A leading lady of light musicals, the bright-eyed Gaynor is best remembered for "South Pacific". She also hosted a string of successful annual musical TV specials in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Known For
South Pacific
(1958)
Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Katy Donahue
Les Girls
(1957)
Joanne Henderson
Full Filmography
Acting
It's Your Health
(1949)
Peggy Hendricks, Jim's girlfriend
My Blue Heaven
(1950)
Gloria Adams
Golden Girl
(1951)
Lotta Crabtree
Take Care of My Little Girl
(1951)
Adelaide Swanson
We're Not Married!
(1952)
Patsy Reynolds
Bloodhounds of Broadway
(1952)
Emily Ann Stackerlee
Down Among the Sheltering Palms
(1953)
Rozouila
The I Don't Care Girl
(1953)
Eva Tanguay
There's No Business Like Show Business
(1954)
Katy Donahue
Three Young Texans
(1954)
Rusty Blair
A Star Is Born World Premiere
(1954)
Self
Anything Goes
(1956)
Patsy Blair
The Birds and the Bees
(1956)
Jean Harris
Les Girls
(1957)
Joanne Henderson
The Joker Is Wild
(1957)
Martha Stewart
South Pacific
(1958)
Ensign Nellie Forbush, USN
Happy Anniversary
(1959)
Alice Walters
The Frank Sinatra Timex Show
(1959)
Self
Surprise Package
(1960)
Gabby Rogers
For Love or Money
(1963)
Kate Brasher
Marilyn
(1963)
Self ("There's No Business...") (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mitzi
(1968)
Self
Mitzi's 2nd Special
(1969)
Self
Mitzi... The First Time
(1973)
Self
Mitzi... A Tribute to the American Housewife
(1974)
Self
Mitzi & 100 Guys
(1975)
Self
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
(1976)
Self
Mitzi... Zings Into Spring
(1977)
Self
Mitzi... What's Hot, What's Not
(1978)
Self
Cole Porter in Hollywood: Ça c'est l'amour
(2003)
Self (Archive Footage)
Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years
(2008)
Self
Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips
(2013)
My Music: A Classic Christmas
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
(2021)
Self
Rat Pack
(2022)
Self (archive footage)
Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion
(2024)
Herself