Ethel Merman

Biography

Ethel Merman (January 16, 1908 – February 15, 1984) was an American actress and singer. Known primarily for her powerful 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", "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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethel Merman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For

Airplane!

as Lieutenant Hurwitz

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Mrs. Marcus

Batman

as Lola Lasagne

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

The Love Boat

as Roz Smith

There's No Business Like Show Business

as Molly Donahue

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

as Lilly Loraine (voice)

The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

The Lucy Show

as Ethel Merman