Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 16, 1908
Died
Feb 15, 1984
Place of Birth
Astoria, New York, USA
Credits
91 titles
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
Known For
Filmography
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Self
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self (archive)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
Creating Ragtime
Self (archival footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
Muppet Treasures
Self
The Best of Broadway
Herself
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Airplane!
Lieutenant Hurwitz
Musical Comedy Tonight
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Lilly Loraine (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Self
The Love Boat
Roz Smith
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Hedda Parsons
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
Journey Back to Oz
Mombi (voice)
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
Great Performances
Self
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
That's Life
Decorator
Around the World of Mike Todd
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Cilla
Self
The Mountains of the Moon
Rosanna McCloud
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Oakley
That Girl
Herself
Tarzan
Rosanna McCloud
Batman
Lola Lasagne
The Art of Love
Madame Coco La Fontaine
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
The Judy Garland Show
Self
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mrs. Marcus
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Clara Lovelace
Vacation Playhouse
Maggie Brown