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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1931-09-04 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Mitzi Gaynor

Biography:

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

Acting

2024

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion as Self

2022

Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)

2021

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self

2019

My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self (archive footage)

2013

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self

2008

Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years as Self

2003

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour as Self (archive footage)

1978

Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not as Self

1977

Mitzi... Zings Into Spring as Self

1976

Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s as Self

1975

Mitzi & 100 Guys as Self

1974

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife as Self

The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards as Self - Presenter

1973

Mitzi... The First Time as Self

1969

Mitzi's 2nd Special as Self

1968

Mitzi as Self

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In as Self

1963

For Love or Money as Kate Brasher

Marilyn as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self

1960

Surprise Package as Gabby Rogers

1959

Happy Anniversary as Alice Walters

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show as Self

1958

South Pacific as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN

The Dick Clark Show as Self

Kraft Music Hall as Self - Host

1957

Les Girls as Joanne Henderson

The Joker is Wild as Martha Stewart

1956

Anything Goes as Patsy Blair

The Birds and the Bees as Jean Harris

1954

There's No Business Like Show Business as Katy Donahue

Three Young Texans as Rusty Blair

A Star Is Born World Premiere as Self

Reflets de Cannes as Self

1953

Down Among the Sheltering Palms as Rozouila

The I Don't Care Girl as Eva Tanguay

The Oscars as Self

1952

We're Not Married! as Patsy Reynolds

Bloodhounds of Broadway as Emily Ann Stackerlee

This Is Your Life as Self

1951

Golden Girl as Lotta Crabtree

Take Care of My Little Girl as Adelaide Swanson

1950

My Blue Heaven as Gloria Adams

1949

It's Your Health as Peggy Hendricks, Jim's girlfriend

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self