Ethel Merman Net Worth
Ethel Merman Net Worth is
$10 Million
Ethel Merman Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her belting voice and roles in musical theatre, she has been called "the undisputed First Lady of the musical comedy stage." Among the many standards introduced by Merman in Broadway musicals are "I Got Rhythm", "Everything's Coming Up Roses", "Some People", "Rose's Turn", "I Get a Kick Out of You", "It's De-Lovely", "Friendship", "You're the Top", "Anything Goes", and "There's No Business Like Show Business", which later became her theme song. | Full Name | Ethel Merman |
| Date Of Birth | January 16, 1908 |
| Died | 1984-02-15 |
| Place Of Birth | Astoria, Queens, New York City, US |
| Height | 5' 5½" (1.66 m) |
| Profession | Soundtrack, Actress |
| Education | William Cullen Bryant High School |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Robert Levitt, Sr. |
| Children | Ethel Levitt and Robert Levitt, Jr. |
| Parents | Agnes Gardner, Edward Zimmermann, There's No Business Like Show Business, Everything's Coming Up Roses, I Get a Kick Out of You |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical, Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Special Tony Award, Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance, There's No Business Like Show Business, Eve... |
| Movies | It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Call Me Madam, There's No Business Like Show Business, Airplane!, Kid Millions, We're Not Dressing, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July, Stage Door Canteen, Anything Goes, Journey Back to Oz, Alexander's Ragtime Band, The Art of Love, The Big Broadcast of 1936, Pa... |
| TV Shows | The Chey Show (1955) |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Powerful belting mezzo-soprano vocal range |
| 2 | The song, sung in her inimitable way, "There's No Business Like Show Business" |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | Not to pat myself on the back, but when I do a show, the whole show revolves around me. And if I don't show up, they can just forget it! |
| 2 | You'll never prove you're too good for a job by not doing your best |
| 3 | Broadway has been very good to me. But then, I've been very good to Broadway. |
| 4 | I can hold a note as long as the Chase National Bank. |
| 5 | I take a breath when I have to. |
| 6 | I don't want to sound pretentious, but in a funny way I feel I'm the last of a kind. I don't mean that there aren't some girls out there somewhere who are just as talented as I was. But even if they are, where will they find the shows like Girl Crazy, Anything Goes, Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Madam and Gypsy? They just don't produce those vehicles anymore. |
| 7 | I can never remember being afraid of an audience. If the audience could do better, they'd be up here on stage and I'd be out there watching them. |
| 8 | [on Mary Martin] She's okay, if you like talent. |
| 9 | [In 1930, on the show that made her a star, George Gershwin's "Girl Crazy"] In the second chorus of "I Got Rhythm", I held a high C note for 16 bars while the orchestra played the melodic line - a big, tooty thing - against the note. By the time I'd held that note for four bars, the audience was applauding. They applauded through the whole chorus and I did several encores. It seemed to do something to them. Not because it was sweet or beautiful, but because it was exciting. Few people have the ability to project a big note and hold it. It's not just a matter of breath; it's a matter of power in the diaphragm. I'd never trained my diaphragm, but I must have a strong one. When I finished that song, a star had been born. Me. |
| 10 | [In 1959, when she was nominated for a Tony Award for "Gypsy" but had lost to Mary Martin in "The Sound of Music"] You can't buck a nun. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | On April 7, 1983, Merman collapsed in her in Manhattan apartment while preparing to leave for Los Angeles to appear on the 55th Academy Awards. She was taken to Roosevelt Hospital, where, after undergoing exploratory surgery on April 11, the actress was diagnosed with stage 4 glioblastoma. It was reported that she underwent brain surgery to have the tumor removed, but in fact, it was inoperable and her condition was deemed terminal. Her health eventually stabilized enough for her to be brought back to her apartment in Manhattan. However, on February 15, 1984, Merman died of natural causes, 10 months after she was diagnosed with brain cancer. |
| 2 | Her favorite role was Mama Rose in "Gypsy", the last Broadway role she originated. |
