Mitzi Gaynor
Acting · 93 years old
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.
Known For
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
Self
Rat Pack
Self (archive footage)
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
Self
The Joker is Wild
Martha Stewart
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
My Blue Heaven
Gloria Adams
The Oscars
Self
Bloodhounds of Broadway
Emily Ann Stackerlee
The Birds and the Bees
Jean Harris
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
The I Don't Care Girl
Eva Tanguay
Les Girls
Joanne Henderson
This Is Your Life
Self
South Pacific
Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
There's No Business Like Show Business
Katy Donahue
Anything Goes
Patsy Blair