
Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber (September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024), known professionally as Mitzi Gaynor, was an American actress, singer, and dancer of Hungarian descent. A leading lady of light musicals, the bright-eyed star is best remembered for South Pacific (1958) – for which she earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She also hosted a string of successful annual musical TV specials in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She was added as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962

The Oscars
TV • 1953

The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948

Kraft Music Hall
TV • 1958

This Is Your Life
TV • 1952

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
TV • 1968

The Dick Clark Show
TV • 1958

Reflets de Cannes
TV • 1954

South Pacific
MOVIE • 1958

Golden Girl
MOVIE • 1951

The Joker is Wild
MOVIE • 1957

For Love or Money
MOVIE • 1963

My Blue Heaven
MOVIE • 1950

We're Not Married!
MOVIE • 1952

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
MOVIE • 2024

The Birds and the Bees
MOVIE • 1956

Anything Goes
MOVIE • 1956

Rat Pack
MOVIE • 2022