Opera Singers in the Movies

1. Donald Adams

Donald Adams was born on December 20, 1928 in Bristol, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mikado (1967), Patience (1965) and Patience (1982). He was married to Muriel Harding. He died on April 8, 1996 in Norwich, England, UK.

2. Mathieu Ahlersmeyer

Actor | Figaros Hochzeit

Mathieu Ahlersmeyer was born on June 29, 1896 in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1949), Die Dubarry (1951) and Das Fräulein von Scuderi (1955). He was married to Marcia Otten. He died on July 23, 1979 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, ...

3. Licia Albanese

Actress | Otello

Licia Albanese was born on July 23, 1909 in Bari, Apulia, Italy. She was an actress, known for Otello (1948), Serenade (1956) and Great Performances (1971). She was married to Joseph A. Gimma. She died on August 15, 2014 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

4. Gitta Alpar

Actress | I Give My Heart

Gitta Alpar was born on February 5, 1900 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for The Loves of Madame Dubarry (1935), Gitta entdeckt ihr Herz (1932) and She, or Nobody (1932). She was married to Niels Wessel Bagge and Gustav Fröhlich. She died on February 17, 1991 ...

5. Luigi Alva

Actor | Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Luigi Alva was born on April 10, 1927 in Lima, Peru. He is an actor, known for Die Entführung aus dem Serail (1967), Falstaff (1956) and Der Barbier von Sevilla (1973).

6. Lucine Amara

Actress | The Great Caruso

Lucine Amara was born on March 1, 1925 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. She is an actress, known for The Great Caruso (1951), Carmen (1952) and The Bell Telephone Hour (1959).

7. Pasquale Amato

Actor | Glorious Betsy

Pasquale Amato was born on March 21, 1878 in Naples, Italy. He was an actor, known for Glorious Betsy (1928). He died on August 12, 1942 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

8. June Anderson

Soundtrack | Manchester by the Sea

June Anderson was born on December 30, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Manchester by the Sea (2016), Candide (1991) and Luisa Miller (1988).

9. Imperio Argentina

Actress | Carmen (la de Triana)

Spanish actress. Parents: Antonio Nile (guitar player) and Rosario del Río. She was born during an artistic tournee of her parents in Argentina. She lived in Málaga till she the age of 12. There she studied dance. When she was 12 years old, she debuted in the comedy theatre of Buenos Aires with the...

10. Salvatore Baccaloni

Actor | Rock-a-Bye Baby

Salvatore Baccaloni was born on April 14, 1900 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was an actor, known for Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958), Fanny (1961) and The Desert Song (1955). He was married to Elena Svilarova. He died on December 31, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA.

11. Gabriel Bacquier

Actor | Manon des sources

Gabriel Bacquier was born on May 17, 1924 in Béziers, Hérault, France. He was an actor, known for Manon of the Spring (1986), Falstaff (1979) and The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977). He was married to Sylvie Oussenko. He died on May 13, 2020 in Lestre, Normandy, France.

12. Fedora Barbieri

Actress | Rigoletto

Fedora Barbieri was born on June 4, 1920 in Trieste, Italy. She was an actress, known for Rigoletto (1987), Falstaff (1956) and Cavalleria rusticana (1982). She was married to Luigi Barlozzetti. She died on March 4, 2003 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

13. John Barclay

Actor | Soylent Green

John Barclay was born on May 12, 1892 in Bletchingly, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Soylent Green (1973), The Mikado (1939) and Peter's Friends (1992). He died on November 21, 1978 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.

14. Josephine Barstow

Actress | Gloriana

Josephine Barstow was born on September 27, 1940 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Gloriana (2000), Macbeth (1972) and Owen Wingrave (2001). She was previously married to Ande Anderson and Terry Hands.

15. Michael Bartlett

Actor | The Lilac Domino

Michael Bartlett was born on August 25, 1903 in North Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. He was an actor, known for The Lilac Domino (1937), Love Me Forever (1935) and She Married Her Boss (1935). He died on February 16, 1979 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

16. Gino Bechi

Actor | Torna... a Sorrento

Gino Bechi was born on October 16, 1913 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for Come Back to Sorrento (1945), Music on the Run (1943) and The Lovers (1946). He died on February 2, 1993 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy.

17. Emile Belcourt

Actor | Pushing Tin

Emile Belcourt was born on June 27, 1926 in Lafleche, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was an actor, known for Pushing Tin (1999), In Performance (1978) and Carmen (1989). He was married to Norma Burrowes and Margaret Eagle . He died on August 3, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

18. Teresa Berganza

Actress | Don Giovanni

Teresa Berganza was born on March 16, 1933 in Madrid, Spain. She was an actress, known for Don Giovanni (1979), ¡Buen viaje, excelencia! (2003) and Carmen (1980). She was married to José Rifá and Felix Lavilla. She died on May 13, 2022 in Madrid, Spain.

19. Erna Berger

Actress | Figaros Hochzeit

Erna Berger was born on October 19, 1900 in Dresden, Germany. She was an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1949), Mozart's Don Giovanni (1955) and Falstaff in Vienna (1940). She was married to Sverre Wiull. She died on June 14, 1990 in Essen, Germany.

20. Carlo Bergonzi

Soundtrack | Moonstruck

Carlo Bergonzi was born on July 13, 1924 in Vidalenzo, Polesine Parmense, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was an actor, known for Moonstruck (1987), Son of Rambow (2007) and No Reservations (2007). He was married to Adele Aimi. He died on July 25, 2014 in Milan, Italy.

21. Vincenzo Bettoni

Actor | La serva padrona

Vincenzo Bettoni was born on July 1, 1881 in Melegnano, Italy. He was an actor, known for La serva padrona (1934) and Pergolesi (1932). He died on November 4, 1954 in Milan, Italy.

22. Jussi Björling

Soundtrack | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Jussi Björling was born on February 2, 1911 in Stora Tuna, Dalarnas län, Sweden. He was an actor, known for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Atonement (2007) and Funny Games (2007). He was married to Anna-Lisa Berg. He died on September 9, 1960 in Siarö, Stockholms län, Sweden.

23. Michael Bohnen

Actor | Viktoria und ihr Husar

Michael Bohnen was born on May 2, 1887 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor and producer, known for Victoria and Her Hussar (1931), The Knight of the Rose (1925) and Viennese Waltz (1932). He was married to Mary Lewis (singer), Ingeborg Behrend (singer) (first) and La Jana. He died on April 26, ...

24. Fortunio Bonanova

Actor | Citizen Kane

Spanish-born Josep Lluis Moll studied music in Madrid and at the Paris Conservatoire. Having changed his name to Fortunio Bonanova (which, at the time, would have sounded more becoming of a budding musical star), he went on to make his international opera debut as a baritone in 1922. A protégé of ...

25. Richard Bonelli

Actor | Enter Madame!

Richard Bonelli was a major opera star in the 1930s and 1940s. His film career was incidental to his career as one of America's most prominent operatic baritones. He starred in San Francisco, Chicago, the Metropolitan in NYC and in other venues and had a very successful stint as star of his own ...

26. Franco Bonisolli

Soundtrack | Honeymoon in Vegas

Franco Bonisolli was born on May 25, 1937 in Rovereto, Italy. He was an actor, known for Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), La Traviata (1967) and Il trovatore (1985). He died on October 30, 2003 in Vienna, Austria.

27. Webster Booth

Actor | Waltz Time

Webster Booth was born on January 21, 1902 in Birmingham, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Waltz Time (1945), George Bizet, Composer of Carmen (1938) and The Robber Symphony (1936). He was married to Anne Ziegler. He died on June 21, 1984 in Llandudno, Wales, UK.

28. Sesto Bruscantini

Soundtrack | Closer

Sesto Bruscantini was born on December 10, 1919 in Porto Civitanova, Macerata, Italy. He was an actor, known for Closer (2004), The Lost City of Z (2016) and On Such a Night (1956). He was married to Sena Jurinac. He died on May 4, 2003 in Civitanova Marche, Macerata, Marche, Italy.

29. Renato Bruson

Soundtrack | Quartet

Renato Bruson was born on January 13, 1936 in Granze, Veneto, Italy. He is an actor, known for Quartet (2012), La Traviata (2006) and Nabucco (1987). He was previously married to Tita Tegano.

30. Grace Bumbry

Soundtrack | The Hudsucker Proxy

Grace Bumbry was born on January 4, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Carmen (1968) and Aïda (1977). She was married to Erwin Jaeckel. She died on May 7, 2023 in Vienna, Austria.

