Mitzi Gaynor
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Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024), known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, singer, and dancer of Hungarian descent. A leading lady of light musicals, the bright-eyed star is best remembered for South Pacific (1958) – for which she earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She also hosted a string of successful annual musical TV specials in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was added as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Known for
Credits
South Pacific (1958)
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
as Katy Donahue
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self
Monty and the Movies (—)
as Self (archive footage)
We're Not Married! (1952)
as Patsy Reynolds
For Love or Money (1963)
as Kate Brasher
The Joker is Wild (1957)
as Martha Stewart
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion (2024)
as Self
Mitzi's 2nd Special (1969)
as Self
Rat Pack (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Take Care of My Little Girl (1951)
as Adelaide Swanson
Les Girls (1957)
as Joanne Henderson
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips (2013)
as Self
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
as Self
My Blue Heaven (1950)
as Gloria Adams
The Birds and the Bees (1956)
as Jean Harris
Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece (2009)
as Self
Golden Girl (1951)
as Lotta Crabtree
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards (1974)
as Self - Presenter
Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)
as Rozouila
A Star Is Born World Premiere (1954)
as Self
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952)
as Emily Ann Stackerlee
All About Alfred (—)
as Self
My Music: A Classic Christmas (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Lykke og krone (1962)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not (1978)
as Self
Marilyn (1963)
as archive footage
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
The I Don't Care Girl (1953)
as Eva Tanguay
Anything Goes (1956)
as Patsy Blair
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring (1977)
as Self
Mitzi... The First Time (1973)
as Self
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife (1974)
as Self
Surprise Package (1960)
as Gabby Rogers
Mitzi (1968)
as Self
Three Young Texans (1954)
as Rusty Blair
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years (2008)
as Self
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show (1959)
as Self
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s (1976)
as Self
It's Your Health (1949)
as Peggy Hendricks, Jim's girlfriend
Happy Anniversary (1959)
as Alice Walters