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Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson

Acting

Born February 9, 1922 · Winston-Salem - North Carolina - USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kathryn Grayson  (February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and operatic soprano singer. From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer. She was under contract to MGM by the early 1940s, soon establishing a career principally through her work in musicals. After several supporting roles, she was a lead performer in such films as Thousands Cheer (1943), Anchors Aweigh (1945) with Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly, and Show Boat (1951) and Kiss Me Kate (1953) (both with Howard Keel). When film musical production declined, she work…

Known For · 40 titles

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
Baretta

Baretta

1975
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948
Film '72

Film '72

1971
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002
It Happened in Brooklyn

It Happened in Brooklyn

1947
That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

1974
That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994
That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II

1976
Rio Rita

Rio Rita

1942
Till the Clouds Roll By

Till the Clouds Roll By

1946
Anchors Aweigh

Anchors Aweigh

1945
Ziegfeld Follies

Ziegfeld Follies

1945
Show Boat

Show Boat

1951
Kiss Me Kate

Kiss Me Kate

1953
Twenty Years After

Twenty Years After

1944
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

Cole Porter in Hollywood: Too Darn Hot

2003
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972
The Bob Crosby Show

The Bob Crosby Show

1958
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985
The Toast of New Orleans

The Toast of New Orleans

1950
Mario Lanza: The American Caruso

Mario Lanza: The American Caruso

1983
Grounds for Marriage

Grounds for Marriage

1951
The Vagabond King

The Vagabond King

1956
Lovely to Look At

Lovely to Look At

1952
Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

Andy Hardy's Private Secretary

1941
That Midnight Kiss

That Midnight Kiss

1949
Thousands Cheer

Thousands Cheer

1943
The Kissing Bandit

The Kissing Bandit

1948
The Desert Song

The Desert Song

1953
Two Sisters from Boston

Two Sisters from Boston

1946
Seven Sweethearts

Seven Sweethearts

1942
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical

2009
So This Is Love

So This Is Love

1953
The Vanishing Virginian

The Vanishing Virginian

1942
The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena

The Amazing World of Psychic Phenomena

1976