Biography
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
Movies & TV Shows
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Airplane! (1980) — Lieutenant Hurwitz
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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) — Mrs. Marcus
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Batman (1966) — Lola Lasagne
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The Muppet Show (1976) — Self - Special Guest Star
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The Love Boat (1977) — Roz Smith
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There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) — Molly Donahue
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) — Lilly Loraine (voice)
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The Carol Burnett Show (1967) — Self
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The Lucy Show (1962) — Ethel Merman
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That Girl (1966) — Herself
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Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938) — Jerry Allen
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self - Mystery Guest
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Six by Sondheim (2013) — Self (archive footage)
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Journey Back to Oz (1972) — Mombi (voice)
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The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979) — Self
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Call Me Madam (1953) — Sally Adams
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Great Performances (1971) — Self
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Tarzan (1966) — Rosanna McCloud
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
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Stage Door Canteen (1943) — Ethel Merman
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The Red Skelton Show (1951) — Mother Hughes
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Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon (2008) — Self (archive)
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Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976) — Hedda Parsons
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The Art of Love (1965) — Madame Coco La Fontaine
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The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) — Self
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The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) — Ethel Merman
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We're Not Dressing (1934) — Edith
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Anything Goes (1936) — Reno Sweeney
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The Mike Douglas Show (1961) — Self
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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — Self (archive footage)
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Strike Me Pink (1936) — Joyce Lennox
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Follow the Leader (1930) — Helen King
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Kid Millions (1934) — Dot Clark
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) — Self (archive footage)
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The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years (1986) — Self (archive footage)
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A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978) — Self
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The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) — Self (archive)
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General Electric Theater (1953) — Muriel Flood