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