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 later became her theme song. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
What's My Line?
1950
The Love Boat
1977
Great Performances
1971
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
0Tony Awards
1956
0Tony Awards
1956
Batman
1966
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess · 1961
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest · 1950
The Love Boat
as Roz Smith · 1977
Great Performances
as Self · 1971
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 1968
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter · 1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Recipient / Performer · 1956
Batman
as Lola Lasagne · 1966
The Red Skelton Show
as Mother Hughes · 1951
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self · 1967
The Lucy Show
as Ethel Merman · 1962
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self · 1950
That Girl
as Herself · 1966
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self · 1956
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Clara Lovelace · 1963
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star · 1976
Tarzan
as Rosanna McCloud · 1966
The United States Steel Hour
as Libby Marks · 1953
Airplane!
as Lieutenant Hurwitz · 1980
Startime
as Self – Host · 1959
Startime
as Self · 1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self · 1959
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer · 1964
Vacation Playhouse
as Maggie Brown · 1963
DuPont Show of the Month
as Self · 1957
Cilla
as Self · 1968
The Judy Garland Show
as Self · 1963
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Mrs. Marcus · 1963
That's Life
as Decorator · 1968
General Electric Theater
as Muriel Flood · 1953
The Best of Broadway
as Hattie Maloney · 1954
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Molly Donahue · 1954
The Art of Love
as Madame Coco La Fontaine · 1965
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage) · 2013
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Hedda Parsons · 1976
Night of 100 Stars
as Self · 1982
Journey Back to Oz
as Mombi (voice) · 1972
Stage Door Canteen
as Ethel Merman · 1943
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Jerry Allen · 1938
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self (uncredited) · 1979
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Lilly Loraine (voice) · 1979
Happy Landing
as Flo Kelly · 1938
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage) · 1999
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage) · 2009
The Fabulous Allan Carr
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1991
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage) · 2017
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage) · 1986
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage) · 1990
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) · 1975
Straight, Place and Show
as Linda Tyler · 1938
We're Not Dressing
as Edith · 1934
Muppet Treasures
as Self · 1985
The Mountains of the Moon
as Rosanna McCloud · 1967
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Self · 1978
Devil Sea
as Arlene · 1931
Ireno
as Irene · 1932
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited) · 1968
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
as Self (archive) · 2008
The Chevy Show
as Self · 1955
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage) · 2005
Annie Get Your Gun
as Annie Oakley · 1967
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
· 2012
Call Me Madam
as Sally Adams · 1953
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage) · 1995
Song Shopping
as Ethel Merman · 1933
The Best of Broadway
as Herself · 1985
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Self · 1968
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
as Self · 2017
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Ethel Merman · 1935
Strike Me Pink
as Joyce Lennox · 1936
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage) · 2003
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self · 1972
Anything Goes
as Reno Sweeney · 1936
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage) · 2023
Time on My Hands
as Self · 1932
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
as Herself · 1953
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as Herself · 1932
Creating Ragtime
as Self (archival footage) · 1998
Her Future
· 1930
Anything Goes
as Reno Sweeney · 1954
Musical Comedy Tonight
· 1979
Kid Millions
as Dot Clark · 1934
You Try Somebody Else
as Self · 1932
Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage) · 2005
Old Man Blues
as Helen · 1931
Follow the Leader
as Helen King · 1930
Be Like Me
as Eve · 1931
The Cave Club
· 1930
Roaming
as Mary · 1931