31. Montserrat Caballé

Soundtrack | La vita è bella

Her childhood was shaped by the Spanish Civil War and the modest means of her working-class family. Her musical talent developed early and she was already singing classical cantatas at the age of seven. From 1942 she trained in singing at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica in Barcelona. She was ...

32. Maria Callas

Soundtrack | Ghost in the Shell

This volatile opera diva was born Sophie Cecilia Kalos in New York City to Greek émigrés on December 2, 1923. Her father set up a pharmacy and changed the family name from Kalogeropoulos to Callas. As a child Maria studied the piano. When her parents separated (she was 14 at the time), her mother ...

33. Giuseppe Campanari

Self | Webb Singing Pictures

Giuseppe Campanari was born on November 17, 1859 in Rovigo, Veneto, Italy. He was married to Mary. He died on May 31, 1927 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

34. Maria Caniglia

Actress | Tosca

Maria Caniglia was born on May 5, 1905 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She was an actress, known for Tosca (1956), La primadonna (1943) and Household Saints (1993). She died on April 16, 1979 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.

35. José Carreras

Soundtrack | Bats

Josep Maria Carreras i Coll was born on December 5, 1946, in Barcelona, Spain. His father was the owner of a small chemical plant. Young Carreras showed early interest in music after seeing Mario Lanza in the film The Great Caruso (1951) at the age of 6. He gave his first public performance on the ...

36. Enrico Caruso

Soundtrack | Match Point

Enrico Caruso (b. Errico Caruso) was born on February 25, 1873, in Naples, Italy. He was the third of seven children to a poor alcoholic father. He received little primary education and briefly studied music with conductor Vicenzo Lombardini. His early income was from singing serenades.

Caruso made ...

37. Anna Case

Actress | The Hidden Truth

Anna Case was born on October 29, 1889 in Clinton, New Jersey, USA. She was an actress, known for The Hidden Truth (1919), La Fiesta (1926) and Hearst-Pathé News, No. 54 (1917). She was married to Clarence H. Mackay. She died on January 7, 1984 in New York City, New York, USA.

38. Lina Cavalieri

Actress | Manon Lescaut

Lina Cavalieri was born on December 25, 1874 in Viterbo, Lazio, Italy. She was an actress, known for Manon Lescaut (1914), The Eternal Temptress (1917) and The Two Brides (1919). She was married to Lucien Muratore, Robert W. Chanler, Giovanni Campari and Aleksandr Beriatinskij. She died on February...

39. Maria Cebotari

Actress | Il sogno di Butterfly

Miss Maria Cebotari complained about horrible pain during her opera performance the Figaro (music by Mozart) in Milano. She complained about her tiredness, and tried to fight against her unknown illness. Doctors discovered she had gallbladder infection. The diet she was on did not help at all. Miss...

40. Feodor Chaliapin Sr.

Soundtrack | Hardcore Henry

Feodor Chaliapin Sr. was born on February 13, 1873, in Omet Tawi, near Kazan, Russia. His childhood was full of suffering, hunger, and humiliation. From the age of 10-16, he was working jobs at river ports, restaurants, and tried acting on stage with various Russian provincial troupes. In 1890, ...

41. Nadine Conner

Actress | General Electric Theater

Nadine Conner was born on February 20, 1907 in Compton, California, USA. She was an actress, known for General Electric Theater (1953), Omnibus (1952) and Carmen (1952). She was married to Laurance Hugh Heacock and ? Conner. She died on March 1, 2003 in Los Alamitos, California, USA.

42. Franco Corelli

Soundtrack | Angel Heart

Franco Corelli was born on April 8, 1921 in Ancona, Marche, Italy. He was an actor, known for Angel Heart (1987), The Immigrant (2013) and The Killing Fields (1984). He was married to Loretta Di Lelio. He died on October 29, 2003 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy.

43. Emilio Cossira

Actor | Romeo and Juliet

Emilio Cossira is known for Romeo and Juliet (1900) and Cossira (1900).

44. Mary Costa

Actress | Sleeping Beauty

American lyric soprano and actress, best known on screen as the voice of Princess Aurora in Walt Disney's animated feature Sleeping Beauty (1959). A beautiful blue-eyed blonde, Mary was born of Italian ancestry, the daughter of John and Hazel Costa. She trained at the Los Angeles Conservatory of ...

