Kathryn Grayson
Actor
Biography
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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
Kiss Me Kate
as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine" 1953
Show Boat
as Magnolia Hawks 1951
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage) 1974
Ziegfeld Follies
as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty") 1945
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage) 1976
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage) 1994
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson 1946
Thousands Cheer
as Kathryn Jones 1943
That's Dancing!
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage) 1985
It Happened in Brooklyn
as Anne Fielding 1947
Rio Rita
as Rita Winslow 1942
The Toast of New Orleans
as Suzette Micheline 1950
The Vagabond King
as Catherine de Vaucelles 1956
Lovely to Look At
as Stephanie 1952
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary
as Kathryn Land 1941
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage) 2002