Kathryn Grayson
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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.
Acting
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Ideal Molloy
1984
Movie
Anchors Aweigh
as Susan Abbott
1945
Movie
Kiss Me Kate
as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
1953
Movie
Show Boat
as Magnolia Hawks
1951
Movie
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
1974
Movie
Ziegfeld Follies
as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
1945
TV
Baretta
1975
Movie
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
1976
Movie
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1994
Movie
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
1946
TV
What's My Line?
as Self
1950
TV
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
1948
Movie
Thousands Cheer
as Kathryn Jones
1943
Movie
It Happened in Brooklyn
as Anne Fielding
1947
Movie
That's Dancing!
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
1985
Movie
Rio Rita
as Rita Winslow
1942
Movie
The Toast of New Orleans
as Suzette Micheline
1950
Movie
Lovely to Look At
as Stephanie
1952
Movie
The Vagabond King
as Catherine de Vaucelles
1956
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
1962
Movie
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Kathryn Land
1941
Movie
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Movie
The Kissing Bandit
as Teresa
1948
Movie
So This Is Love
as Grace Moore
1953