Kathryn Grayson
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-02-09 in Winston-Salem - North Carolina - USA
Died
2010-02-17
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and operatic soprano singer. From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to MGM by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. After several supporting roles, she was a lead performer in such films as Thousands Cheer (1943), Anchors Aweigh (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, and Show Boat (1951) and Kiss Me Kate (1953) (both with Howard Keel). When film musical production declined, she worked in theatre, appearing in Camelot (1962–1964). Later in the decade she performed in several operas, including La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Orpheus in the Underworld and La traviata.
Most Known For
Murder, She Wrote
as Ideal Molloy
What's My Line?
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Baretta
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Rio Rita
as Rita Winslow
Anchors Aweigh
as Susan Abbott
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
Kiss Me Kate
as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
Ziegfeld Follies
as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
General Electric Theater
as Julie Denton
General Electric Theater
as Alice Kellen
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Show Boat
as Magnolia Hawks
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Abigail Chandler
The Toast of New Orleans
as Suzette Micheline
So This Is Love
as Grace Moore