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MacDonald in a promotional photo for The Merry Widow (1934).

The following features lists of the film, television and stage performances of actress and singer Jeanette MacDonald (1903 – 1965). She is best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (The Love Parade, Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow and One Hour With You) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose-Marie, and Maytime), but she starred in 29 feature films between 1929 and 1950, from operas to dramas to romantic comedies.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1929 The Love Parade Queen Louise of Sylvania [1][2]
1930 The Vagabond King Katherine [2][3]
Let's Go Native Joan Wood [4][5]
Monte Carlo Countess Helena Mara [6][7]
The Lottery Bride Jenny [4][8]
Oh, for a Man Carlota Manson [7][9]
1931 Don't Bet on Women Jeanne Drake [10][11]
Annabelle's Affairs Annabelle Leigh Considered a Lost film [12][11]
1932 Paramount on Parade Herself Song duet removed from final cut[13]
Also appeared in the Spanish-language releases singing a different song[7][14]		 [15][4]
One Hour with You Colette Bertier Reprised role in French version [16][17]
Love Me Tonight Princess Jeanette [17][18]
1934 The Cat and the Fiddle Shirley Sheridan [19][20]
The Merry Widow Sonia Renamed The Lady Dances in television airings after the 1952 remake [21][20]
1935 La Veuve joyeuse Missia French version of The Merry Widow [22][23]
Naughty Marietta Princess Marietta de Namours de la Bonfain [22][24]
1936 Rose Marie Marie de Flor Retitled Indian Love Call for television airing after 1954 remake [25][26]
San Francisco Mary Blake [27][28]
1937 Maytime Marcia Mornay [29][30]
The Firefly Nina Maria Azara [31][32]
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town Herself
The Girl of the Golden West Mary Robbins [31][33]
Sweethearts Gwen Marlowe [34][35]
1939 Broadway Serenade Mary Hale [36][37]
1940 The Miracle of Sound Herself
New Moon Marianne de Beaumanoir [38][39]
Bitter Sweet Sarah Millick [38][40]
1941 Smilin' Through Kathleen
Moonyean Clare		 Dual roles [41][42]
1942 I Married an Angel Anna / Brigitta [43][44]
Cairo Marcia Warren [43][45]
1944 Follow the Boys Herself [46][47]
1948 Three Daring Daughters Louise Rayton Morgan [46][48]
1949 The Sun Comes Up Helen Lorfield Winter [49][50]

Box Office Ranking

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See also: Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll
  • 1936 - 9th (US)
  • 1937 - 13th (US), 7th (UK)
  • 1938 - 14th (US), 2nd (UK)
  • 1939 - 19th (US), 5th (UK)
  • 1940 - 4th (UK)
  • 1941 - 5th (UK)
  • 1942 - 5th (UK)

Television

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  • Jeanette MacDonald in Performance: The Voice of Firestone Season 2 Episode 11 Nov 13, 1950
  • Jeanette MacDonald – "The Ed Sullivan Show" Episodes 5.17 and 4.47 (1951)
  • Jeanette MacDonald in "Toast of the Town" Season 3 Episode 47. August 5, 1951
  • Jeanette MacDonald on "Toast of the Town" Season 4 Episode 17. Top Stars of 1951. December 30, 1951
  • Jeanette MacDonald on "Texaco Star Theater" Season 4 Episode 37. May 27, 1952
  • Jeanette MacDonald – "This Is Your Life" Ralph Edwards Productions Nov.12, 1952
  • Jeanette MacDonald- "What's My Line" Season 4 Episode 16. December 21, 1952
  • Jeanette MacDonald- "The Name's the Same" December 30, 1952
  • Jeanette MacDonald- "I've Got a Secret" September 2, 1953
  • Jeanette MacDonald- "The Jackie Gleason Show" Guest Vocalist. 1953
  • Jeanette MacDonald as Martha. Prima Donna – "Screen Director's Playhouse" Season 1 Episode 17 February 1, 1956
  • Jeanette MacDonald- "The Lux Video Theatre Hollywood Musical Holiday Revue" Season 7 Episode 13 December 20, 1956
  • Jeanette MacDonald- Playhouse 90 Charley's Aunt Season 1 Episode 26. March 28, 1957
  • Jeanette MacDonald on "The Big Record". Season 1 Episode 2. September 25, 1957
  • Jeanette MacDonald on "Person to Person" Season 6 Episode 6. October 31, 1958
  • Jeanette MacDonald on "The Jack Parr Show". Season 3 Episode 51. December 1, 1959

