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Risë Stevens was an American operatic mezzo-soprano. Beginning in 1938, she sang for the Metropolitan Opera in New York City for more than two decades during the 1940s and 1950s. She was most noted for her portrayals of the central character in Carmen by Georges Bizet.
Birth Name
Risë Gus Steenberg
Born
Wednesday, 11 June 1913
Died
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 56th Annual Grammy Awards | Self - Mezzo-Soprano Opera Singer (In Memoriam) | 2014 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self - Honoree | 1990 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Journey Back to Oz | Glinda, the Good Witch (voice) / Glinda, the Good Witch | 1972 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Missing Links | Self - guest star | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself / Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Mezzo-Soprano / Self | 1959 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 56th Annual Grammy Awards | Self - Mezzo-Soprano Opera Singer (In Memoriam) | 2014 |
| The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self - Honoree | 1990 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Journey Back to Oz | Glinda, the Good Witch (voice) / Glinda, the Good Witch | 1972 |
| Hollywood and the Stars | Self | 1963 |
| Missing Links | Self - guest star | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Herself | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Herself / Herself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | Self - Mezzo-Soprano / Self | 1959 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Herself | 1957 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Singer / Self - Guest | 1956 |
| Producers' Showcase | Carmen in 'Carmen' scene | 1954 |
| The Martha Raye Show | Self | 1954 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| The Larry Storch Show | Self | 1953 |
| Showtime, U.S.A. | Self | 1950 |
| All Star Revue | Self | 1950 |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | Self - Opera Singer / Self - Opera Soprano | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Herself - Mystery Guest | 1950 |
| The Voice of Firestone | Herself / Herself - Guest | 1949 |
| This Is Show Business | Self | 1949 |
| The Lamb's Gambol | Self | 1949 |
| Who Said That? | Self | 1948 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self / Self - Opera Soprano / Self - opera star / Self - Opera Singer | 1948 |
| The Milton Berle Show | Self - Opera Singer | 1948 |
| Carnegie Hall | Risë Stevens / Herself | 1947 |
| Going My Way | Genevieve Linden | 1944 |
| We Must Have Music | Self | 1941 |
| The Chocolate Soldier | Maria Lanyi | 1941 |
