Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 9, 1922
Place of Birth
Winston-Salem - North Carolina - USA
Also Known As
- Кэтрин Грейсон
- Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick
Kathryn Grayson
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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.
Known For - Movies
Till the Clouds Roll By
as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
Kiss Me Kate
as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
Two Sisters from Boston
as Abigail Chandler
That's Dancing!
as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)
Anchors Aweigh
as Susan Abbott
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Show Boat
as Magnolia Hawks
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self (archive footage)
