Mitzi Gaynor

Also known as Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber

American actress (1931–2024)

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Starring the Plaza

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Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024), known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, singer, and dancer of Hungarian descent. A leading lady of light musicals, the bright-eyed star is best remembered for South Pacific (1958) – for which she earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.…

Known for

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion — Self2024
Rat Pack — Self (archive footage)2022
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It — Self2021
My Music: A Classic Christmas — Self (archive footage)2019
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips — Self2013
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years — Self2008
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour — Self (archive footage)2003
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not — Self1978

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Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024), known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films included We're Not Married! (1952), There's No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Birds and the Bees (1956), and South Pacific (1958) – for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical at the 1959 awards.

Gaynor was one of the last surviving actresses of the "Golden Age" of the Hollywood musical.