Ethel Merman

Known for: Acting
Born: January 16, 1908, Astoria, New York, USA
Died: February 15, 1984
Movies: 61

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.

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Best-Known Movies

7.3

Airplane!

1980

7.0

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963

6.1

There's No Business Like Show Business

1954

6.4

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

1979

6.8

Alexander's Ragtime Band

1938

7.1

Six by Sondheim

2013

5.4

Journey Back to Oz

1972

6.2

The Muppets Go Hollywood

1979

6.2

Call Me Madam

1953

6.3

Stage Door Canteen

1943

Filmography

2023	It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point	Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
2017	This Is Bob Hope...	Self (archive footage)
2017	JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala	Self
2017	The Fabulous Allan Carr	Self (archive footage)
2013	Six by Sondheim	Self (archive footage)
2012	Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2009	Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression	Self (archive footage)
2008	Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon	Self (archive)
2005	Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards	Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
2005	Judy Garland Duets	Self (archive footage)
2003	Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show	Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2003	Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There	Self (archive footage)
1999	Television: The First Fifty Years	Self (archive footage)
1998	Creating Ragtime	Self (archival footage)
1995	Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons	Self (archive footage)
1991	Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1990	You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story	Self (archive footage)
1986	The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years	Self (archive footage)
1985	Muppet Treasures	Self
1985	The Best of Broadway	Herself
1982	Night of 100 Stars	Self
1980	Airplane!	Lieutenant Hurwitz
1979	Musical Comedy Tonight
1979	Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July	Lilly Loraine (voice)
1979	The Muppets Go Hollywood	Self (uncredited)
1978	A Special Sesame Street Christmas	Self
1976	Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood	Hedda Parsons
1975	Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?	Self (archive footage)
1972	Journey Back to Oz	Mombi (voice)
1972	S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin	Self
1968	The Dean Martin Christmas Show	Self (uncredited)
1968	Around the World of Mike Todd	Self
1967	The Mountains of the Moon	Rosanna McCloud
1967	Annie Get Your Gun	Annie Oakley
1965	The Art of Love	Madame Coco La Fontaine
1963	It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World	Mrs. Marcus
1954	There's No Business Like Show Business	Molly Donahue
1954	Anything Goes	Reno Sweeney
1953	The Ford 50th Anniversary Show	Herself
1953	Call Me Madam	Sally Adams
1943	Stage Door Canteen	Ethel Merman
1938	Straight, Place and Show	Linda Tyler
1938	Alexander's Ragtime Band	Jerry Allen
1938	Happy Landing	Flo Kelly
1936	Strike Me Pink	Joyce Lennox
1936	Anything Goes	Reno Sweeney
1935	The Big Broadcast of 1936	Ethel Merman
1934	Kid Millions	Dot Clark
1934	We're Not Dressing	Edith
1933	Song Shopping	Ethel Merman
1932	Time on My Hands	Self
1932	You Try Somebody Else	Self
1932	Ireno	Irene
1932	Let Me Call You Sweetheart	Herself
1931	Roaming	Mary
1931	Be Like Me	Eve
1931	Old Man Blues	Helen
1931	Devil Sea	Arlene
1930	Follow the Leader	Helen King
1930	The Cave Club
1930	Her Future

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