Mitzi Gaynor
Known for: Acting
Born: September 4, 1931
Died: October 17, 2024
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
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.
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Filmography
41 movies · 8 TV shows, newest first
8.5
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
2024
9.0
Rat Pack
2022
7.4
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
7.5
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
8.3
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
2013NR
Passion, Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece
2009
NR
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
20089.0
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
2003
NR
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
1978
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Mitzi... Zings Into Spring
1977
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Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
1976
2.0
Mitzi & 100 Guys
1975
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The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards
1974
6.0
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
1974
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Mitzi... The First Time
1973
6.0
Mitzi's 2nd Special
1969
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Mitzi
1968
6.8
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
1968
6.1
For Love or Money
1963
7.5
Marilyn
1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
9.0
Lykke og krone
1962
6.6
Surprise Package
1960
NR
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
1959
6.5
Happy Anniversary
1959
5.4
Kraft Music Hall
1958
6.1
South Pacific
1958
6.7
The Dick Clark Show
1958
6.4
Les Girls
1957
8.1
The Joker is Wild
1957
7.4
The Birds and the Bees
1956
6.0
Anything Goes
1956
6.1
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
5.6
Three Young Texans
1954
8.0
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
5.0
Reflets de Cannes
1954
7.0
The Oscars
1953
6.5
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
1953
7.3
The I Don't Care Girl
1953
6.9
Bloodhounds of Broadway
1952
6.5
This Is Your Life
1952
5.9
We're Not Married!
1952
6.4
Golden Girl
1951
5.3
Take Care of My Little Girl
1951
7.5
My Blue Heaven
19507.0
It's Your Health
1949
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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Monty and the Movies
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All About Alfred
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