Jeanette MacDonald
Biography
Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American soprano and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour with You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeanette MacDonald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
This Is Your Life
1952
MGM Parade
1955
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Love Me Tonight
1932
That's Entertainment! III
1994
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
That's Entertainment!
1974
The Merry Widow
1934
Naughty Marietta
1935
Filmography
What's My Line?
as Self · 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
This Is Your Life
as Self · 1952
MGM Parade
as Self · 1955
Lux Video Theatre
as Self · 1950
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Martha · 1955
Love Me Tonight
as Princess Jeanette · 1932
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1994
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) · 1976
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1974
The Merry Widow
as Madame Sonia / Fifi · 1934
Naughty Marietta
as Marietta · 1935
San Francisco
as Mary Blake · 1936
One Hour with You
as Colette Bertier · 1932
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage) · 1975
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
as Self · 1940
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage) · 1995
The Love Parade
as Queen Louise · 1929
Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
as Self · 1932
The Girl of the Golden West
as Mary Robbins · 1938
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
as (archive footage) · 1990
Rose Marie
as Marie de Flor · 1936
Maytime
as Marcia Mornay · 1937
Prima Donna
as Martha Blessing · 1956
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage) · 1987
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
as Self · 1940
I Married an Angel
as Anna / Brigitta · 1942
The Romance of Celluloid
as Self (archive footage) · 1937
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self · 1938
New Moon
as Marianne de Beaumanoir · 1940
Three Daring Daughters
as Louise Rayton Morgan · 1948
The Sun Comes Up
as Helen Lorfield Winter · 1949
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage) · 2009
Bitter Sweet
as Sarah Millick · 1940
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Shirley Sheridan · 1934
The Vagabond King
as Katherine · 1930
Oh, for a Man!
as Carlotta Manson · 1930
Broadway Serenade
as Mary Hale · 1939
Let's Go Native
as Joan Wood · 1930
Don't Bet on Women
as Jeanne Drake · 1931
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
as Self (archive footage) · 1986
Follow the Boys
as Jeanette MacDonald · 1944
Smilin' Through
as Kathleen / Moonyean Clare · 1941
Sweethearts
as Gwen Marlowe · 1938
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
as Self (archive footage) · 1992
Where's Charley?
as Donna Lucia d'Alvadores · 1957
Cairo
as Marcia Warren · 1942
The Firefly
as Nina Maria · 1937
Monte Carlo
as Countess Helene Mara · 1930
Annabelle's Affairs
as Annabelle Leigh · 1931
The Lottery Bride
as Jenny · 1930