Ethel Merman
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as Lieutenant Hurwitz Airplane! 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
Filmography
Airplane!
as Lieutenant Hurwitz
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Mrs. Marcus
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Molly Donahue
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
as Lilly Loraine (voice)
Alexander's Ragtime Band
as Jerry Allen
Six by Sondheim
as Self (archive footage)
Call Me Madam
as Sally Adams
Journey Back to Oz
as Mombi (voice)
The Muppets Go Hollywood
as Self
Stage Door Canteen
as Ethel Merman
Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
as Hedda Parsons
The Art of Love
as Madame Coco La Fontaine
The Big Broadcast of 1936
as Ethel Merman
We're Not Dressing
as Edith
Anything Goes
as Reno Sweeney
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)
Strike Me Pink
as Joyce Lennox
Follow the Leader
as Helen King
Kid Millions
as Dot Clark
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self (archive footage)