Mitzi Gaynor
Known For
Acting
Born
1931-09-04 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Oscars
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
This Is Your Life
as Self
Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
The Dick Clark Show
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
as Self
Golden Girl
as Lotta Crabtree
For Love or Money
as Kate Brasher
Mitzi
as Self
My Blue Heaven
as Gloria Adams
South Pacific
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
We're Not Married!
as Patsy Reynolds
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Katy Donahue
My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Les Girls
as Joanne Henderson
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
Anything Goes
as Patsy Blair
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)