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Ethel Merman

Cast & creator

Ethel Merman

1908-01-16 (died at 76) Astoria, New York, USAIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Mike Douglas Show

Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely", "Friendship", "You're the Top", "Anything Goes", and "There's No Business Like Show Business", which later became her theme song. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Also known as: Ethel Agnes Zimmermann

Movies

61

film credits

Series

34

television credits

Career

95

1930–2023 · acting roles

Credit score

6.6

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · 1961

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host · 1961

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Hostess · 1961

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Roz Smith · 1977

Across film & television

Filmography (95)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Host

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self - Co-Hostess

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

Roz Smith

What's My Line?

What's My Line?

Self - Mystery Guest

Great Performances

Great Performances

Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Recipient / Performer

Batman

Batman

Lola Lasagne

The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

Mother Hughes

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

Self

The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

Ethel Merman

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

Self

The Colgate Comedy Hour

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Self

That Girl

That Girl

Herself

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

Self

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Clara Lovelace

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

Self - Special Guest Star

The United States Steel Hour

The United States Steel Hour

Libby Marks

Tarzan

Tarzan

Rosanna McCloud

Airplane!

Airplane!

Lieutenant Hurwitz

Startime

Startime

Self – Host

Startime

Startime

Self

The Bell Telephone Hour

The Bell Telephone Hour

Self

The Hollywood Palace

The Hollywood Palace

Self - Singer

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

Self

Vacation Playhouse

Maggie Brown

Cilla

Cilla

Self

The Judy Garland Show

The Judy Garland Show

Self

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Mrs. Marcus

That's Life

Decorator

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Muriel Flood

The Best of Broadway

Hattie Maloney

There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Molly Donahue

The Art of Love

The Art of Love

Madame Coco La Fontaine

Night of 100 Stars

Night of 100 Stars

Self

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

Self (archive footage)

Television: The First Fifty Years

Self (archive footage)

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story

Self (archive footage)

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

Lilly Loraine (voice)

The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Fabulous Allan Carr

Self (archive footage)

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

Hedda Parsons

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Self (uncredited)

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

Self (archive footage)

The Muppets Go Hollywood

The Muppets Go Hollywood

Self (uncredited)

Journey Back to Oz

Journey Back to Oz

Mombi (voice)

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Self (archive footage)

Stage Door Canteen

Stage Door Canteen

Ethel Merman

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

A Special Sesame Street Christmas

Self

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Self (archive footage)

This Is Bob Hope...

This Is Bob Hope...

Self (archive footage)

Muppet Treasures

Muppet Treasures

Self

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Jerry Allen

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Mountains of the Moon

The Mountains of the Moon

Rosanna McCloud

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years

Self (archive footage)

Straight, Place and Show

Straight, Place and Show

Linda Tyler

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon

Self (archive)

Happy Landing

Happy Landing

Flo Kelly

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons

Self (archive footage)

Ireno

Irene

We're Not Dressing

We're Not Dressing

Edith

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)

The Best of Broadway

The Best of Broadway

Herself

Devil Sea

Arlene

The Chevy Show

The Chevy Show

Self

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Get Your Gun

Annie Oakley

Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show

Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

Call Me Madam

Call Me Madam

Sally Adams

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

Self

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies

Song Shopping

Song Shopping

Ethel Merman

Around the World of Mike Todd

Around the World of Mike Todd

Self

The Big Broadcast of 1936

The Big Broadcast of 1936

Ethel Merman

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

Reno Sweeney

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point

Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin

Self

Let Me Call You Sweetheart

Herself

Strike Me Pink

Strike Me Pink

Joyce Lennox

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show

Herself

Musical Comedy Tonight

Musical Comedy Tonight

Time on My Hands

Time on My Hands

Self

Judy Garland Duets

Judy Garland Duets

Self (archive footage)

Kid Millions

Kid Millions

Dot Clark

Her Future

Her Future

You Try Somebody Else

You Try Somebody Else

Self

Creating Ragtime

Creating Ragtime

Self (archival footage)

Anything Goes

Anything Goes

Reno Sweeney

Follow the Leader

Follow the Leader

Helen King

Old Man Blues

Helen

Be Like Me

Eve

The Cave Club

Roaming

Mary