Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson

1922-02-09 – 2010-02-17 (age 88) Winston-Salem - North Carolina - USA
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Biography

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Kathryn GraysonΒ  (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 worked in theatre, appearing in Camelot (1962–1964). Later in the decade she performed in several operas, including La bohΓ¨me, Madama Butterfly, Orpheus in the Underworld and La traviata.

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Show Boat
Show Boat

1951

as Magnolia Hawks

Anchors Aweigh
Anchors Aweigh

1945

as Susan Abbott

Kiss Me Kate
Kiss Me Kate

1953

as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"

Ziegfeld Follies
Ziegfeld Follies

1945

as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")

That's Entertainment!
That's Entertainment!

1974

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

Till the Clouds Roll By
Till the Clouds Roll By

1946

as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson

The Desert Song
The Desert Song

1953

as Margot Birabeau

That's Entertainment, Part II
That's Entertainment, Part II

1976

as (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III

1994

as (archive footage)

The Kissing Bandit
The Kissing Bandit

1948

as Teresa

That's Dancing!
That's Dancing!

1985

as From 'Kiss Me Kate' (archive footage)

The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King

1956

as Catherine de Vaucelles

Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After

1944

as (archive footage)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002

as Self (archive footage)

Lovely to Look At
Lovely to Look At

1952

as Stephanie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

Two Sisters from Boston
Two Sisters from Boston

1946

as Abigail Chandler

Thousands Cheer
Thousands Cheer

1943

as Kathryn Jones

Grounds for Marriage
Grounds for Marriage

1951

as Ina Massine