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
We're Not Married!
as Patsy Reynolds
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
as Self
The Joker is Wild
as Martha Stewart
South Pacific
as Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self
Les Girls
as Joanne Henderson
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
The I Don't Care Girl
as Eva Tanguay
Anything Goes
as Patsy Blair
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
as Self
