Kathryn Grayson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kathryn Grayson

actress from the United States

Date of Birth: 09-Feb-1922

Place of Birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 17-Feb-2010

Profession: singer, musician, stage actor, opera singer, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick (February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010) was an American actress and coloratura soprano.From the age of twelve, Grayson trained as an opera singer.
She was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 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.