Mitzi Gaynor
Birthday
1931/09/04
Day of death
2024/10/17 (93 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also know as
Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber
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.
Acting
(1954) There's No Business Like Show Business
as Katy Donahue
(1952) We're Not Married!
as Patsy Reynolds
(1957) Les Girls
as Joanne Henderson
(1956) Anything Goes
as Patsy Blair
(1958) South Pacific
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
(1950) My Blue Heaven
as Gloria Adams
(1959) Happy Anniversary
as Alice Walters
(2021) Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
(1957) The Joker is Wild
as Martha Stewart
(1956) The Birds and the Bees
as Jean Harris
(1952) Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Emily Ann Stackerlee
(1953) Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Rozouila
(1951) Golden Girl
as Lotta Crabtree
(1951) Take Care of My Little Girl
as Adelaide Swanson
(1960) Surprise Package
as Gabby Rogers
(1954) Three Young Texans
as Rusty Blair
(1963) For Love or Money
as Kate Brasher
(1953) The I Don't Care Girl
as Eva Tanguay
(1975) Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
(2022) Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
(2003) Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
as Self (archive footage)
(2024) Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
as Self
(1954) A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
(2008) Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
as Self
(1963) Marilyn
as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1974) Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
as Self
(2013) Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self
(2019) My Music: A Classic Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
(1949) It's Your Health
as Peggy Hendricks, Jim's girlfriend
(1959) The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
as Self
(1976) Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
as Self
(1973) Mitzi... The First Time
as Self
(1968) Mitzi
as Self
(1969) Mitzi's 2nd Special
as Self
(1977) Mitzi... Zings Into Spring
as Self
(1978) Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
as Self
(1974) The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
as Self - Presenter
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1968) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self
(1952) This Is Your Life
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self
(1958) The Dick Clark Show
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1958) Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
(1954) Reflets de Cannes
as Self