| 3 | Elaine Stritch was once a stand-by for Ethel Merman for the musical "Call Me Madam". In her one woman show "Elaine Stritch: At Liberty", Stritch told a story illustrating Merman's showmanship and attitude: One night, while performing the song "Can You Use Any Money Today", a drunken audience member kept calling out to Merman while she performed, annoying both the audience and Merman herself. Finally, Merman got to the last line of the song, hit the first three notes, and then stopped the song. She then walked off the stage, through the wings, down the stairs and into the audience. She got to the drunken man, yanked him out of his seat, dragged him up the center aisle and through the doors that led out of the theater and literally threw the man out into the street. She then walked back into the theater, down the center aisle, up the stairs, through the wings onto the stage, got to dead center and hit the final note of the song as if nothing had happened. |
| 4 | Merman was trained to be a secretary, could take shorthand and was a proficient stenographer and typist and supported herself in clerical jobs until she was successful in show business. |
| 5 | According to author Boze Hadleigh, in his book "Broadway Babylon", Merman was fond of telling risqué (if not downright vulgar) jokes, just to see what sort of reaction she would get. Even her close friends found this habit more embarrassing than amusing. |
| 6 | Winner of a 1972 Special Tony Award (New York City). |
| 7 | When she died, she left $800,000 to be divided between her son and her two grandchildren. |
| 8 | She suffered a miscarriage during her marriage to Robert Levitt. |
| 9 | Her daughter Ethel Levitt was married to William Geary in 1960. She gave birth to Merman's first grandchild, Barbara Jean, on February 20, 1961. She later gave birth to a son, Michael Geary. |
| 10 | She was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 7044 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Recording at 1751 Vine Street in Hollywood, California. |
| 11 | She was either seen or heard (or both) in several of the opening credits of film of television adaptations of shows in which she recreated her original roles. In the film Anything Goes (1936), she appears singing a phrase of the title song before the opening credits even appear; in the film Call Me Madam (1953), she is heard saying the words "Call me madam" as the title appears onscreen, and in the television movie Annie Get Your Gun (1967), the credits appear on targets at which she shoots. |
| 12 | Recreated both her Broadway starring roles of Mrs. Sally Adams from "Call Me Madam" and Reno Sweeney from "Anything Goes!" in the movie versions. |
| 13 | Winner of 1951 Tony Award for Leading Actress in a Musical for "Call Me Madam". |
| 14 | Nominated for 1957 Tony Award for Leading Actress in a Musical for "Happy Hunting". |
| 15 | Nominated for 1960 Tony Award for Leading Actress in a Musical for "Gypsy". |
| 16 | Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 560-562. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998. |
| 17 | Her third husband, Robert F. Six, was CEO of Continental Airlines. |
| 18 | Won a Tony Award for her role in the musical "Call Me Madam" (1951); Tony-nominated for musical "Happy Hunting" (1957); Tony-nominated for the musical "Gypsy" (1960); Recipient of Tony Special Award (1972). |
| 19 | Former mother-in-law of murdered Barbara Colby whose untimely funeral she attended |
| 20 | Devised her screen and stage name by removing the first three letters (Zim) and the last letter (n) from her birth name - Zimmermann |
| 21 | In 1979, she released her most controversial album-to-date, a disco LP simply titled "The Ethel Merman Disco Album". Despite it not even charting on the Billboard charts, and many people's skepticism about the then 71-year-old veteran performing her Broadway hits to a disco beat, it was a smash hit, being played in Studio 54 regularly, with live appearances by Merman, herself. It also became a staple period album for the majority of the gay community. |
| 22 | She loved Christmas so much, that she kept her Christmas tree up year-round. |
| 23 | Bertolt Brecht actually desired to have the raucous Ethel play the title role of his masterpiece "Mother Courage...and Her Children". Of course, she never did. |
| 24 | Her father, whose family was from Pennsylvania, was of German descent. Her maternal grandparents were Scottish immigrants. |
| 25 | Parents are Edward Zimmerman (1879-1977) and Agnes Zimmerman (1883-1974). |
| 26 | She had two children with her second husband, Robert: daughter, Ethel (born July 20, 1942), and son, Robert Levitt Jr. (born August 11, 1945). Ethel died of a drug overdose that was ruled accidental, on August 23, 1967. |
