
Ethel Merman
Acting
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
TV Shows(30)

The Love Boat
Roz Smith
1977

The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
1976

Great Performances
Self
1971
That's Life
Decorator
1968

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968

Cilla
Self
1968

The Carol Burnett Show
Self
1967

That Girl
Herself
1966

Tarzan
Rosanna McCloud
1966

Batman
Lola Lasagne
1966

The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer
1964

The Judy Garland Show
Self
1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Clara Lovelace
1963
Vacation Playhouse
Maggie Brown
1963

The Lucy Show
Ethel Merman
1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961

Startime
Self – Host
1959

The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
1959

DuPont Show of the Month
Self
1957

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956

The Chevy Show
Self
1955
The Best of Broadway
Hattie Maloney
1954

The United States Steel Hour
Libby Marks
1953

General Electric Theater
Muriel Flood
1953

The Red Skelton Show
Mother Hughes
1951

The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
1950

What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Movies(59)

It's a Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie, Zabriskie Point
Mrs. Marcus (archive footage)
2023

This Is Bob Hope...
Self (archive footage)
2017
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Self
2017

Six by Sondheim
Self (archive footage)
2013

Marilyn Monroe: In The Movies
2012

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
2009

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Self (segment "Ethel Merman Medley") (archive footage)
2005

Judy Garland Duets
Self (archive footage)
2005

Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show
Self - Interviewee (archive footage)
2003

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self (archive footage)
2003
Television: The First Fifty Years
Self (archive footage)
1999

Creating Ragtime
Self (archival footage)
1998

Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
Self (archive footage)
1995

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'
Self (archive footage)
1991

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
Self (archive footage)
1990

The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
Self (archive footage)
1986

Muppet Treasures
Self
1985

The Best of Broadway
Herself
1985

Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982

Airplane!
Lieutenant Hurwitz
1980

Musical Comedy Tonight
1979

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Lilly Loraine (voice)
1979

The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
1979

A Special Sesame Street Christmas
Self
1978

Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Hedda Parsons
1976

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1975

Journey Back to Oz
Mombi (voice)
1972
S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin
Self
1972

The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968

Around the World of Mike Todd
Self
1968

The Mountains of the Moon
Rosanna McCloud
1967

Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Oakley
1967

The Art of Love
Madame Coco La Fontaine
1965

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Mrs. Marcus
1963

There's No Business Like Show Business
Molly Donahue
1954

Anything Goes
Reno Sweeney
1954

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
Herself
1953

Call Me Madam
Sally Adams
1953

Stage Door Canteen
Ethel Merman
1943

Straight, Place and Show
Linda Tyler
1938

Alexander's Ragtime Band
Jerry Allen
1938

Happy Landing
Flo Kelly
1938

Strike Me Pink
Joyce Lennox
1936

Anything Goes
Reno Sweeney
1936

The Big Broadcast of 1936
Ethel Merman
1935

Kid Millions
Dot Clark
1934

We're Not Dressing
Edith
1934

Song Shopping
Ethel Merman
1933

Time on My Hands
Self
1932

You Try Somebody Else
Self
1932
Ireno
Irene
1932
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Herself
1932
Roaming
Mary
1931
Be Like Me
Eve
1931
Old Man Blues
Helen
1931
Devil Sea
Arlene
1931

Follow the Leader
Helen King
1930
The Cave Club
1930
Her Future
1930