Marni Nixon
Birthday
1930/02/22
Day of death
2016/07/24 (86 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Altadena, California, USA
Also know as
Margaret Nixon McEathron
Biography
"Loverly" soprano Marni Nixon has ensured herself a proper place in film history although most moviegoers would not recognize her if they passed her on the street. But if you heard her, that might be a horse of a different color. Marni is one of those unsung heroes (or should I say "much sung" heroes) whose incredible talents were given short shrift at the time. For those who think film superstars such as Deborah Kerr, Natalie Wood, and Audrey Hepburn possessed not only powerhouse dramatic talen...Read more
Acting
(1998) Mulan
as Grandmother Fa (singing voice)
(1965) The Sound of Music
as Sister Sophia
(1961) West Side Story
as Maria (Singing Voice) (uncredited)
(1999) Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
as Self
(1957) An Affair to Remember
as Terry McKay (singing voice) (uncredited)
(1997) I Think I Do
as Aunt Alice
(1967) Jack and the Beanstalk
as Princess Serena (singing voice)
(1985) Taking My Turn
as Edna
(1956) The King and I
as Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)
(1964) My Fair Lady
as Eliza Doolittle (singing voice) (uncredited)
(1951) Alice in Wonderland
as Singing Flowers (voice) (uncredited)
(1995) More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
as Self
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Edna Dumas
(1964) The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1967) The Mothers-in-Law
as Marni Nixon
(1963) The Danny Kaye Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self