| 27 | Thrice-wed Merman married twice-wed Ernest Borgnine in 1964. The couple separated just 11 days after the wedding and Borgnine filed for divorce on October 21, charging extreme mental cruelty. They had announced their impending nuptials at the legendary New York night spot P.J. Clarke's, but Borgnine, who was riding high as the star of McHale's Navy (1962) at the time, said the marriage began unraveling on their honeymoon, when he received more fan attention than she did. The competitive Merman was left seething. "By the time we got home, it was hell on earth," Borgnine recalled in a 2001 interview. "And after 32 days I said to her, 'Madam, bye'." Merman filed a cross-complaint shortly thereafter charging Borgnine with extreme cruelty. She was granted a divorce on November 18, 1964, after 22 minutes of testimony. Borgnine went on to marry a third time, but Merman remained single after her divorce. In her 1978 biography, she devoted a chapter of her autobiography to the marriage: It consisted of one blank page. |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sugarcube Critic | 2014 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Six by Sondheim | 2013 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Rose's Turn" | |
| The Secret Disco Revolution | 2012 | Documentary performer: "No Business Like Show Business" | |
| The Joy of Disco | 2012 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Alexander's Ragtime Band" | |
| Michael Feinstein's American Songbook | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business" | |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | 2009 | Video documentary performer: "Mandy" - uncredited | |
| Bones | 2006 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Joey | 2004 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| AMV Hell | 2004 | Short performer: "Anything You Can Do" | |
| Sinatra: The Classic Duets | 2002 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Moonlight in Vermont" - uncredited | |
| The Next Best Thing | 2000 | performer: "They Say It's Wonderful" | |
| Drop Dead Gorgeous | 1999 | performer: Everything's Coming Up Roses" | |
| Little Voice | 1998 | performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business" | |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | 1997 | TV Movie documentary performer: "Marching Along with Time", "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'" uncredited, "Anything You Can Do" | |
| In & Out | 1997 | performer: "Everything's Coming Up Roses" | |
| The Late Shift | 1996 | TV Movie performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business" | |
| Discovery | 1995 | Video performer: "Together Wherever We Go" | |
| Stuart Saves His Family | 1995 | performer: "Everything's Coming Up Roses" | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1992 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Designing Women | 1991 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Wonder Years | 1989 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | 1986 | TV Movie performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business" | |
| Great Performances | 1985 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Terms of Endearment | 1983 | performer: "Anything Goes" 1934 | |
| All That Jazz | 1979 | performer: "There's No Business Like Show Business" 1946 | |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | 1979 | TV Movie performer: "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Don't Let the Parade Pass You By" | |
| A Special Sesame Street Christmas | 1978 | TV Movie performer: "Tomorrow", "Christmas Medley: Jingle Bells / Sleigh Ride / Winter Wonderland / I Saw Three Ships" - uncredited | |
| The Muppet Show | 1977 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| You're Gonna Love It Here | 1977 | TV Movie performer: "You're Gonna Love It Here" | |
| Evening at Pops | 1976 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | 1975 | Documentary performer: "You're the Top" 1934 | |
| Journey Back to Oz | 1972 | performer: "An Elephant Never Forgets", "If You're Gonna Be A Witch - Be A Witch" | |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1970 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| That Girl | 1967 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Art of Love | 1965 | performer: "M'sieur" | |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1958 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1957 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| There's No Business Like Show Business | 1954 | performer: "When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam'", "Play a Simple Melody", "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody", "Let's Have Another Cup o' Coffee", "A Sailor's Not a Sailor 'Til a Sailor's Been Tattooed", "There's No Business Like Show Business", "Alexander's Ragtime Band" - uncredited | |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1954 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Call Me Madam | 1953 | performer: "The Hostess with the Mostes", "Can You Use Any Money Today", "That International Rag", "You're Just In Love", "The Best Thing For You Would be Me", "You're Just in Love" reprise, "Finale: You're Just In Love/Something to Dance About" | |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1949 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Stage Door Canteen | 1943 | performer: "Marching Through Berlin" 1943 - uncredited | |
| Straight Place and Show | 1938 | performer: "With You on My Mind" 1938, "Why Not String Along With Me" 1938 - uncredited | |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 1938 | performer: "Say It with Music" 1921, "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" 1919, "Blue Skies" 1927, "Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil" 1922, "My Walking Stick" 1938, "Everybody Step" 1921, "Heat Wave" 1933, "Marching Along with Time" 1938 - uncredited | |
| Happy Landing | 1938 | performer: "Hot and Happy", "You Are the Music to the Words in My Heart", "You Appeal To Me" | |
| Anything Goes | 1936 | performer: "Anything Goes" partial, "I Get a Kick Out of You", "You're the Top" with new lyrics, "Shanghai-Dee-Ho" | |
| Strike Me Pink | 1936 | performer: "First You Have Me High Then You Have Me Low" 1935, "Calabash Pipe" 1935, "Shake It Off with Rhythm" 1935 - uncredited | |
| The Big Broadcast of 1936 | 1935 | performer: "It's the Animal in Me" | |
| Kid Millions | 1934 | performer: "An Earful of Music" 1934 uncredited, "Mandy" 1918, "Ice Cream Fantasy" 1934 uncredited, "Red Hot Rhythm" uncredited | |
| We're Not Dressing | 1934 | performer: "It's Just a New Spanish Custom" 1934, "Let's Play House" 1934 - uncredited / producer: "It's the Animal in Me" 1934 - uncredited | |
| Song Shopping | 1933 | Short performer: "Sing, You Sinners", "I'm Yours" - uncredited | |
| Time on My Hands | 1932 | Short performer: "Time on My Hands" | |
| You Try Somebody Else | 1932 | Short performer: "You Try Somebody Else" | |
| Ireno | 1932 | Short performer: "Shadows on the Wall", "Wipe That Frown Right Off Your Face" - uncredited | |
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart | 1932 | Short performer: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" | |
| Roaming | 1931 | Short performer: "Hello, My Lover, Good Bye", "Shake Well Before Using" - uncredited | |
| Old Man Blues | 1931 | Short performer: "He Doesn't Love Me Anymore" uncredited, "Old Man Blues" | |
| Devil Sea | 1931 | Short performer: "Old Devil Sea", "Glory, Glory" - uncredited | |
| Be Like Me | 1931 | Short performer: "Be Like Me", "After You've Gone" - uncredited | |
| Her Future | 1930 | Short performer: "My Future Just Passed", "Sing, You Sinners" |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Love Boat | 1979-1982 | TV Series | Roz Smith Ros Smith |
| Airplane! | 1980 | Lieutenant Hurwitz | |
| Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July | 1979 | TV Movie | Lilly Loraine (voice) |
| You're Gonna Love It Here | 1977 | TV Movie | Lolly Rogers (as Miss Ethel Merman) |
| Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood | 1976 | Hedda Parsons | |
| Journey Back to Oz | 1972 | Mombi, the Bad Witch (voice) | |
| That's Life | 1968 | TV Series | |
| That Girl | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Ethel Merman |
| Tarzan | 1967 | TV Series | Rosanna McCloud |
| Batman | 1967 | TV Series | Lola Lasagne |
| Annie Get Your Gun | 1967 | TV Movie | Annie Oakley |
| The Art of Love | 1965 | Madame Coco La Fontaine | |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | 1965 | TV Series | Clara Lovelace |
| It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World | 1963 | Mrs. Marcus | |
| The Red Skelton Hour | 1963 | TV Series | Mother Hughes |
| Maggie Brown | 1963 | TV Movie | Maggie Brown |
| Vacation Playhouse | 1963 | TV Series | Maggie Brown |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Libby Marks |
| General Electric Theater | 1956 | TV Series | Muriel Flood |
| Shower of Stars | 1955 | TV Series | |
| There's No Business Like Show Business | 1954 | Molly Donahue | |
| Panama Hattie | 1954 | TV Movie | Hattie Maloney |
| The Best of Broadway | 1954 | TV Series | Hattie Maloney |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1954 | TV Series | Reno Sweeney |
| Call Me Madam | 1953 | Sally Adams | |
| Stage Door Canteen | 1943 | Ethel Merman | |
| Straight Place and Show | 1938 | Linda Tyler | |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | 1938 | Jerry Allen | |
| Happy Landing | 1938 | Flo Kelly | |
