Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Ethel Agnes Zimmermann
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Astoria, New York, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 29
TV Involvements: 9
Most Famous Work
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 later became her theme song. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Most Famous Work
The United States Steel Hour
(1953) Libby MarksThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(1956) SelfThe Bell Telephone Hour
(1959) SelfKraft Suspense Theatre
(1963) Clara LovelaceTony Awards
(1956) Self - Recipient / PerformerCilla
(1968) SelfTarzan
(1966) Rosanna McCloudThe Chevy Show
(1955) SelfActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mrs. Marcus (archive footage) | |
| 2017 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Self | ||
| 2013 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | Self - Interviewee (archive footage) | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 1999 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1991 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1986 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1985 | Self | |
| Herself | ||
| 1982 | Self | |
| 1980 | Lieutenant Hurwitz | |
| 1979 | N/A | |
| Lilly Loraine (voice) | ||
| Self | ||
| 1978 | Herself | |
| 1977 | Roz Smith | |
| 1976 | Self - Special Guest Star | |
| Hedda Parsons | ||
| 1975 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1972 | Mombi (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| 1971 | Self | |
| 1968 | Self (uncredited) | |
| Decorator | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Guest | ||
| Self | ||
| 1967 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| Annie Oakley | ||
| 1966 | Herself | |
| Rosanna McCloud | ||
| Lola Lasagne | ||
| 1965 | Madame Coco La Fontaine | |
| 1964 | Self - Singer | |
| 1963 | Herself | |
| Mrs. Marcus | ||
| Clara Lovelace | ||
| Maggie Brown | ||
| Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| 1962 | Ethel Merman | |
| 1961 | Self | |
| Self - Co-Host | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| Self | ||
| 1957 | Self | |
| 1956 | Self | |
| Self - Presenter | ||
| Self - Recipient / Performer | ||
| 1955 | Self | |
| 1954 | Molly Donahue | |
| Hattie Maloney | ||
| Reno Sweeney | ||
| 1953 | Libby Marks | |
| Herself | ||
| Sally Adams | ||
| Muriel Flood | ||
| 1951 | Mother Hughes | |
| 1950 | Self | |
| Self - Mystery Guest | ||
| 1948 | Self - Guest Host | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self | ||
| Self - Singer | ||
| 1943 | Ethel Merman | |
| 1938 | Linda Tyler | |
| Jerry Allen | ||
| Flo Kelly | ||
| 1936 | Joyce Lennox | |
| Reno Sweeney | ||
| 1935 | Ethel Merman | |
| 1934 | Dot Clark | |
| Edith | ||
| 1933 | Ethel Merman | |
| 1932 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| Irene | ||
| Herself | ||
| 1931 | Mary | |
| Eve | ||
| Helen | ||
| Arlene | ||
| 1930 | Helen King | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |