Ethel Merman
Birthday
1908/01/16
Day of death
1984/02/15 (76 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Astoria, New York, USA
Also know as
Ethel Agnes Zimmermann
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 l...Read more
Acting
(1980) Airplane!
as Lieutenant Hurwitz
(1930) The Cave Club
as ---
(1954) There's No Business Like Show Business
as Molly Donahue
(1963) It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Mrs. Marcus
(1934) We're Not Dressing
as Edith
(1979) Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Lilly Loraine (voice)
(1976) Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Hedda Parsons
(1938) Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Jerry Allen
(1938) Happy Landing
as Flo Kelly
(1953) Call Me Madam
as Sally Adams
(1985) Muppet Treasures
as Self
(2005) Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
(1967) The Mountains of the Moon
as Rosanna McCloud
(1965) The Art of Love
as Madame Coco La Fontaine
(1932) Time on My Hands
as Self
(1936) Strike Me Pink
as Joyce Lennox
(1932) Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as Herself
(1932) You Try Somebody Else
as Self
(1936) Anything Goes
as Reno Sweeney
(1930) Her Future
as ---
(1935) The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Ethel Merman
(1995) Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
(1938) Straight, Place and Show
as Linda Tyler
(1930) Follow the Leader
as Helen King
(1934) Kid Millions
as Dot Clark
(2023) It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
(1990) You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
(1986) The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1967) Annie Get Your Gun
as Annie Oakley
(1999) Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1943) Stage Door Canteen
as Ethel Merman
(1931) Devil Sea
as Arlene
(1931) Be Like Me
as Eve
(1931) Old Man Blues
as Helen
(1931) Roaming
as Mary
(1932) Ireno
as Irene
(1933) Song Shopping
as Ethel Merman
(1978) A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Self
(2005) Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage)
(1968) The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
(2013) Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
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)
(2017) This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
(1953) The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
as Herself
(1985) The Best of Broadway
as Herself
(1963) Marilyn
as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1954) Anything Goes
as Reno Sweeney
(1968) Around the World of Mike Todd
as Self
(1972) Journey Back to Oz
as Mombi (voice)
(2017) JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
as Self
(1979) The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
(1979) Musical Comedy Tonight
as ---
(1972) S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self
(2003) Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self (archive footage)
(1982) Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(2009) Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive)
(1950) The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Clara Lovelace
(1966) Batman
as Lola Lasagne
(1962) The Lucy Show
as Ethel Merman
(1966) That Girl
as Herself
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Muriel Flood
(1976) The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
(1966) Tarzan
as Rosanna McCloud
(1956) The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
(1963) Vacation Playhouse
as Maggie Brown
(1955) The Chevy Show
as Self
(1968) Cilla
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
(1959) Startime
as ---
(1963) The Judy Garland Show
as Self
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1968) That's Life
as Decorator
(1954) The Best of Broadway
as Hattie Maloney
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Mother Hughes
(1977) The Love Boat
as Roz Smith
(1953) The United States Steel Hour
as Libby Marks
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1957) DuPont Show of the Month
as Self
(1967) The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Recipient / Performer
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1959) The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(1971) Great Performances
as Self
(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
as ---