Jeanette MacDonald
Acting
Born June 18, 1903, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American soprano and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour with You) 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 opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-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
Filmography
- 1994That's Entertainment! III — (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To — (archive footage)
- 1976That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)
- 1974That's Entertainment! — (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1957Where's Charley? — Donna Lucia d'Alvadores
- 1956Prima Donna — Martha Blessing
- Screen Director's Playhouse — Martha
- 1949The Sun Comes Up — Helen Lorfield Winter
- 1948Three Daring Daughters — Louise Rayton Morgan
- 1944Follow the Boys — Jeanette MacDonald
- 1942Cairo — Marcia Warren
- 1942I Married an Angel — Anna / Brigitta
- 1941Smilin' Through — Kathleen / Moonyean Clare
- 1940Bitter Sweet — Sarah Millick
- 1940New Moon — Marianne de Beaumanoir
- 1939Broadway Serenade — Mary Hale
- 1938Sweethearts — Gwen Marlowe
- 1938The Girl of the Golden West — Mary Robbins
- 1937Maytime — Marcia Mornay
- 1937The Firefly — Nina Maria
- 1936Rose Marie — Marie de Flor
- 1936San Francisco — Mary Blake
- 1935La Veuve joyeuse — Missia
- 1935Naughty Marietta — Marietta
- 1934The Cat and the Fiddle — Shirley Sheridan
- 1934The Merry Widow — Madame Sonia / Fifi
- 1932Love Me Tonight — Princess Jeanette
- 1932One Hour with You — Colette Bertier
- 1931Annabelle's Affairs — Annabelle Leigh
- 1931Don't Bet on Women — Jeanne Drake
- 1930Let's Go Native — Joan Wood
- 1930Monte Carlo — Countess Helene Mara
- 1930Oh, for a Man! — Carlotta Manson
- 1930The Lottery Bride — Jenny
- 1930The Vagabond King — Katherine
- 1929The Love Parade — Queen Louise
Appearances as themselves (16)
- 2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression — Self (archive footage)
- 1995The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies — Self (archive footage)
- 1992Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts — Self (archive footage)
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life — Self (archive footage)
- 1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn — Self (archive footage)
- 1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? — Self (archive footage)
- MGM Parade — Self
- This Is Your Life — Self
- Lux Video Theatre — Self
- What's My Line? — Self
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self
- 1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound — Self
- 1940Hollywood: Style Center of the World — Self
- 1938Hollywood Goes to Town — Self
- 1937The Romance of Celluloid — Self (archive footage)
- 1932Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 — Self