Mitzi Gaynor
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Katy Donahue
1954
We're Not Married!
as Patsy Reynolds
1952
Les Girls
as Joanne Henderson
1957
Anything Goes
as Patsy Blair
1956
South Pacific
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
1958
My Blue Heaven
as Gloria Adams
1950
Happy Anniversary
as Alice Walters
1959
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
2021
The Joker is Wild
as Martha Stewart
1957
The Birds and the Bees
as Jean Harris
1956
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Emily Ann Stackerlee
1952
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
as Rozouila
1953
Golden Girl
as Lotta Crabtree
1951
Take Care of My Little Girl
as Adelaide Swanson
1951
Surprise Package
as Gabby Rogers
1960
Three Young Texans
as Rusty Blair
1954
For Love or Money
as Kate Brasher
1963
The I Don't Care Girl
as Eva Tanguay
1953
Mitzi & 100 Guys
as Self
1975
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
2022
