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Jeanette MacDonald

Acting · Born June 18, 1903 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Jeanette Anna MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American soprano and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour with You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, four nominated for Best Picture Oscars (The Love Parade, One Hour with You, Naughty Marietta and San Francisco), and recorded extensively, earning three gold records. She later appeared in opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing opera to film-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.

Movies with Jeanette MacDonald

• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression (2009) — Self (archive footage)
• The Merry Widow (1934) — Madame Sonia / Fifi
• That's Entertainment! (1974) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• That's Entertainment! III (1994) — (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) — Self (archive footage)
• That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) — (archive footage)
• Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? (1975) — Self (archive footage)
• Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To (1990) — (archive footage)
• Maytime (1937) — Marcia Mornay
• Hollywood: Style Center of the World (1940) — Self
• Love Me Tonight (1932) — Princess Jeanette
• One Hour with You (1932) — Colette Bertier