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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Female

Birthday

1908-01-16

Deathday

1984-02-15 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Astoria, New York, USA

Also Known As

Ethel Agnes Zimmermann

Ethel Merman

Biography

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.

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Acting

2023

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)

2017		This Is Bob Hope... as Self (archive footage)
2017		JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala as Self

2013

Six by Sondheim as Self (archive footage)

2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive)

2005		Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
2005		Judy Garland Duets as Self (archive footage)

2003		Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2003		Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self (archive footage)

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years as Self (archive footage)

1995

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons as Self (archive footage)

1991

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' as Self (archive footage)

1990

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story as Self (archive footage)

1986

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years as Self (archive footage)

1985		Muppet Treasures as Self
1985		The Best of Broadway as Herself

1982

Night of 100 Stars as Self

1980

Airplane! as Lieutenant Hurwitz

1979		Musical Comedy Tonight
1979		Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July as Lilly Loraine (voice)
1979		The Muppets Go Hollywood as Self

1978

A Special Sesame Street Christmas as Self

1977

The Love Boat as Roz Smith

1976		The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star
1976		Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood as Hedda Parsons

1975

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? as Self (archive footage)

1972		Journey Back to Oz as Mombi (voice)
1972		S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin as Self

1971

Great Performances as Self

1968		The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
1968		That's Life as Decorator
1968		Around the World of Mike Todd as Self
1968		The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
1968		Cilla as Self

1967		The Mountains of the Moon as Rosanna McCloud
1967		The Carol Burnett Show as Self
1967		Annie Get Your Gun as Annie Oakley

1966		That Girl as Herself
1966		Tarzan as Rosanna McCloud
1966		Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
1966		Batman as Lola Lasagne

1965

The Art of Love as Madame Coco La Fontaine

1964

The Hollywood Palace as Self - Singer

1963		The Judy Garland Show as Self
1963		It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World as Mrs. Marcus
1963		Kraft Suspense Theatre as Clara Lovelace
1963		Vacation Playhouse as Maggie Brown
1963		Marilyn as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)

1962		The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
1962		The Lucy Show as Ethel Merman

1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961		The Mike Douglas Show as Self - Co-Host

1959		Startime
1959		The Bell Telephone Hour as Self

1957

DuPont Show of the Month as Self

1956		The Dinah Shore Chevy Show as Self
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Recipient / Performer
1956		Tony Awards as Self - Presenter

1955

The Chevy Show as Self

1954		There's No Business Like Show Business as Molly Donahue
1954		The Best of Broadway as Hattie Maloney
1954		Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney

1953		The United States Steel Hour as Libby Marks
1953		The Ford 50th Anniversary Show as Herself
1953		Call Me Madam as Sally Adams
1953		General Electric Theater as Muriel Flood

1951

The Red Skelton Show as Mother Hughes

1950		The Colgate Comedy Hour as Self
1950		What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

1943

Stage Door Canteen as Ethel Merman

1938		Straight, Place and Show as Linda Tyler
1938		Alexander's Ragtime Band as Jerry Allen
1938		Happy Landing as Flo Kelly

1936		Anything Goes as Reno Sweeney
1936		Strike Me Pink as Joyce Lennox

1935

The Big Broadcast of 1936 as Ethel Merman

1934		Kid Millions as Dot Clark
1934		We're Not Dressing as Edith

1933

Song Shopping as Ethel Merman

1932		Time on My Hands as Self
1932		You Try Somebody Else as Self
1932		Ireno as Irene
1932		Let Me Call You Sweetheart as Herself

1931		Roaming as Mary
1931		Be Like Me as Eve
1931		Old Man Blues as Helen
1931		Devil Sea as Arlene

1930		Follow the Leader as Helen King
1930		The Cave Club
1930		Her Future