Mitzi Gaynor
Actor
- Born
- September 4, 1931 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Died
- October 17, 2024 (age 93)
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.
Known for
The Joker is Wild
September 26, 1957
South Pacific
March 19, 1958
There's No Business Like Show Business
December 16, 1954
Les Girls
October 3, 1957
We're Not Married!
July 11, 1952
Anything Goes
April 27, 1956
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
June 18, 2021
Take Care of My Little Girl
July 6, 1951
Bloodhounds of Broadway
November 14, 1952
For Love or Money
August 7, 1963
Surprise Package
September 29, 1960
The Birds and the Bees
May 11, 1956
Acting41
- 2024Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion as Self
- 2022Rat Pack as Self (archive footage)
- 2021Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
- 2019My Music: A Classic Christmas as Self (archive footage)
- 2013Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips as Self
- 2009Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece as Self
- 2008Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years as Self
- 2003Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour as Self (archive footage)
- 1978Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not as Self