| Anything Goes | 1936 | Reno Sweeney | |
| Strike Me Pink | 1936 | Joyce Lennox | |
| The Big Broadcast of 1936 | 1935 | Ethel Merman | |
| Kid Millions | 1934 | Dot Clark | |
| We're Not Dressing | 1934 | Edith | |
| Ireno | 1932 | Short | Irene |
| Roaming | 1931 | Short | Mary, Show Owner's Daughter |
| Old Man Blues | 1931 | Short | Helen |
| Devil Sea | 1931 | Short | |
| Be Like Me | 1931 | Short | Eve |
| The Cave Club | 1930 | Short | |
| Follow the Leader | 1930 | Helen King | |
| Her Future | 1930 | Short | Defendant |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evening at Pops | 1976 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Match Game PM | 1975 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
| At Long Last Cole | 1975 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Broadway | 1973 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Dick Cavett Show | 1973 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 26th Annual Tony Awards | 1972 | TV Special | Herself - Winner: Special Award |
| 'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin | 1972 | TV Movie | Herself |
| This Is Your Life | 1971 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jonathan Winters Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself - Musician |
| The 23rd Annual Tony Awards | 1969 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter: Best Director for a Musical Play |
| The Carol Burnett Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Match Game | 1965-1969 | TV Series | Herself - Team Captain |
| The Dean Martin Show | 1965-1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1966-1968 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1955-1968 | TV Series | Herself - Singer / Herself / Herself - Guest Host |
| Personality | 1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1967-1968 | TV Series | Herself |
| Around the World of Mike Todd | 1967 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Gypsy | 1967 | TV Series | Herself |
| Hollywood Talent Scouts | 1966 | TV Series | Herself |
| An Evening with Ethel Merman | 1965 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| I've Got a Secret | 1965 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Guest |
| What's My Line? | 1963-1965 | TV Series | Herself - Mystery Guest |
| The 19th Annual Tony Awards | 1965 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| On Broadway Tonight | 1965 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1964 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium | 1964 | TV Series | Herself - Top of the Bill |
| The Lucy Show | 1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Bell Telephone Hour | 1960-1964 | TV Series | Herself - Hostess / Herself - Singer |
| The Judy Garland Show | 1963-1964 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jerry Lewis Show | 1963 | TV Series | Herself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1957-1963 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1962 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Arthur Murray Special for Bob Hope | 1960 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Startime | 1959-1960 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Eddie Fisher Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Dinah Shore Chevy Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest Hostess |
| The Frank Sinatra Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The DuPont Show of the Month | 1957 | TV Series | Herself |
| Max Liebman Spectaculars | 1956 | TV Series | Herself |
| Person to Person | 1955 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Shower of Stars | 1955 | TV Series | Herself - Vocalist / Herself - Guest Vocalist |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Singer |
| The Ford 50th Anniversary Show | 1953 | TV Movie | Herself |
| This Is Show Business | 1950 | TV Series | Herself |
| Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet | 1949 | TV Series | Herself |
| Texaco Star Theatre | 1949 | TV Series | Herself - Singer |
| Song Shopping | 1933 | Short | Herself |
| Time on My Hands | 1932 | Short | Herself |
| You Try Somebody Else | 1932 | Short | Herself |
| Let Me Call You Sweetheart | 1932 | Short | Herself |
| Great Broadway Musical Moments from the Ed Sullivan Show | 2015 | TV Movie documentary | Herself - Interviewee |
| Great Performances | 1981-1985 | TV Series | Herself |
| Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night | 1983 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Royal Variety Performance 1982 | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1978-1982 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| Night of 100 Stars | 1982 | TV Special | Herself |
| Broadway! A Special Salute | 1982 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The First 100 Years of Recorded Music | 1981 | TV Special | Herself |
| All-Star Inaugural Gala | 1981 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Hee Haw | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| All-Star Family Feud Special | 1980 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
| Musical Comedy Tonight | 1979 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Good Morning America | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Muppets Go Hollywood | 1979 | TV Special | Herself (uncredited) |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1965-1979 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| A Special Sesame Street Christmas | 1978 | TV Movie | Herself |
| A Salute to American Imagination | 1978 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1970-1978 | TV Series | Herself - Vocalist / Actress / Herself / ... |
| The People's Command Performance | 1978 | TV Special | Herself |
| Super Night at Forest Hills | 1977 | TV Special | Herself |
| Steve & Eydie: From This Moment On... Cole Porter | 1977 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Muppet Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself - Special Guest Star |
| The David Steinberg Show | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sha Na Na | 1977 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 1976 Annual Entertainment Hall of Fame Awards | 1976 | TV Special | Herself |
| Match Game 73 | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Herself - Panelist |
| Dinah! | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome to the Basement | 2015 | TV Series | Herself |
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2008-2014 | TV Series | Mrs. Marcus / Herself |
| Michael Grade's Stars of the Musical Theatre | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Six by Sondheim | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Joy of Disco | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Michael Feinstein's American Songbook | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Herself |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2010 | TV Series | Mrs. Marcus |
| Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression | 2009 | Video documentary | Herself |
| American Masters | 1990-2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon | 2008 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Best of the Royal Variety | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Delegate | 2006 | Documentary short | Herself |
| American Experience | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Annie Oakley in 'Annie Get Your Gun' (stage version) |
| Great Performances | 1985-2005 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Performer |
| Cinerama Adventure | 2002 | Documentary | Mrs. Marcus (uncredited) |
| Biography | 1999-2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
| ABC 2000: The Millennium | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | 1999 | Video documentary | Herself |
| Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons | 1995 | Documentary | Herself |
| The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame | 1993 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' | 1991 | TV Movie documentary | Mrs. Marcus (uncredited) |
| Frank Sinatra: The Voice of Our Time | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years | 1986 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures | 1985 | Video | Herself |
| Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' | 1981 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
| Brother Can You Spare a Dime | 1975 | Documentary | Herself |
| Fred Astaire Salutes the Fox Musicals | 1974 | TV Movie | Herself |
| The Hollywood Palace | 1970 | TV Series | Herself |
| Marilyn | 1963 | Documentary | Herself (scene from "There's No Business Like Show Business") (uncredited) |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | 1953-1954 | TV Series | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Woman of the Year | Hasty Pudding Theatricals, USA | ||
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 7044 Hollywood Blvd. |
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Recording | On 8 February 1960. At 1751 Vine Street. |
| 1954 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Actress - Comedy or Musical | Call Me Madam (1953) |
Known for movies
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
as Mrs. Marcus
A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978)
as Herself
There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
as Molly Donahue
Time on My Hands (1932)
as Herself