Jeanette MacDonald
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.
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- 2009 · Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression as Self (archive)
- 1994 · That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage)
- 1992 · Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To as (archive footage)
- 1988 · James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1986 · The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 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)
- 1965 · The Love Goddesses as (archive footage)
- 1956 · Prima Donna as Martha Blessing
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Martha
- 1952 · This Is Your Life as Self
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Self
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1949 · The Sun Comes Up as Helen Lorfield Winter
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 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 · A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound as Self
- 1940 · New Moon as Marianne de Beaumanoir
- 1940 · Hollywood: Style Center of the World as Self
- 1939 · Broadway Serenade as Mary Hale
- 1938 · Sweethearts as Gwen Marlowe
- 1938 · Hollywood Goes to Town as Self
- 1938 · The Girl of the Golden West as Mary Robbins
- 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 · Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 as Self
- 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 · The Lottery Bride as Jenny
- 1930 · Monte Carlo as Countess Helene Mara
- 1930 · Let's Go Native as Joan Wood
- 1930 · Galas de la Paramount as Self (from original version)
- 1930 · The Vagabond King as Katherine
- 1930 · The Love Parade as Queen Louise