Ethel Merman (1908–1984)

Actress | Soundtrack

Born in the Astoria section of Queens, New York City, Ethel Merman surely is the pre-eminent star ...

Born: January 16, 1908
Died: February 15, 1984 (age 76)

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Filmography

Known For

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Mrs. Marcus (1963)
Call Me Madam Sally Adams (1953)
Airplane! Lieutenant Hurwitz (1980)
Known For

There's No Business Like Show Business Molly Donahue (1954)
Soundtrack

Hollywood (2020)
Good Morning Britain (2019)
Zeit.geschichte (2018)
I'm Dying Up Here (2017)
The Sugarcube Critic (2014)
Six by Sondheim (2013)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
The Secret Disco Revolution (2012)
The Joy of Disco (2012)
Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
Bones (2006)
Joey (2004)
AMV Hell (2004)
Sinatra: The Classic Duets (2002)
The Next Best Thing (2000)
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
Little Voice (1998)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
In & Out (1997)
The Late Shift (1996)
Discovery (1995)
Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1992)
Designing Women (1991)
The Wonder Years (1989)
Saturday Night Live (1987)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
Great Performances (1985)
Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez (1984)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The Love Boat (1980-1982)
Airplane! (1980)
All That Jazz (1979)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)
You're Gonna Love It Here (1977)
The Muppet Show (1977)
Evening at Pops (1976)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974)
Journey Back to Oz (1972)
The Mike Douglas Show (1970)
That Girl (1967)
The Art of Love (1965)
The Frank Sinatra Show (1958)
Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1957)
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
The Colgate Comedy Hour (1954)
Call Me Madam (1953)
The Milton Berle Show (1949)
Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Straight Place and Show (1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
Happy Landing (1938)
Anything Goes (1936)
Strike Me Pink (1936)
The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935)
Kid Millions (1934)
We're Not Dressing (1934)
Song Shopping (1933)
Time on My Hands (1932)
You Try Somebody Else (1932)
Ireno (1932)
Let Me Call You Sweetheart (1932)
Roaming (1931)
Be Like Me (1931)
Old Man Blues (1931)
Devil Sea (1931)
Soundtrack

Her Future (1930)
Actress

The Love Boat Roz Smith (1979-1982)
Airplane! Lieutenant Hurwitz (1980)
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July Lilly Loraine (1979)
You're Gonna Love It Here Lolly Rogers (1977)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Hedda Parsons (1976)
Journey Back to Oz Mombi, The Bad Witch (1972)
That's Life (1968)
That Girl Ethel Merman (1967-1968)
Tarzan Rosanna McCloud (1967)
Batman Lola Lasagne (1967)
Annie Get Your Gun Annie Oakley (1967)
The Art of Love Madame Coco La Fontaine (1965)
Kraft Suspense Theatre Clara Lovelace (1965)
The Lucy Show Ethel Merman (1964)
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Mrs. Marcus (1963)
The Red Skelton Hour Mother Hughes (1963)
Vacation Playhouse Maggie Brown (1963)
Maggie Brown Maggie Brown (1963)
The United States Steel Hour Libby Marks (1956)
General Electric Theater Muriel Flood (1956)
There's No Business Like Show Business Molly Donahue (1954)
The Best of Broadway Hattie Maloney (1954)
Panama Hattie Hattie Maloney (1954)
The Colgate Comedy Hour Reno Sweeney (1954)
Call Me Madam Sally Adams (1953)
Stage Door Canteen Ethel Merman (1943)
Straight Place and Show Linda Tyler (1938)
Alexander's Ragtime Band Jerry Allen (1938)
Happy Landing Flo Kelly (1938)
Anything Goes Reno Sweeney (1936)
Strike Me Pink Joyce Lennox (1936)
The Big Broadcast of 1936 Ethel Merman (1935)
Kid Millions Dot Clark (1934)
We're Not Dressing Edith (1934)
Ireno Irene (1932)
Roaming Mary, Show Owner's Daughter (1931)
Be Like Me Eve (1931)
Old Man Blues Helen (1931)
Devil Sea (1931)
Follow the Leader Helen King (1930)
The Cave Club Vocalist: The Sockety-Sock (1930)
Actress

Her Future Defendant (1930)
Archive footage

American Masters (1990-2017)
The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017)
Welcome to the Basement (2015)
Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015)
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show (2015)
The Factor (2008-2014)
Michael Grade's Stars of the Musical Theatre (2014)
Six by Sondheim (2013)
The Joy of Disco (2012)
Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)
Michael Feinstein's American Songbook (2010)
Special Collector's Edition (2010)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009)
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008)
The Best of the Royal Variety (2006)
The Delegate (2006)
American Experience (2006)
Great Performances (1985-2005)
Screen Goddesses (2005)
Broadway: The American Musical (2004)
Cinerama Adventure (2002)
Biography (1999-2001)
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001)
E! Mysteries & Scandals (2000)
Television: The First Fifty Years (1999)
ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999)
Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995)
The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame (1993)
The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (1993)
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' (1991)
Hollywood Heaven: Tragic Lives, Tragic Deaths (1990)
Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time (1990)
Batmania from Comics to Screen (1989)
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986)
Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures (1985)
The 1st TV Academy Hall of Fame (1984)
The Hollywood Palace (1982)
Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (1981)
Hollywood at War: A Compilation of War Time Shorts (1980)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime (1975)
Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals (1974)
The Hollywood Palace (1970)
Hollywood and the Stars (1963)
Archive footage

Marilyn (1963)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1953-1954)

Videos

Awards

5 wins.

Did You Know

Elaine Stritch was once a stand-by for Ethel Merman for the musical "Call Me Madam". In her one woman show "Elaine Stritch: At Liberty", Stritch told a story illustrating Merman's showmanship and attitude: One night, while performing the song "Can ...