Selected stage work

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Appearance Title Genre Role Notes Ref.
First Last
February 19, 1909 Charity Children's opera Mother Hubbard One performance [51]
1913 Al White's Children's Carnival Talent show MacDonald performed three songs and participated in other children's acts One performance [52]
October 24, 1919 December 1919[53] Ned Wayburn's Demi-Tasse Revue "Movie-palace" prologue Indian girl — [52]
February 2, 1920 August 1920 The Night Boat Musical comedy Appeared as a dancer and singer in an ensemble Also understudied Lousie Goody and Stella Hoban [52]
August 1920 December 1920 Irene Musical comedy Eleanor Worth Officially opened November 1919 [54]
September 1921 April 1922 Tangerine Musical comedy Kate Allen
  • Replaced Edna Pierce
  • Understudy for Julia Sanderson
 [54]
October 1922 — A Fantastic Fricassee Revue Performed three songs Officially opened September 11, 1922 and ran for 124 performances [54]
October 1, 1923 May 26, 1925 The Magic Ring Musical comedy Iris Bellamy MacDonald followed the performances on the road tour after it closed in New York [55]
October 28, 1925 — Tip-Toes Musical comedy Sylvia Metcalf 194 performances [56]
October 4, 1926 Two weeks later Bubbling Over Musical comedy Geraldine Gray Had a one-week run [56]
October 3, 1927 — Yes, Yes, Yvette Musical comedy Yvette Ralston Spin-off to No, No, Nanette [56]
November 14, 1927 Two weeks later The Studio Girl Musical romance Trilby Show debuted in October; MacDonald replaced Florence Misgen [57]
February 8, 1928 — Sunny Days Musical comedy Ginette Bertin 109 performances [57]
December 3, 1928 — Angela Comedy, featuring musical numbers Princess Alestine Victorine Angela Based on A Royal Family by Captain Robert Marshall [57]
January 28, 1929 March 30, 1929 Boom-Boom Musical comedy Jean 72 performances
May 8, 1943 July 10, 1945 Roméo et Juliette Opera (five acts) Juliette
  • Tour: May 8–24, 1943
  • Tour: November 9–11, 1944
 [60]
November 15, 1944 December 12, 1951 Faust Opera (five acts) Marguerite
  • Tour: July 15–25, 1945
  • Tour: October 27 – November 3, 1945
 [61]
January 25, 1951 June 2, 1951 The Guardsman Comedy Singer MacDonald's original role was changed from Actress to Singer so that she could have a musical number[62] [63]
July 19, 1954 July 17, 1955 Bitter Sweet Operetta (Summer stock theatre)
  • Sarah Millick
  • Sari Linden
  • Marchioness of Shayne
  • Tour:July 27-August 2, 1944
  • Tour: August 9–14, 1954
  • Tour: August 31-September 12, 1954
  • Tour: July 4–17, 1955
 [64]
August 20, 1956 — The King and I Musical (Summer stock production) Anna Leonowens — [64]
August 11, 1959 September 27, 1959 Bitter Sweet Operetta (Summer stock) — — [64]

References

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Further reading

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  • Turk, Edward Baron (1998). Hollywood Diva: A Biography of Jeanette MacDonald. Los Angeles: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22253-3.

Citations

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  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog - The Love Parade". American Film Institute Catalog. (premiered in November 1929, released January 1930)
  2. ^ a b Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 356.
  3. ^ "AFI|Catalog - The Vagabond King". American Film Institute Catalog.
  4. ^ a b c Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 357.
  5. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Let's Go Native". American Film Institute Catalog.
  6. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Monte Carlo". American Film Institute Catalog.
  7. ^ a b c Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 358.
  8. ^ "AFI|Catalog - The Lottery Bride". American Film Institute Catalog.
  9. ^ "AFI|Catalog -". American Film Institute Catalog.
  10. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Don't Bet on Women". American Film Institute Catalog.
  11. ^ a b Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 359.
  12. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Annabelle's Affairs". American Film Institute Catalog.
  13. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 98-9.
  14. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Galas de la Paramount". American Film Institute Catalog.
  15. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Paramount on Parade". American Film Institute Catalog.
  16. ^ "AFI|Catalog - One Hour with You". American Film Institute Catalog.
  17. ^ a b Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 360.
  18. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Love Me Tonight". American Film Institute Catalog.
  19. ^ "AFI|Catalog - The Cat and the Fiddle". American Film Institute Catalog.
  20. ^ a b Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 361.
  21. ^ "AFI|Catalog - The Merry Widow". American Film Institute Catalog.
  22. ^ a b Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 362.
  23. ^ "AFI|Catalog - La Veuve joyeuse". American Film Institute Catalog.
  24. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Naughty Marietta". American Film Institute Catalog.
  25. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Rose Marie". American Film Institute Catalog.
  26. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 363.
  27. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 364.
  28. ^ "AFI|Catalog - San Francisco". American Film Institute Catalog.
  29. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 365.
  30. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Maytime". American Film Institute Catalog.
  31. ^ a b Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 366.
  32. ^ "AFI|Catalog - The Firefly". American Film Institute Catalog.
  33. ^ "AFI|Catalog - The Girl of the Golden West". American Film Institute Catalog.
  34. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 367.
  35. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Sweethearts". American Film Institute Catalog.
  36. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 368.
  37. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Broadway Serenade". American Film Institute Catalog.
  38. ^ a b Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 369.
  39. ^ "AFI|Catalog - New Moon". American Film Institute Catalog.
  40. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Bitter Sweet". American Film Institute Catalog.
  41. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 370.
  42. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Smilin' Through". American Film Institute Catalog.
  43. ^ a b Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 371.
  44. ^ "AFI|Catalog - I Married an Angel". American Film Institute Catalog.
  45. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Cairo". American Film Institute Catalog.
  46. ^ a b Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 372.
  47. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Follow the Boys". American Film Institute Catalog.
  48. ^ "AFI|Catalog - Three Daring Daughters". American Film Institute Catalog.
  49. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 373.
  50. ^ "AFI|Catalog - The Sun Comes Up". American Film Institute Catalog.
  51. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 345.
  52. ^ a b c Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 346.
  53. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 32.
  54. ^ a b c Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 347.
  55. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 347-8.
  56. ^ a b c Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 348.
  57. ^ a b c Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 349.
  58. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 350.
  59. ^ Miss Jeanette MacDonald [@MissMacDonalds] (January 28, 2018). "89 years ago #otd Jeanette opened in her final Broadway show, Boom Boom. The musical also starred Frank McIntyre (pictured below) and Cary Grant, who at the time still acted under his birth name, Archie Leach. Boom Boom closed on March 30, 1929 after only 72 performances" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  60. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 351-3.
  61. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 352-3.
  62. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 298.
  63. ^ Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 353.
  64. ^ a b c Hollywood Diva, 1998, p. 354.
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