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Mitzi Gaynor Biography

Birth Name:Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actress

Fast Facts

Was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her role in "South Pacific․"
In 1958, she won the Laurel Award for Top Female Musical Performance
In 2011, she received the Ojai Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
In November 1954, she got married to producer Jack Bean
The daughter of a dancer and musician, she started training as a dancer at a young age
Got her start as a performer with the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera
Is best known for her work performing in various film musicals