Mitzi Gaynor

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.

Cast

There's No Business Like Show Business

(Katy Donahue)

We're Not Married!

(Patsy Reynolds)

Les Girls

(Joanne Henderson)

Anything Goes

(Patsy Blair)

South Pacific

(Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN)

My Blue Heaven

(Gloria Adams)

Happy Anniversary

(Alice Walters)

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

(Self)

The Joker is Wild

(Martha Stewart)

The Birds and the Bees

(Jean Harris)

Bloodhounds of Broadway

(Emily Ann Stackerlee)

Down Among the Sheltering Palms

(Rozouila)

Golden Girl

(Lotta Crabtree)

Take Care of My Little Girl

(Adelaide Swanson)

Surprise Package

(Gabby Rogers)

Three Young Texans

(Rusty Blair)

For Love or Money

(Kate Brasher)

The I Don't Care Girl

(Eva Tanguay)

Mitzi & 100 Guys

(Self)

Rat Pack

(Self (archive footage))

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour

(Self (Archive Footage))

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion

(Self)

A Star Is Born World Premiere

(Self)

Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years

(Self)

Marilyn

(Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited))

Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife

(Self)

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips

(Self)

My Music: A Classic Christmas

(Self (archive footage))

It's Your Health

(Peggy Hendricks, Jim's girlfriend)

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show

(Self)

Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s

(Self)

Mitzi... The First Time

(Self)

Mitzi

(Self)

Mitzi's 2nd Special

(Self)

Mitzi... Zings Into Spring

(Self)

Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not

(Self)

The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

(Self - Presenter)

The Ed Sullivan Show

(Self)

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

(Self)

This Is Your Life

(Self)

The Oscars

(Self)

The Dick Clark Show

(Self)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

(Self)

The Ed Sullivan Show

(Self (archive footage))

Kraft Music Hall

(Self - Host)

Reflets de Cannes

(Self)