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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
Known For
Airplane!
as Lieutenant Hurwitz
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Mrs. Marcus
Stage Door Canteen
as Ethel Merman
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Molly Donahue
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Hedda Parsons
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
