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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeanette MacDonald, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Jun 18, 1903 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 43
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Love Parade 1930-01-18
- Latest Project:
- Movie Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History 2008-10-14
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | 2008-10-14 | |
| Movie | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | 1994-07-01 |
| Movie | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | (archive footage) | 1990-06-04 |
| Movie | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988-11-22 |
| Movie | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self (archive footage) | 1986-03-09 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
| Movie | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Self (archive footage) | 1975-08-06 |
| Movie | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) | 1974-06-21 |
| Movie | The Love Goddesses | (archive footage) | 1965-03-03 |
| Series | This Is Your Life | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | The Sun Comes Up | Helen Lorfield Winter | 1949-05-12 |
| Series | The Ed Sullivan Show | Unknown | 1948-06-20 |
| Movie | Three Daring Daughters | Louise Rayton Morgan | 1948-02-12 |
| Movie | Follow the Boys | Jeanette MacDonald | 1944-05-05 |
| Movie | I Married an Angel | Anna / Brigitta | 1942-07-09 |
| Movie | Cairo | Marcia Warren | 1942-08-17 |
| Movie | Smilin' Through | Kathleen / Moonyean Clare | 1941-10-01 |
| Movie | Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940-05-29 |
| Movie | New Moon | Marianne de Beaumanoir | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Bitter Sweet | Sarah Millick | 1940-11-08 |
| Movie | A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940-10-24 |
| Movie | Broadway Serenade | Mary Hale | 1939-04-07 |
| Movie | The Girl of the Golden West | Mary Robbins | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938-07-07 |
| Movie | Sweethearts | Gwen Marlowe | 1938-12-30 |
| Movie | Maytime | Marcia Mornay | 1937-03-26 |
| Movie | The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | 1937-08-27 |
| Movie | The Firefly | Nina Maria | 1937-11-05 |
| Movie | Rose Marie | Marie de Flor | 1936-01-31 |
| Movie | San Francisco | Mary Blake | 1936-06-26 |
| Movie | Naughty Marietta | Marietta | 1935-03-29 |
| Movie | The Cat and the Fiddle | Shirley Sheridan | 1934-02-16 |
| Movie | The Merry Widow | Madame Sonia / Fifi | 1934-11-02 |
| Movie | One Hour with You | Colette Bertier | 1932-03-23 |
| Movie | Love Me Tonight | Princess Jeanette | 1932-08-18 |
| Movie | Don't Bet on Women | Jeanne Drake | 1931-02-15 |
| Movie | Annabelle's Affairs | Annabelle Leigh | 1931-06-14 |
| Movie | The Vagabond King | Katherine | 1930-02-17 |
| Movie | The Love Parade | Queen Louise | 1930-01-18 |
| Movie | Let's Go Native | Joan Wood | 1930-08-15 |
| Movie | Oh, for a Man! | Carlotta Manson | 1930-11-28 |
| Movie | The Lottery Bride | Jenny | 1930-09-29 |
| Movie | Monte Carlo | Countess Helene Mara | 1930-08-27 |