Personal Info
Known Credits
58
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1908-01-16 (117 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Astoria, New York, USA
Also Known For
Ethel Agnes Zimmermann
Ethel Merman
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 ...
Known For
Acting
2023 --
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
| Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
2017 --
This Is Bob Hope...
| Self (archive footage)
2017 --
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
| Self
2013 --
Six by Sondheim
| Self (archive footage)
2009 --
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
| Self (archive)
2005 --
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
| Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
2005 --
Judy Garland Duets
| Self (archive footage)
2003 --
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
| Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2003 --
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
| Self (archive footage)
1999 --
Television: The First Fifty Years
| Self (archive footage)
1995 --
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
| Self (archive footage)
1991 --
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
| Self (archive footage)
1990 --
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
| Self (archive footage)
1986 --
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
| Self (archive footage)
1985 --
Muppet Treasures
| Self
1985 --
The Best of Broadway
| Herself
1982 --
Night of 100 Stars
| Self
1980 --
Airplane!
| Lieutenant Hurwitz
1979 --
Musical Comedy Tonight
|
1979 --
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
| Lilly Loraine (voice)
1979 --
The Muppets Go Hollywood
| Self
1978 --
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
| Self
1976 --
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
| Hedda Parsons
1975 --
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
| Self (archive footage)
1972 --
Journey Back to Oz
| Mombi (voice)
1972 --
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
| Self
1968 --
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
| Self (uncredited)
1968 --
Around the World of Mike Todd
| Self
1967 --
The Mountains of the Moon
| Rosanna McCloud
1967 --
Annie Get Your Gun
| Annie Oakley
1965 --
The Art of Love
| Madame Coco La Fontaine
1963 --
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
| Mrs. Marcus
1963 --
Marilyn
| Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1954 --
There's No Business Like Show Business
| Molly Donahue
1954 --
Anything Goes
| Reno Sweeney
1953 --
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
| Herself
1953 --
Call Me Madam
| Sally Adams
1943 --
Stage Door Canteen
| Ethel Merman
1938 --
Straight, Place and Show
| Linda Tyler
1938 --
Alexander's Ragtime Band
| Jerry Allen
1938 --
Happy Landing
| Flo Kelly
1936 --
Anything Goes
| Reno Sweeney
1936 --
Strike Me Pink
| Joyce Lennox
1935 --
The Big Broadcast of 1936
| Ethel Merman
1934 --
Kid Millions
| Dot Clark
1934 --
We're Not Dressing
| Edith
1933 --
Song Shopping
| Ethel Merman
1932 --
Time on My Hands
| Self
1932 --
You Try Somebody Else
| Self
1932 --
Ireno
| Irene
1932 --
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
| Herself
1931 --
Roaming
| Mary
1931 --
Be Like Me
| Eve
1931 --
Old Man Blues
| Helen
1931 --
Devil Sea
| Arlene
1930 --
Follow the Leader
| Helen King
1930 --
The Cave Club
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1930 --
Her Future
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