Jeanette MacDonald
Actor
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
One Hour with You
as Colette Bertier 1932
San Francisco
as Mary Blake 1936
The Merry Widow
as Madame Sonia / Fifi 1934
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) 1974
The Love Parade
as Queen Louise 1930
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) 1976
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) 1994
The Love Goddesses
as (Archive Footage) 1965
Naughty Marietta
as Marietta 1935
Monte Carlo
as Countess Helene Mara 1930
Rose Marie
as Marie de Flor 1936
Sweethearts
as Gwen Marlowe 1938
Maytime
as Marcia Mornay 1937
Follow the Boys
as Jeanette MacDonald 1944
Smilin' Through
as Kathleen / Moonyean Clare 1941
The Vagabond King
as Katherine 1930