Kathryn Grayson
Biography
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Kathryn Grayson
Murder, She Wrote
The Merv Griffin Show
What's My Line?
Baretta
The Ed Sullivan Show
Anchors Aweigh
Kiss Me Kate
Show Boat
That's Entertainment!
Ziegfeld Follies
Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (42 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical | Self (archive) | Movie | 2009 |
| Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot | Self | Movie | 2003 | |
 | Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1994 |
 | Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1992 |
 | That's Dancing! | From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage) | Movie | 1985 |
 | Murder, She Wrote | Ideal Molloy | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Mario Lanza: The American Caruso | Self | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena | Psychic Detective | Movie | 1976 |
 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | Movie | 1976 |
 | Baretta | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1975 |
 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 1974 |
 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
| The Bob Crosby Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 | |
 | The Vagabond King | Catherine de Vaucelles | Movie | 1956 |
 | Kiss Me Kate | Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine" | Movie | 1953 |
 | So This Is Love | Grace Moore | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Desert Song | Margot Birabeau | Movie | 1953 |
 | General Electric Theater | Julie Denton | TV Series | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Alice Kellen | TV Series | 1953 |
 | Lovely to Look At | Stephanie | Movie | 1952 |
 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Show Boat | Magnolia Hawks | Movie | 1951 |
 | Grounds for Marriage | Ina Massine | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Toast of New Orleans | Suzette Micheline | Movie | 1950 |
 | What's My Line? | Self | TV Series | 1950 |
 | That Midnight Kiss | Prudence Budell | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Kissing Bandit | Teresa | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | TV Series | 1948 |
 | It Happened in Brooklyn | Anne Fielding | Movie | 1947 |
 | Till the Clouds Roll By | Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson | Movie | 1946 |
 | Two Sisters from Boston | Abigail Chandler | Movie | 1946 |
 | Ziegfeld Follies | Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty") | Movie | 1945 |
 | Anchors Aweigh | Susan Abbott | Movie | 1945 |
 | Twenty Years After | (archive footage) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Thousands Cheer | Kathryn Jones | Movie | 1943 |
 | Seven Sweethearts | Billie Van Maaster | Movie | 1942 |
 | Rio Rita | Rita Winslow | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Vanishing Virginian | Rebecca Yancey | Movie | 1942 |
 | Andy Hardy's Private Secretary | Kathryn Land | Movie | 1941 |