About
Jeanette MacDonald
Overview
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Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) 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 grand opera, concerts, radio, and television. MacDonald was one of the most influential sopranos of the 20th century, introducing grand opera to movie-going audiences and inspiring a generation of singers.
Known for
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| 2009 | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | Actor | Self (archive) | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1992 | Nelson and Jeanette: America's Singing Sweethearts | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1990 | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1986 | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | Actor | (archive footage) | 60 Fair |
| 1956 | Prima Donna | Actor | Martha Blessing | N/A N/A |
| 1956 | Prima Donna | Actor | Martha Blessing | N/A N/A |
| 1949 | The Sun Comes Up | Actor | Helen Lorfield Winter | 58 Average |
| 1948 | Three Daring Daughters | Actor | Louise Rayton Morgan | 58 Average |
| 1944 | Follow the Boys | Actor | Jeanette MacDonald | 58 Average |
| 1942 | Cairo | Actor | Marcia Warren | 58 Average |
| 1942 | I Married an Angel | Actor | Anna / Brigitta | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Smilin' Through | Actor | Kathleen / Moonyean Clare | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Bitter Sweet | Actor | Sarah Millick | 59 Average |
| 1940 | A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1940 | New Moon | Actor | Marianne de Beaumanoir | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Hollywood: Style Center of the World | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Broadway Serenade | Actor | Mary Hale | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Sweethearts | Actor | Gwen Marlowe | 58 Average |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West | Actor | Mary Robbins | 58 Average |
| 1937 | The Firefly | Actor | Nina Maria | 59 Average |
| 1937 | The Romance of Celluloid | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1937 | Maytime | Actor | Marcia Mornay | 58 Average |
| 1936 | San Francisco | Actor | Mary Blake | 59 Average |
| 1936 | Rose Marie | Actor | Marie de Flor | 58 Average |
| 1935 | Naughty Marietta | Actor | Marietta | 58 Average |
| 1934 | The Merry Widow | Actor | Madame Sonia / Fifi | 59 Average |
| 1934 | The Cat and the Fiddle | Actor | Shirley Sheridan | 58 Average |
| 1932 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-5 | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight | Actor | Princess Jeanette | 59 Average |
| 1932 | One Hour with You | Actor | Colette Bertier | 59 Average |
| 1931 | Annabelle's Affairs | Actor | Annabelle Leigh | N/A N/A |
| 1931 | Don't Bet on Women | Actor | Jeanne Drake | 58 Average |
| 1930 | Oh, for a Man! | Actor | Carlotta Manson | 58 Average |
| 1930 | The Lottery Bride | Actor | Jenny | 58 Average |
| 1930 | Monte Carlo | Actor | Countess Helene Mara | 58 Average |
| 1930 | Let's Go Native | Actor | Joan Wood | 59 Average |
| 1930 | The Vagabond King | Actor | Katherine | 58 Average |
| 1930 | The Love Parade | Actor | Queen Louise | 59 Average |