Jeanette MacDonald

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

50

Gender

Female

Birthday

1903-06-18

Day of death

1965-01-14 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jeanette MacDonald

Biography

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

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • New Moon

    New Moon

  • Maytime

    Maytime

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Follow the Boys

    Follow the Boys

  • I Married an Angel

    I Married an Angel

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • The Lottery Bride

    The Lottery Bride

  • The Vagabond King

    The Vagabond King

  • Prima Donna

    Prima Donna

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Love Me Tonight

    Love Me Tonight

  • MGM Parade

    MGM Parade

  • That's Entertainment! III

    That's Entertainment! III

  • Oh, for a Man!

    Oh, for a Man!

  • Cairo

    Cairo

  • Naughty Marietta

    Naughty Marietta

  • That's Entertainment!

    That's Entertainment!

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Where's Charley?

    Where's Charley?

  • Bitter Sweet

    Bitter Sweet

  • San Francisco

    San Francisco

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression

  • Broadway Serenade

    Broadway Serenade

  • Rose Marie

    Rose Marie

  • Sweethearts

    Sweethearts

  • Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

    Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

  • Monte Carlo

    Monte Carlo

  • The Merry Widow

    The Merry Widow

  • One Hour with You

    One Hour with You

  • Hollywood: Style Center of the World

    Hollywood: Style Center of the World

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • Three Daring Daughters

    Three Daring Daughters

  • The Firefly

    The Firefly

  • Hollywood Goes to Town

    Hollywood Goes to Town

  • The Girl of the Golden West

    The Girl of the Golden West

  • Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

    Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To

  • The Romance of Celluloid

    The Romance of Celluloid

  • The Cat and the Fiddle

    The Cat and the Fiddle

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • Smilin' Through

    Smilin' Through

  • The Love Parade

    The Love Parade

  • A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

    A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound

  • The Sun Comes Up

    The Sun Comes Up

  • Don't Bet on Women

    Don't Bet on Women

  • Let's Go Native

    Let's Go Native

  • Annabelle's Affairs

    Annabelle's Affairs

  • Hollywood on Parade No. A-5

    Hollywood on Parade No. A-5

  • Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts

    Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts