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Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson

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

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1984

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1975

That's Entertainment!

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1974

as (archive footage)

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1972

as Self (archive footage)

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1958

The Vagabond King

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1956

as Catherine de Vaucelles

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1953

as Lilli Vanessi, "Katherine"

So This Is Love

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1953

as Grace Moore

The Desert Song

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1953

as Margot Birabeau

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1953

as Julie Denton

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1953

as Alice Kellen

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1952

as Stephanie

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1951

Show Boat

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1951

as Magnolia Hawks

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1951

as Ina Massine

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1950

as Suzette Micheline

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1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

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1949

as Prudence Budell

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1948

as Teresa

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1947

as Anne Fielding

Till the Clouds Roll By

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1946

as Magnolia Hawks / Kathryn Grayson

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1946

as Abigail Chandler

Ziegfeld Follies

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1945

as Kathryn Grayson (segment "Beauty")

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1945

as Susan Abbott

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1944

as (archive footage)

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1943

as Kathryn Jones

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1942

as Billie Van Maaster

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1942

as Rita Winslow

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1942

as Rebecca Yancey

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1941

as Kathryn Land