Jeanette MacDonald
Personal Info
Acting
June 17, 1903 (61 years old)
January 13, 1965
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Jeannette Anna McDonald
Jeanette Anna MacDonald
Jeanette Mac Donald
Jeanette MacDonald
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in grand opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing grand opera to movie-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.
Known For
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992
as Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage)
The Love Goddesses
1965
as (Archive Footage)
Where's Charley?
1957
as Donna Lucia d'Alvadores
Prima Donna
1956
as Martha Blessing
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Martha
MGM Parade
1955
as Self
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self
The Sun Comes Up
1949
as Helen Lorfield Winter
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Louise Rayton Morgan
Follow the Boys
1944
as Jeanette MacDonald