Not Dressing
as Dot Clark1934 Kid Millions
as herself1933 Song Shopping
as Irene1932 Ireno
as herself1932 Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as herself1932 You Try Somebody Else
as herself1932 Time on My Hands
as Arlene1931 Devil Sea
as Helen1931 Old Man Blues
as Mary1931 Roaming
as Eve1931 Be Like Me
1930 The Cave Club
as Helen King1930 Follow the Leader
1930 Her Future

TV Shows/Series with Ethel Merman as Actress(26)

as Roz Smith1977 The Love Boat
as Self - Special Guest Star1976 The Muppet Show
as herself1971 Great Performances
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as Decorator1968 That's Life
as herself1967 The Carol Burnett Show
as herself1966 That Girl
as Rosanna McCloud1966 Tarzan
as Lola Lasagne1966 Batman
as Self - Singer1964 The Hollywood Palace
as Maggie Brown1963 Vacation Playhouse
as Clara Lovelace1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
as herself1963 The Judy Garland Show
as herself1962 The Lucy Show
as herself1957 DuPont Show of the Month
as herself1956 The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Hattie Maloney1954 The Best of Broadway
as Libby Marks1953 The United States Steel Hour
as Muriel Flood1953 GE Theater
as Mother Hughes1951 The Red Skelton Show
as herself1950 The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self - Mystery Guest1950 What's My Line?
as Self - Guest Host1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as herself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Singer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Born: Thursday, 01/16 1908 (January) in Astoria, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 02/15 1984 (February) in Manhattan (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: William Cullen Bryant High School
Spouses (current/former): Ernest Borgnine, Robert Six, Robert Daniels Levitt
Children: Ethel Levitt Geary, Robert Levitt Jr.
Other names for Ethel Merman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ethel Agnes Zimmermann"
Ethel Merman frequently works together with these people:
Mickey Rooney (20x, Actor)
Red Buttons (15x, Actor)
Carol Channing (15x, Actress)
Peggy Lee (14x, Actress)
Milton Berle (14x, Actor)
Eddie Albert (13x, Actor)
Art Carney (13x, Actor)
Dick Martin (13x, Actor)
Sid Caesar (12x, Actor)
Van Johnson (12x, Actor)
Polly Bergen (12x, Actress)
Bing Crosby (6x, Actor)
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