Kathryn Grayson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

41

Gender

Female

Birthday

1922-02-09

Day of death

2010-02-17 (88 years old)

Place of Birth

Winston-Salem - North Carolina - USA

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

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Baretta

    Baretta

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Thousands Cheer

    Thousands Cheer

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

  • Show Boat

    Show Boat

  • Two Sisters from Boston

    Two Sisters from Boston

  • Rio Rita

    Rio Rita

  • Seven Sweethearts

    Seven Sweethearts

  • It Happened in Brooklyn

    It Happened in Brooklyn

  • The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena

    The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena

  • The Desert Song

    The Desert Song

  • The Bob Crosby Show

    The Bob Crosby Show

  • The Kissing Bandit

    The Kissing Bandit

  • That's Dancing!

    That's Dancing!

  • Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

  • The Toast of New Orleans

    The Toast of New Orleans

  • Grounds for Marriage

    Grounds for Marriage

  • Kiss Me Kate

    Kiss Me Kate

  • Lovely to Look At

    Lovely to Look At

  • Anchors Aweigh

    Anchors Aweigh

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • That Midnight Kiss

    That Midnight Kiss

  • The Vanishing Virginian

    The Vanishing Virginian

  • Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

  • Twenty Years After

    Twenty Years After

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

    Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

  • Ziegfeld Follies

    Ziegfeld Follies

  • So This Is Love

    So This Is Love

  • The Vagabond King

    The Vagabond King

  • Till the Clouds Roll By

    Till the Clouds Roll By

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Mario Lanza: The American Caruso

    Mario Lanza: The American Caruso

  • Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts

    Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts