Kathryn Grayson
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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
as Self (archive)
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
as Self (archive)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
as Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot
as Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
as Self (uncredited)
Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts
as Self (uncredited)
That's Dancing!
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
That's Dancing!
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Mario Lanza: The American Caruso
as Self
Mario Lanza: The American Caruso
as Self
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
as Psychic Detective
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena
as Psychic Detective
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Vagabond King
as Catherine de Vaucelles
The Vagabond King
as Catherine de Vaucelles
Kiss Me Kate
as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
Kiss Me Kate
as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
So This Is Love
as Grace Moore
So This Is Love
as Grace Moore
The Desert Song
as Margot Birabeau
The Desert Song
as Margot Birabeau
Lovely to Look At
as Stephanie
Lovely to Look At
as Stephanie
Show Boat
as Magnolia Hawks
Show Boat
as Magnolia Hawks
Grounds for Marriage
as Ina Massine
Grounds for Marriage
as Ina Massine
The Toast of New Orleans
as Suzette Micheline
The Toast of New Orleans
as Suzette Micheline
That Midnight Kiss
as Prudence Budell
That Midnight Kiss
as Prudence Budell
The Kissing Bandit
as Teresa
The Kissing Bandit
as Teresa
It Happened in Brooklyn
as Anne Fielding
It Happened in Brooklyn
as Anne Fielding
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
Two Sisters from Boston
as Abigail Chandler
Two Sisters from Boston
as Abigail Chandler
Ziegfeld Follies
as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
Ziegfeld Follies
as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")
Anchors Aweigh
as Susan Abbott
Anchors Aweigh
as Susan Abbott
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Twenty Years After
as (archive footage)
Thousands Cheer
as Kathryn Jones
Thousands Cheer
as Kathryn Jones
Seven Sweethearts
as Billie Van Maaster
Seven Sweethearts
as Billie Van Maaster
Rio Rita
as Rita Winslow
Rio Rita
as Rita Winslow
The Vanishing Virginian
as Rebecca Yancey
The Vanishing Virginian
as Rebecca Yancey
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Kathryn Land
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Kathryn Land