Jeanette MacDonald
Biography
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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
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
1992
as Self (archive footage)
Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
1990
as (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
1975
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Where's Charley?
1957
as Donna Lucia d'Alvadores
Prima Donna
1956
as Martha Blessing
The Sun Comes Up
1949
as Helen Lorfield Winter
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Louise Rayton Morgan
Follow the Boys
1944
as Jeanette MacDonald
Cairo
1942
as Marcia Warren
I Married an Angel
1942
as Anna / Brigitta
Smilin' Through
1941
as Kathleen / Moonyean Clare
Bitter Sweet
1940
as Sarah Millick
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940
as Self
New Moon
1940
as Marianne de Beaumanoir
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940
as Self
Broadway Serenade
1939
as Mary Hale
Sweethearts
1938
as Gwen Marlowe