Jeanette MacDonald
Acting
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.
Known for
2009Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self (archive footage)
1994That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1992Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
Self (archive footage)
1990Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To
(archive footage)
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Self (archive footage)
1976That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1975Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Self (archive footage)
1974That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1957Where's Charley?
Donna Lucia d'Alvadores
1956Prima Donna
Martha Blessing
1950Moments in Music
Self
1949The Sun Comes Up
Helen Lorfield Winter
1948Three Daring Daughters
Louise Rayton Morgan
1944Follow the Boys
Jeanette MacDonald
1942Cairo
Marcia Warren
1942I Married an Angel
Anna / Brigitta
1941Smilin' Through
Kathleen / Moonyean Clare
1940New Moon
Marianne de Beaumanoir
1940Bitter Sweet
Sarah Millick
1940Hollywood: Style Center of the World
Self
1940A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Self
1939Broadway Serenade
Mary Hale
1938Sweethearts
Gwen Marlowe