Ethel Merman
Known for: Acting
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
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Hostess
1961
Series
The Love Boat
Roz Smith
1977
Series
The Red Skelton Show
Mother Hughes
1951
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Batman
Lola Lasagne
1966
Series
The Lucy Show
Ethel Merman
1962
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient / Performer
1956
Series
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Series
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967
Series
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Series
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950
Series
Tarzan
Rosanna McCloud
1966
Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Series
That Girl
Herself
1966
Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Clara Lovelace
1963
Series
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976
Series
The United States Steel Hour
Libby Marks
1953
Film
Airplane!
Lieutenant Hurwitz
1980
Series
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956
Series
Startime
Self – Host
1959
Series
Startime
Self
1959
Series
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
1959
Series
Cilla
Self
1968
Vacation Playhouse
Maggie Brown
1963
Series
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
1964
Series
DuPont Show of the Month
Self
1957
Film
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mrs. Marcus
1963
Series
The Judy Garland Show
Self
1963
That's Life
Decorator
1968
Series
General Electric Theater
Muriel Flood
1953
Film
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
1986
Film
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Hedda Parsons
1976
Film
There's No Business Like Show Business
Molly Donahue
1954
Film
The Art of Love
Madame Coco La Fontaine
1965
Film
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
Film
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Lilly Loraine (voice)
1979
Film
Stage Door Canteen
Ethel Merman
1943
Film
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Self (archive)
2017
Film
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
2005
Film
This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975
Film
Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
Muppet Treasures
Self
1985
Devil Sea
Arlene
1931
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
Happy Landing
Flo Kelly
1938
Film
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
1979
Film
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Jerry Allen
1938
Film
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
1990
The Best of Broadway
Hattie Maloney
1954
Film
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
Film
Kid Millions
Dot Clark
1934
Film
Journey Back to Oz
Mombi (voice)
1972
Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012
Film
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Self (archive)
2008
Series
The Chevy Show
Self
1955
Film
Song Shopping
Ethel Merman
1933
Ireno
Irene
1932
Film
Strike Me Pink
Joyce Lennox
1936
Film
The Mountains of the Moon
Rosanna McCloud
1967
Film
Call Me Madam
Sally Adams
1953
Film
Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Anything Goes
Reno Sweeney
1936
Film
The Best of Broadway
Herself
1985
Film
Her Future
1930
Film
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Self
1978
Film
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
We're Not Dressing
Edith
1934
Film
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
Follow the Leader
Helen King
1930
Film
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1991
Film
Anything Goes
Reno Sweeney
1954
Film
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
1972
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Herself
1932
Film
Time on My Hands
Self
1932
Be Like Me
Eve
1931
Film
You Try Somebody Else
Self
1932
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Self
2017
Film
Around the World of Mike Todd
Self
1968
Old Man Blues
Helen
1931
Film
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
Herself
1953
The Cave Club
1930
Film
Creating Ragtime
Self (archival footage)
1998
Film
Straight, Place and Show
Linda Tyler
1938
Film
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Ethel Merman
1935
Film
Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Oakley
1967
Roaming
Mary
1931
Film
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2003
Film
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
2023