
Ethel Merman
Known for Acting · 91 credits
- Born
- 1908-01-16
- Died
- 1984-02-15
- Place of birth
- Astoria, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Ethel Agnes Zimmermann
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (30)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host / Self - Co-Hostess

The Love Boat
1977
as Roz Smith

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Batman
1966
as Lola Lasagne

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Self - Recipient / Performer

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest

The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Lucy Show
1962
as Ethel Merman

The Red Skelton Show
1951
as Mother Hughes

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

That Girl
1966
as Herself

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self

Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Clara Lovelace

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self

Tarzan
1966
as Rosanna McCloud

Startime
1959
as Self – Host

The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star

The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self

The United States Steel Hour
1953
as Libby Marks

The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Maggie Brown

DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Self

Cilla
1968
as Self

General Electric Theater
1953
as Muriel Flood

The Judy Garland Show
1963
as Self
That's Life
1968
as Decorator
The Best of Broadway
1954
as Hattie Maloney

The Chevy Show
1955
as Self
Movies (61)

Airplane!
1980
as Lieutenant Hurwitz

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
as Mrs. Marcus

Anything Goes
1936
as Reno Sweeney

Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)

The Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
as Self (archive)

There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Molly Donahue

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
1986
as Self (archive footage)

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self (archive footage)

Anything Goes
1954
as Reno Sweeney
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Self (archive footage)

Alexander's Ragtime Band
1938
as Jerry Allen

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)

Journey Back to Oz
1972
as Mombi (voice)

The Best of Broadway
1985
as Herself

The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
as Self

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
1976
as Hedda Parsons

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
1991
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Stage Door Canteen
1943
as Ethel Merman

This Is Bob Hope...
2017
as Self (archive footage)

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
1979
as Lilly Loraine (voice)

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
as Self (archive footage)
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
1972
as Self

Happy Landing
1938
as Flo Kelly

The Art of Love
1965
as Madame Coco La Fontaine

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
2008
as Self (archive)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive footage)

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
2023
as Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)

Kid Millions
1934
as Dot Clark

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
1978
as Self

Call Me Madam
1953
as Sally Adams

The Mountains of the Moon
1967
as Rosanna McCloud

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995
as Self (archive footage)

The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
as Ethel Merman

Strike Me Pink
1936
as Joyce Lennox
Be Like Me
1931
as Eve
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
as Self

Follow the Leader
1930
as Helen King

We're Not Dressing
1934
as Edith

Muppet Treasures
1985
as Self

Around the World of Mike Todd
1968
as Self

Annie Get Your Gun
1967
as Annie Oakley

Straight, Place and Show
1938
as Linda Tyler

Creating Ragtime
1998
as Self (archival footage)

Judy Garland Duets
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012
Her Future
1930

Time on My Hands
1932
as Self

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
1953
as Herself
The Cave Club
1930
Roaming
1931
as Mary
Ireno
1932
as Irene

Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
2003
as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Musical Comedy Tonight
1979
Devil Sea
1931
as Arlene
Old Man Blues
1931
as Helen

Song Shopping
1933
as Ethel Merman
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
1932
as Herself

You Try Somebody Else
1932
as Self
About Ethel Merman
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 fro… With 91 credits spanning from 1930 to 2023, Ethel Merman has appeared in 61 films and 30 TV shows.
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- Airplane! (1980) — as Lieutenant Hurwitz
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — as Mrs. Marcus
- Anything Goes (1936) — as Reno Sweeney
- Six by Sondheim (2013) — as Self (archive footage)
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) — as Self
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