Jeanette MacDonald
Known for Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) 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 grand opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing grand opera to movie-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.
Filmography
Love Me Tonight
1932
as Princess Jeanette
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage)
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Sarah Millick
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Naughty Marietta
1935
as Marietta
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Oh, for a Man!
1930
as Carlotta Manson
San Francisco
1936
as Mary Blake
The Firefly
1937
as Nina Maria
Follow the Boys
1944
as Jeanette MacDonald
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
The Vagabond King
1930
as Katherine
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Mary Hale
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self (archive footage)
The Merry Widow
1934
as Madame Sonia / Fifi
Sweethearts
1938
as Gwen Marlowe
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Louise Rayton Morgan