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Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson

Actor · 1922–2010 · Winston-Salem - North Carolina - USA

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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.

Acted in 30

1990s

  1. 1994

    That's Entertainment! III

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

1970s

  1. 1976

    The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena

    Psychic Detective

  2. That's Entertainment, Part II

    (archive footage)

  3. 1975

    Baretta

    TV · 4 Seasons · Crime · Drama

    66
  4. 1974

    That's Entertainment!

    (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

  1. 1956

    The Vagabond King

    Catherine de Vaucelles

  2. 1953

    Kiss Me Kate

    Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"

    75

  3. So This Is Love

    Grace Moore

  4. The Desert Song

    Margot Birabeau

  5. General Electric Theater

    Julie Denton, Alice Kellen · 1 episode

  6. 1952

    Lovely to Look At

    Stephanie

  7. 1951

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    TV

  8. Show Boat

    Magnolia Hawks

    70

  9. Grounds for Marriage

    Ina Massine

  10. 1950

    The Toast of New Orleans

    Suzette Micheline

1940s

  1. 1949

    That Midnight Kiss

    Prudence Budell

  2. 1948

    The Kissing Bandit

    Teresa

  3. 1947

    It Happened in Brooklyn

    Anne Fielding

    69
  4. 1946

    Till the Clouds Roll By

    Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson

    72

  5. Two Sisters from Boston

    Abigail Chandler

  6. 1945

    Ziegfeld Follies

    Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")

  7. Anchors Aweigh

    Susan Abbott

    65
  8. 1944

    Twenty Years After

    (archive footage)

  9. 1943

    Thousands Cheer

    Kathryn Jones

  10. 1942

    Seven Sweethearts

    Billie Van Maaster

  11. Rio Rita

    Rita Winslow

  12. The Vanishing Virginian

    Rebecca Yancey

  13. 1941

    Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

    Kathryn Land

Appearances8

2000s

  1. 2009

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

    Self (archive)

  2. 2002

    Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

    Self (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1992

    Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts

    Self (uncredited)

1980s

  1. 1983

    Mario Lanza: The American Caruso

    Self

1970s

  1. 1972

    Hollywood: The Dream Factory

    Self (archive footage)