Kathryn Grayson
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Anchors Aweigh
1945
as Susan Abbott
Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage)
Show Boat
1951
as Magnolia Hawks
Seven Sweethearts
1942
as Billie Van Maaster
The Kissing Bandit
1948
as Teresa
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Abigail Chandler
Twenty Years After
1944
as (archive footage)
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
as Suzette Micheline
The Desert Song
1953
as Margot Birabeau
Thousands Cheer
1943
as Kathryn Jones
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
as Anne Fielding
So This Is Love
1953
as Grace Moore
Rio Rita
1942
as Rita Winslow