Jeanette MacDonald
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in grand opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing grand opera to movie-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Love Me Tonight
as Princess Jeanette
1932
Follow the Boys
as Jeanette MacDonald
1944
One Hour with You
as Colette Bertier
1932
Cairo
as Marcia Warren
1942
New Moon
as Marianne de Beaumanoir
1940
Sweethearts
as Gwen Marlowe
1938
The Girl of the Golden West
as Mary Robbins
1938
Maytime
as Marcia Mornay
1937
The Firefly
as Nina Maria
1937
The Merry Widow
as Madame Sonia / Fifi
1934
Rose Marie
as Marie de Flor
1936
San Francisco
as Mary Blake
1936
Naughty Marietta
as Marietta
1935
The Love Parade
as Queen Louise
1929
The Cat and the Fiddle
as Shirley Sheridan
1934
Bitter Sweet
as Sarah Millick
1940
Monte Carlo
as Countess Helene Mara
1930
Three Daring Daughters
as Louise Rayton Morgan
1948
The Sun Comes Up
as Helen Lorfield Winter
1949
Broadway Serenade
as Mary Hale
1939
