Personal Info
Birthday
January 16, 1908
Place of Birth
Astoria, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Ethel Merman
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
Acting Filmography (77)
0.0
It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
Movie2023
No Backdrop
8.0
This Is Bob Hope...
Movie2017
4.5
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Movie2017
7.1
Six by Sondheim
Movie2013
No Backdrop
0.0
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Movie2009
5.3
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon
Movie2008
No Backdrop
7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Movie2005
No Backdrop
0.0
Judy Garland Duets
Movie2005
No Backdrop
0.0
Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
Movie2003
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie2003
0.0
Creating Ragtime
Movie1998
8.0
Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Movie1995
No Backdrop
8.0
Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Movie1991
0.0
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Movie1990
6.2
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Movie1986
6.3
Muppet Treasures
Movie1985
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0.0
The Best of Broadway
Movie1985
No Backdrop
5.8
Night of 100 Stars
Movie1982
7.3
Airplane!
Movie1980
No Backdrop
0.0
Musical Comedy Tonight
Movie1979
6.4
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Movie1979
6.2
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie1979
6.7
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Movie1978
6.3
The Love Boat
TV Series1977
8.0
The Muppet Show
TV Series1976
4.3
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Movie1976
6.3
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Movie1975
5.4
Journey Back to Oz
Movie1972
6.1
Great Performances
TV Series1971
7.6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Movie1968
No Backdrop
6.3
Around the World of Mike Todd
Movie1968
6.8
The Dick Cavett Show
TV Series1968
8.0
Cilla
TV Series1968
0.0
The Mountains of the Moon
Movie1967
7.7
The Carol Burnett Show
TV Series1967
7.0
Annie Get Your Gun
Movie1967
6.2
That Girl
TV Series1966
6.9
Tarzan
TV Series1966
7.3
Batman
TV Series1966
5.5
The Art of Love
Movie1965
No Backdrop
5.0
The Hollywood Palace
TV Series1964
8.2
The Judy Garland Show
TV Series1963
7.0
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Movie1963
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV Series1963
7.0
The Lucy Show
TV Series1962
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
TV Series1961
No Backdrop
6.8
Startime
TV Series1959
No Backdrop
8.0
The Bell Telephone Hour
TV Series1959
No Backdrop
7.4
DuPont Show of the Month
TV Series1957
6.4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
TV Series1956
No Backdrop
0.0
Tony Awards
TV Series1956
No Backdrop
0.0
The Chevy Show
TV Series1955
6.1
There's No Business Like Show Business
Movie1954
6.4
Anything Goes
Movie1954
No Backdrop
6.3
The United States Steel Hour
TV Series1953
No Backdrop
7.7
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
Movie1953
6.2
Call Me Madam
Movie1953
6.8
General Electric Theater
TV Series1953
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
TV Series1951
6.9
The Colgate Comedy Hour
TV Series1950
7.0
What's My Line?
TV Series1950
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV Series1948
6.3
Stage Door Canteen
Movie1943
7.0
Straight, Place and Show
Movie1938
6.8
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Movie1938
6.3
Happy Landing
Movie1938
6.6
Strike Me Pink
Movie1936
5.8
Anything Goes
Movie1936
5.8
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Movie1935
6.7
Kid Millions
Movie1934
6.7
We're Not Dressing
Movie1934
No Backdrop
5.7
Song Shopping
Movie1933
No Backdrop
5.0
Time on My Hands
Movie1932
No Backdrop
4.2
You Try Somebody Else
Movie1932
4.9
Follow the Leader
Movie1930
No Backdrop
6.0
Her Future
Movie1930