Mitzi Gaynor
ActingAlso Known As
Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber
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.
Movies
(37 total)
The Joker is Wild
as Martha Stewart
South Pacific
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Katy Donahue
Les Girls
as Joanne Henderson
We're Not Married!
as Patsy Reynolds
Anything Goes
as Patsy Blair
Take Care of My Little Girl
as Adelaide Swanson
Bloodhounds of Broadway
as Emily Ann Stackerlee
For Love or Money
as Kate Brasher
The Birds and the Bees
as Jean Harris
Golden Girl
as Lotta Crabtree
Surprise Package
as Gabby Rogers
Three Young Texans
as Rusty Blair
My Blue Heaven
as Gloria Adams
Happy Anniversary
as Alice Walters
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows
(8 total)
The Oscars
as Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as Self (uncredited)
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
This Is Your Life
as Self
Kraft Music Hall
as Self - Host
The Dick Clark Show
as Self
Reflets de Cannes
as Self