Jeanette MacDonald
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Top Rated Movies
Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Myrna Loy: So Nice to Come Home To | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1986 | The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1930 | Let's Go Native | Joan Wood | HIT | |
| 1974 | That's Entertainment! | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1937 | The Romance of Celluloid | Self (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self | HIT | |
| 1934 | The Cat and the Fiddle | Shirley Sheridan | HIT | |
| 1976 | That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | HIT | |
| 1934 | The Merry Widow | Madame Sonia / Fifi | HIT | |
| 1940 | A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound | Self | HIT | |
| 1930 | The Love Parade | Queen Louise | HIT | |
| 1932 | Love Me Tonight | Princess Jeanette | HIT | |
| 1932 | One Hour with You | Colette Bertier | HIT | |
| 1940 | New Moon | Marianne de Beaumanoir | HIT | |
| 1937 | Maytime | Marcia Mornay | HIT | |
| 1936 | San Francisco | Mary Blake | HIT | |
| 1930 | Monte Carlo | Countess Helene Mara | HIT | |
| 1937 | The Firefly | Nina Maria | FLOP | |
| 1949 | The Sun Comes Up | Helen Lorfield Winter | FLOP |