Mitzi Gaynor
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 4, 1931
- Died
- October 17, 2024
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
- All About Alfred
All About Alfred TBA
as Self
Monty and the Movies TBA
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion 2024
as Self
Rat Pack 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It 2021
as Self
My Music: A Classic Christmas 2019
as Self (archive footage)
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips 2013
as Self
- Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece
Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece 2009
as Self
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years 2008
as Self
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour 2003
as Self (archive footage)
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not 1978
as Self
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring 1977
as Self
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s 1976
as Self
Mitzi & 100 Guys 1975
as Self
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards 1974
as Self - Presenter
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife 1974
as Self
Mitzi... The First Time 1973
as Self
Mitzi's 2nd Special 1969
as Self
Mitzi 1968
as Self
For Love or Money 1963
as Kate Brasher
Marilyn 1963
as archive footage
Lykke og krone 1962
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Surprise Package 1960
as Gabby Rogers
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show 1959
as Self
Happy Anniversary 1959
as Alice Walters
South Pacific 1958
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
Les Girls 1957
as Joanne Henderson
The Joker is Wild 1957
as Martha Stewart
The Birds and the Bees 1956
as Jean Harris
Anything Goes 1956
as Patsy Blair
There's No Business Like Show Business 1954
as Katy Donahue
Three Young Texans 1954
as Rusty Blair
A Star Is Born World Premiere 1954
as Self
Down Among the Sheltering Palms 1953
as Rozouila
The I Don't Care Girl 1953
as Eva Tanguay
Bloodhounds of Broadway 1952
as Emily Ann Stackerlee
We're Not Married! 1952
as Patsy Reynolds
Golden Girl 1951
as Lotta Crabtree
Take Care of My Little Girl 1951
as Adelaide Swanson
My Blue Heaven 1950
as Gloria Adams
- It's Your Health
It's Your Health 1949
as Peggy Hendricks, Jim's girlfriend
Credits from TMDB.