Kathryn Grayson
Known for: Acting
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and operatic soprano singer. From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to MGM by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. After several supporting roles, she was a lead performer in such films as Thousands Cheer (1943), Anchors Aweigh (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, and Show Boat (1951) and Kiss Me Kate (1953) (both with Howard Keel). When film musical production declined, she worked in theatre, appearing in Camelot (1962–1964). Later in the decade she performed in several operas, including La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Orpheus in the Underworld and La traviata.
Filmography
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Ideal Molloy
1984
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
What's My Line?
Self
1950
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
Baretta
1975
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
General Electric Theater
Julie Denton
1953
Series
General Electric Theater
Alice Kellen
1953
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Film
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994
Film
Show Boat
Magnolia Hawks
1951
Film
Anchors Aweigh
Susan Abbott
1945
Film
The Desert Song
Margot Birabeau
1953
Film
Till the Clouds Roll By
Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
1946
Film
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Film
Ziegfeld Follies
Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
1945
Film
The Vagabond King
Catherine de Vaucelles
1956
Film
Rio Rita
Rita Winslow
1942
Film
Two Sisters from Boston
Abigail Chandler
1946
Film
Kiss Me Kate
Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
1953
Film
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
Film
The Kissing Bandit
Teresa
1948
Film
That's Dancing!
From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
1985
Film
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1972
Film
Twenty Years After
(archive footage)
1944
The Bob Crosby Show
1958
Film
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
Self (archive)
2009
Film
So This Is Love
Grace Moore
1953
Film
Grounds for Marriage
Ina Massine
1951
Film
Lovely to Look At
Stephanie
1952
Film
It Happened in Brooklyn
Anne Fielding
1947
Film
Thousands Cheer
Kathryn Jones
1943
Film
The Vanishing Virginian
Rebecca Yancey
1942
Film
The Toast of New Orleans
Suzette Micheline
1950
Film
Mario Lanza: The American Caruso
Self
1983
Film
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
Kathryn Land
1941
Film
Seven Sweethearts
Billie Van Maaster
1942
Film
That Midnight Kiss
Prudence Budell
1949
Film
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
Psychic Detective
1976
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
Self
2003
Film
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Self (uncredited)
1992