Portrait of Mitzi Gaynor

Mitzi Gaynor

Acting

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.

Born: September 4, 1931

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Filmography

2022
Rat Pack

as Self (archive footage)

2019
My Music: A Classic Christmas

as Self (archive footage)

1975
1968
Mitzi

as Self

1963
For Love or Money

as Kate Brasher

1963
Marilyn

as Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)

1960
Surprise Package

as Gabby Rogers

1959
Happy Anniversary

as Alice Walters

1958
Kraft Music Hall

as Self - Host

1958
South Pacific

as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN

1957
Les Girls

as Joanne Henderson

1957
The Joker is Wild

as Martha Stewart

1956
1956
Anything Goes

as Patsy Blair

1954
Three Young Texans

as Rusty Blair

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1953
The I Don't Care Girl

as Eva Tanguay

1952
Bloodhounds of Broadway

as Emily Ann Stackerlee

1952
We're Not Married!

as Patsy Reynolds

1951
Golden Girl

as Lotta Crabtree

1951
Take Care of My Little Girl

as Adelaide Swanson

1950
My Blue Heaven

as Gloria Adams