Mitzi Gaynor
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1931-09-04 (93 years old)
Deathday
2024-10-17
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also known As
Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber
Mitzi Gaynor
Biography
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.
Acting
1954
as Katy Donahue
1952
as Patsy Reynolds
1957
as Joanne Henderson
1956
as Patsy Blair
1958
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
1950
as Gloria Adams
1959
as Alice Walters
1957
as Martha Stewart
1956
as Jean Harris
1952
as Emily Ann Stackerlee
1953
as Rozouila
1951
as Lotta Crabtree
1951
as Adelaide Swanson
1960
as Gabby Rogers
1954
as Rusty Blair
1963
as Kate Brasher
1953
as Eva Tanguay
1975
as Self
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2003
as Self (archive footage)
2024
as Self
1954
1963
as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
2013
2019
as Self (archive footage)
1949
as Peggy Hendricks, Jim's girlfriend
1959
as Self
1978
1977
as Self
1973
as Self
1969
as Self
1976
as Self
1968
as Self
1974
as Self - Presenter
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