Portrait of Jeanette MacDonald

Jeanette MacDonald

Acting

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.

Born: June 18, 1903

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

1994
That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

1990
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

1976
That's Entertainment, Part II

as (archive footage)

1975
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

as Self (archive footage)

1974
That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

1957
Where's Charley?

as Donna Lucia d'Alvadores

1956
Prima Donna

as Martha Blessing

1950
1949
The Sun Comes Up

as Helen Lorfield Winter

1948
Three Daring Daughters

as Louise Rayton Morgan

1944
Follow the Boys

as Jeanette MacDonald

1942
Cairo

as Marcia Warren

1942
I Married an Angel

as Anna / Brigitta

1941
Smilin' Through

as Kathleen / Moonyean Clare

1940
Bitter Sweet

as Sarah Millick

1940
New Moon

as Marianne de Beaumanoir

1939
Broadway Serenade

as Mary Hale

1938
Sweethearts

as Gwen Marlowe

1938
1937
The Firefly

as Nina Maria

1937
The Romance of Celluloid

as Self (archive footage)

1937
Maytime

as Marcia Mornay

1936
San Francisco

as Mary Blake

1936
Rose Marie

as Marie de Flor

1935
Naughty Marietta

as Marietta

1934
The Merry Widow

as Madame Sonia / Fifi

1934
The Cat and the Fiddle

as Shirley Sheridan

1932
Love Me Tonight

as Princess Jeanette

1932
One Hour with You

as Colette Bertier

1931
Annabelle's Affairs

as Annabelle Leigh

1931
Don't Bet on Women

as Jeanne Drake

1930
Oh, for a Man!

as Carlotta Manson

1930
1930
Monte Carlo

as Countess Helene Mara

1930
Let's Go Native

as Joan Wood

1930
The Vagabond King

as Katherine

1930
The Love Parade

as Queen Louise