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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 16, 1908
Died
February 15, 1984
Place of Birth
Astoria, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Ethel Agnes Zimmermann
Ethel Merman
0.6 Popularity
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
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Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
2023
8.0
Self (archive footage)
This Is Bob Hope...
2017
🎬
0.0
Self
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
7.1
Self (archive footage)
Six by Sondheim
2013
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
7.2
Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
0.0
Self (archive footage)
Judy Garland Duets
2005
0.0
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003
7.0
Self (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
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0.0
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Credits
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
2023
0.0
This Is Bob Hope...
as Self (archive footage)
2017
8.0
🎬
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
as Self
2017
0.0
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
2013
7.1
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive footage)
2009
0.0
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
2005
7.2
Judy Garland Duets
as Self (archive footage)
2005
0.0
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2003
0.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self (archive footage)
2003
7.0
🎬
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
1999
0.0
Creating Ragtime
as Self (archival footage)
1998
0.0
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)
1995
8.0
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
as Self (archive footage)
1991
0.0
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)
1990
0.0
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)
1986
7.0
Muppet Treasures
as Self
1985
0.0
The Best of Broadway
as Herself
1985
0.0
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
1982
6.7
Airplane!
as Lieutenant Hurwitz
1980
7.3
Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Lilly Loraine (voice)
1979
6.4
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
1979
6.2
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
as Self
1978
6.0
The Love Boat
as Roz Smith
1977
6.3
The Muppet Show
as Self - Special Guest Star
1976
8.0
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Hedda Parsons
1976
4.1
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
1975
6.1
Journey Back to Oz
as Mombi (voice)
1972
5.2
🎬
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
as Self
1972
5.0
Great Performances
as Self
1971
5.8
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
1968
7.6
🎬
That's Life
as Decorator
1968
6.0
Around the World of Mike Todd
as Self
1968
6.0
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
1968
6.8
Cilla
as Self
1968
10.0
The Mountains of the Moon
as Rosanna McCloud
1967
0.0
The Carol Burnett Show
as Self
1967
7.7
Annie Get Your Gun
as Annie Oakley
1967
0.0
That Girl
as Herself
1966
6.1
Tarzan
as Rosanna McCloud
1966
6.7
Batman
as Lola Lasagne
1966
7.3
The Art of Love
as Madame Coco La Fontaine
1965
5.3
The Hollywood Palace
as Self - Singer
1964
4.5
The Judy Garland Show
as Self
1963
8.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Mrs. Marcus
1963
7.0
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Clara Lovelace
1963
5.3
🎬
Vacation Playhouse
as Maggie Brown
1963
7.0
Marilyn
as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1963
6.0
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
7.5
The Lucy Show
as Ethel Merman
1962
7.0
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host
1961
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Hostess
1961
5.4
Startime
1959
6.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
as Self
1959
7.3
DuPont Show of the Month
as Self
1957
6.8
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as Self
1956
6.0
Tony Awards
as Self - Recipient / Performer
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
The Chevy Show
as Self
1955
0.0
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Molly Donahue
1954
6.1
🎬
The Best of Broadway
as Hattie Maloney
1954
7.0
Anything Goes
as Reno Sweeney
1954
6.0
The United States Steel Hour
as Libby Marks
1953
6.2
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
as Herself
1953
8.0
Call Me Madam
as Sally Adams
1953
6.2
General Electric Theater
as Muriel Flood
1953
6.4
The Red Skelton Show
as Mother Hughes
1951
7.4
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
1950
6.8
What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
6.9
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
6.8
Stage Door Canteen
as Ethel Merman
1943
6.1
Straight, Place and Show
as Linda Tyler
1938
6.0
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Jerry Allen
1938
6.7
Happy Landing
as Flo Kelly
1938
5.3
Anything Goes
as Reno Sweeney
1936
5.3
Strike Me Pink
as Joyce Lennox
1936
6.6
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Ethel Merman
1935
5.5
Kid Millions
as Dot Clark
1934
6.5
We're Not Dressing
as Edith
1934
6.7
Song Shopping
as Ethel Merman
1933
3.5
Time on My Hands
as Self
1932
2.0
You Try Somebody Else
as Self
1932
2.8
🎬
Ireno
as Irene
1932
6.0
🎬
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
as Herself
1932
4.0
🎬
Roaming
as Mary
1931
5.0
🎬
Be Like Me
as Eve
1931
7.0
🎬
Old Man Blues
as Helen
1931
5.0
🎬
Devil Sea
as Arlene
1931
6.0
Follow the Leader
as Helen King
1930
4.5
🎬
The Cave Club
1930
0.0
🎬
Her Future
1930
6.0