Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kathryn Grayson (February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and operatic soprano singer. From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to MGM by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. After several supporting roles, she was a lead performer in such films as Thousands Cheer (1943), Anchors Aweigh (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, and Show Boat (1951) and Kiss Me Kate (1953) (both with Howard Keel). When film musical production declined, she worked in theatre, appearing in Camelot (1962–1964). Later in the decade she performed in several operas, including La bohème, Madama Butterfly, Orpheus in the Underworld and La traviata.
Movies & TV Shows
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Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Ideal Molloy
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Anchors Aweigh (1945) — Susan Abbott
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Kiss Me Kate (1953) — Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
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Show Boat (1951) — Magnolia Hawks
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That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Ziegfeld Follies (1945) — Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
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Baretta (1975)
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That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
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That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage)
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Till the Clouds Roll By (1946) — Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
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What's My Line? (1950) — Self
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The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
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Thousands Cheer (1943) — Kathryn Jones
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That's Dancing! (1985) — From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
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It Happened in Brooklyn (1947) — Anne Fielding
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Rio Rita (1942) — Rita Winslow
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The Toast of New Orleans (1950) — Suzette Micheline
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The Vagabond King (1956) — Catherine de Vaucelles
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Lovely to Look At (1952) — Stephanie
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The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
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Andy Hardy's Private Secretary (1941) — Kathryn Land
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002) — Self (archive footage)
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The Kissing Bandit (1948) — Teresa
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So This Is Love (1953) — Grace Moore
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Two Sisters from Boston (1946) — Abigail Chandler
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General Electric Theater (1953) — Julie Denton
- Film '72 (1971) — Self
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The Desert Song (1953) — Margot Birabeau
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
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That Midnight Kiss (1949) — Prudence Budell
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Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972) — Self (archive footage)
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Grounds for Marriage (1951) — Ina Massine
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Seven Sweethearts (1942) — Billie Van Maaster
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The Vanishing Virginian (1942) — Rebecca Yancey
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The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena (1976) — Psychic Detective
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Twenty Years After (1944) — (archive footage)
- Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot (2003) — Self
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Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts (1992) — Self (uncredited)
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Mario Lanza: The American Caruso (1983) — Self
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Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009) — Self (archive)