Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 4, 1931
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber
Mitzi Gaynor
Biography
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. She also hosted a string of successful annual musical TV specials in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was added as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
Known For - Movies
South Pacific
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
For Love or Money
as Kate Brasher
Les Girls
as Joanne Henderson
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
We're Not Married!
as Patsy Reynolds
The Joker is Wild
as Martha Stewart
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
Marilyn
as archive footage
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
There's No Business Like Show Business
as Katy Donahue
