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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Airplane!
as Lieutenant Hurwitz
1980
The Cave Club
1930
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Molly Donahue
1954
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Mrs. Marcus
1963
We're Not Dressing
as Edith
1934
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Lilly Loraine (voice)
1979
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Hedda Parsons
1976
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Jerry Allen
1938
Happy Landing
as Flo Kelly
1938
Call Me Madam
as Sally Adams
1953
Muppet Treasures
as Self
1985
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
2005
The Mountains of the Moon
as Rosanna McCloud
1967
The Art of Love
as Madame Coco La Fontaine
1965
Time on My Hands
as Self
1932
Strike Me Pink
as Joyce Lennox
1936
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as Herself
1932
You Try Somebody Else
as Self
1932
Anything Goes
as Reno Sweeney
1936
Her Future
1930
TV Appearances
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Clara Lovelace
1963
Batman
as Lola Lasagne
1966
That Girl
as Herself
1966
The Lucy Show
as Ethel Merman
1962
General Electric Theater
as Muriel Flood
1953
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
1964
Tarzan
as Rosanna McCloud
1966
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
Vacation Playhouse
as Maggie Brown
1963
The Chevy Show
as Self
1955