Kathryn Grayson
Biography
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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
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
as Self (archive)
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
2003
as Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992
as Self (uncredited)
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Mario Lanza: The American Caruso
1983
as Self
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
1976
as Psychic Detective
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Vagabond King
1956
as Catherine de Vaucelles
Kiss Me Kate
1953
as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
So This Is Love
1953
as Grace Moore
The Desert Song
1953
as Margot Birabeau
Lovely to Look At
1952
as Stephanie
Show Boat
1951
as Magnolia Hawks
Grounds for Marriage
1951
as Ina Massine
The Toast of New Orleans
1950
as Suzette Micheline
That Midnight Kiss
1949
as Prudence Budell
The Kissing Bandit
1948
as Teresa
It Happened in Brooklyn
1947
as Anne Fielding
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946
as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
Two Sisters from Boston
1946
as Abigail Chandler