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
What's My Line?
The Ed Sullivan Show
MGM Parade
This Is Your Life
Screen Director's Playhouse
San Francisco
That's Entertainment!
One Hour with You
All Movies (45)
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression2009 · as Self (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment! III1994 · as (archive footage)
- Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts1992 · as Self (archive footage)
- Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To1990 · as (archive footage)
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn1986 · as Self (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment, Part II1976 · as (archive footage)
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975 · as Self (archive footage)
- That's Entertainment!1974 · as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Where's Charley?1957 · as Donna Lucia d'Alvadores
- Prima Donna1956 · as Martha Blessing
- Moments in Music1950 · as Self
- The Sun Comes Up1949 · as Helen Lorfield Winter
- Three Daring Daughters1948 · as Louise Rayton Morgan
- Follow the Boys1944 · as Jeanette MacDonald
- Cairo1942 · as Marcia Warren
- I Married an Angel1942 · as Anna / Brigitta
- Smilin' Through1941 · as Kathleen / Moonyean Clare
- Bitter Sweet1940 · as Sarah Millick
- A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound1940 · as Self
- New Moon1940 · as Marianne de Beaumanoir
- Hollywood: Style Center of the World1940 · as Self
- Broadway Serenade1939 · as Mary Hale
- Sweethearts1938 · as Gwen Marlowe
- Hollywood Goes to Town1938 · as Self
- The Girl of the Golden West1938 · as Mary Robbins
- The Firefly1937 · as Nina Maria
- The Romance of Celluloid1937 · as Self (archive footage)
- Maytime1937 · as Marcia Mornay
- San Francisco1936 · as Mary Blake
- Rose Marie1936 · as Marie de Flor
- Naughty Marietta1935 · as Marietta
- The Merry Widow1934 · as Madame Sonia / Fifi
- The Cat and the Fiddle1934 · as Shirley Sheridan
- Hollywood on Parade No. A-51932 · as Self
- Love Me Tonight1932 · as Princess Jeanette
- One Hour with You1932 · as Colette Bertier
- Annabelle's Affairs1931 · as Annabelle Leigh
- Don't Bet on Women1931 · as Jeanne Drake
- Oh, for a Man!1930 · as Carlotta Manson
- The Lottery Bride1930 · as Jenny
- Monte Carlo1930 · as Countess Helene Mara
- Let's Go Native1930 · as Joan Wood
- The Vagabond King1930 · as Katherine
- The Love Parade1929 · as Queen Louise
All TV Shows (6)
- Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Martha
- MGM Parade1955 · as Self
- This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
- Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Self
- What's My Line?1950 · as Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self