Ethel Merman
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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
Credits
Airplane! (1980)
as Lieutenant Hurwitz
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
as Mrs. Marcus
Devil Sea (1931)
as Arlene
Ireno (1932)
as Irene
Muppet Treasures (1985)
as Self
Happy Landing (1938)
as Flo Kelly
The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)
as Self
The Art of Love (1965)
as Madame Coco La Fontaine
A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)
as Self
Six by Sondheim (2013)
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope... (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
as Lilly Loraine (voice)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland Duets (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
as Self (archive footage)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)
as Self (archive footage)
Musical Comedy Tonight (1979)
Actor
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Call Me Madam (1953)
as Sally Adams
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
as Ethel Merman
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
as Hedda Parsons
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
as Molly Donahue
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
as Jerry Allen
Old Man Blues (1931)
as Helen
Kid Millions (1934)
as Dot Clark
Her Future (1930)
Actor
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1932)
as Herself
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
as Self (archive)
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies (2012)
Actor
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
as Self (archive)
Song Shopping (1933)
as Ethel Merman
Journey Back to Oz (1972)
as Mombi (voice)
Strike Me Pink (1936)
as Joyce Lennox
The Best of Broadway (1985)
as Herself
Be Like Me (1931)
as Eve
We're Not Dressing (1934)
as Edith
Time on My Hands (1932)
as Self
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show (1953)
as Herself
The Cave Club (1930)
Actor
Anything Goes (1936)
as Reno Sweeney
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)
as Self (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968)
as Self (uncredited)
Follow the Leader (1930)
as Helen King
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
as Ethel Merman
Straight, Place and Show (1938)
as Linda Tyler
You Try Somebody Else (1932)
as Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
as Self (archive footage)
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)
as Self
Creating Ragtime (1998)
as Self (archival footage)
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala (2017)
as Self
Around the World of Mike Todd (1968)
as Self
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anything Goes (1954)
as Reno Sweeney
Annie Get Your Gun (1967)
as Annie Oakley
The Mountains of the Moon (1967)
as Rosanna McCloud
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (2003)
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point (2023)
as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
Roaming (1931)
as Mary