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Jeanette Anna MacDonald was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier and Nelson Eddy. During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars, and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.
Birth Name
Jeannette Anna McDonald
Born
Thursday, 18 June 1903
Died
Thursday, 14 January 1965
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Betty White: First Lady of Television | Self | 2018 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Katherine de Vaucelles | 2004 |
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Clips from 'Naughty Marietta' / 'Maytime' | 1994 |
| Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to | Self / (archive footage) | 1990 |
| The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 1986 |
| America at the Movies | Mary Blake | 1976 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clips from 'New Moon' & 'Broadway Serenade' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from 'Rose Marie' / (archive footage) | 1974 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Betty White: First Lady of Television | Self | 2018 |
| Broadway: The American Musical | Katherine de Vaucelles | 2004 |
| The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Clips from 'Naughty Marietta' / 'Maytime' | 1994 |
| Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home to | Self / (archive footage) | 1990 |
| The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Herself (archive footage) / Self | 1986 |
| America at the Movies | Mary Blake | 1976 |
| That's Entertainment, Part II | Clips from 'New Moon' & 'Broadway Serenade' / (archive footage) | 1976 |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | Self / Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from 'Rose Marie' / (archive footage) | 1974 |
| Great Performances | Self / (archive footage) | 1971 |
| The Love Goddesses | Self / (archive footage) | 1965 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| The Big Record | Self | 1957 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| Playhouse 90 | Donna Lucia d'Alvadores | 1956 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Martha Blessing | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | (archive footage) / Marcia Mornay / Nina Maria Azara | 1955 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| This Is Your Life | Jeanette MacDonald | 1952 |
| The Jackie Gleason Show | Self - Guest Vocalist | 1952 |
| The U.S. Royal Showcase | Self | 1952 |
| The Name's the Same | Self | 1951 |
| The Carmel Myers Show | Self | 1951 |
| All Star Revue | Self | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Self | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Ken Murray Show | Self | 1950 |
| The Voice of Firestone | Herself | 1949 |
| The Sun Comes Up | Helen Lorfield Winter | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Mary Blake in 'San Francisco' | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Actress / Singer | 1948 |
| Three Daring Daughters | Louise Rayton Morgan | 1948 |
| Follow the Boys | Jeanette MacDonald | 1944 |
| Some of the Best | Marietta in Naughty Marietta / Mary Blake in San Francisco | 1944 |
| Cairo | Marcia Warren | 1942 |
| I Married an Angel | Brigitta / Anna | 1942 |
| Smilin' Through | Moonyean Clare / Kathleen | 1941 |
| Bitter Sweet | Sarah Millick | 1940 |
| The Miracle of Sound | Self | 1940 |
| New Moon | Marianne de Beaumanoir | 1940 |
| Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Self | 1940 |
| Broadway Serenade | Mary Hale | 1939 |
| Land of Liberty | Mary Blake (edited from 'San Francisco') | 1939 |
| Sweethearts | Gwen Marlowe | 1938 |
| Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | 1938 |
| The Girl of the Golden West | Mary Robbins | 1938 |
| The Firefly | Nina Maria | 1937 |
| The Romance of Celluloid | Nina Maria / Self (archive footage) | 1937 |
| Maytime | Marcia Mornay | 1937 |
| San Francisco | Mary Blake | 1936 |
| Rose-Marie | Marie de Flor | 1936 |
| Naughty Marietta | Marietta | 1935 |
| The Merry Widow | Sonia / Madame Sonia / Fifi | 1934 |
| Hollywood on Parade No. B-1 | Self | 1934 |
| The Cat and the Fiddle | Shirley / Shirley Sheridan | 1934 |
| Love Me Tonight | Princess Jeanette | 1932 |
| One Hour with You | Colette Bertier | 1932 |
| Annabelle's Affairs | Annabelle Leigh | 1931 |
| Don't Bet on Women | Jeanne Drake | 1931 |
| Oh, for a Man! | Carlotta Manson | 1930 |
| The Lottery Bride | Jenny | 1930 |
| Monte Carlo | Countess Helene Mara | 1930 |
| Let's Go Native | Joan Wood | 1930 |
| The Vagabond King | Katherine | 1930 |
| The Love Parade | Queen Louise | 1930 |