45. Richard Cowan

Actor | La Bohème

Richard Cowan was born on December 24, 1957 in Euclid, Ohio, USA. He was an actor, known for La Bohème (1988), Madame Butterfly (1995) and Boris Godounov (1989). He was married to Uliana Kozhevnikova. He died on November 16, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.

46. Toti Dal Monte

Actress | Cuore di mamma

Toti Dal Monte was born on June 27, 1893 in Mogliano Veneto, Veneto, Italy. She was an actress, known for Cuore di mamma (1954), Fiori d'arancio (1944) and A Good Woman (2004). She was married to Enzo De Muro Lomanto. She died on January 26, 1975 in Pieve di Soligo, Veneto, Italy.

47. Karl Daymond

Actor | Great Performances

Karl Daymond is known for Great Performances (1971), Trouble in Tahiti (2001) and Claude Vivier: Rêves d'un Marco Polo (2006).

48. Pedro de Cordoba

Actor | Saboteur

Although many people are under the impression that Pedro de Cordoba was Mexican, his mother was French and his father was Cuban, and he was born in New York City. De Cordoba's career began in silent films, where he established himself as a solid character actor, and his career carried over into ...

49. Lisa della Casa

Actress | Mozart's Don Giovanni

Lisa della Casa was born on February 2, 1919 in Burgdorf, Kanton Bern, Switzerland. She was an actress, known for Mozart's Don Giovanni (1955), Mir lönd nüd lugg (1940) and Füsilier Wipf (1938). She was married to Dragan Debelevic and Ernst Robert Geiser. She died on December 10, ...

50. Mario Del Monaco

Soundtrack | The Untouchables

Mario Del Monaco was born on July 27, 1915 in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. He was an actor, known for The Untouchables (1987), Wall Street (1987) and The Warrior's Way (2010). He was married to Rina Filippini. He died on October 16, 1982 in Mestre, Venice, Veneto, Italy.

51. Giuseppe De Luca

Soundtrack | Giuseppe De Luca, Singing 'Largo al factotum' from 'The Barber of Seville'

Giuseppe De Luca was born on December 25, 1876 in Rome, Italy. He was married to Giulia (sister of Olympia) and Olympia. He died on August 26, 1950 in New York, New York, USA.

52. Alessio De Paolis

Actor | La cantante dell'opera

Alessio De Paolis is known for La cantante dell'opera (1933) and Omnibus (1952).

53. Emmy Destinn

Actress | Die Löwenbraut

Emmy Destinn was born on February 26, 1878 in Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]. She was an actress and writer, known for The Lion's Bride (1914), Mignon (1909) and Ave Maria (1910). She died on January 28, 1930 in Budweis, Czechoslovakia [now Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic].

54. Justino Díaz

Actor | Otello

Justino Díaz was born on January 29, 1940 in Puerto Rico. He is an actor, known for Otello (1986), Carmen (1968) and Great Performances (1971). He is married to Ilsa Rodriguez.

55. Adam Didur

Actor | Amerykanska awantura

Adam Didur was born on December 24, 1873 in Wola Sekowa, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Wola Sekowa, Podkarpackie, Poland]. He was an actor, known for American Adventure (1936). He died on January 7, 1946 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland.

56. Giuseppe Di Stefano

Soundtrack | L'immortel

Giuseppe Di Stefano was born on July 24, 1921 in Motta Sant'Anastasia, Sicily, Italy. He was an actor, known for 22 Bullets (2010), Goodfellas (1990) and Wall Street (1987). He was married to Maria Di Stefano (Girolami) and Monika Curth. He died on March 3, 2008 in Santa Maria Hoè, Lombardy, Italy.

57. Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender

Actor | Figaros Hochzeit

Willy Domgraf-Fassbaender was born on February 19, 1897 in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He was an actor, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1949), Invitation to the Dance (1934) and Theodor Körner (1932). He was married to Sabine Peters. He died on February 13, 1978 in Nuremberg, ...

58. Plácido Domingo

Soundtrack | The Book of Life

Although born in Madrid, Spain, Placido Domingo spent a major portion of his life living in Mexico City where he graduated from the Mexico City Conservatory. His first operatic performance was in a staging of La Traviata in Monterrey playing Alfredo. He was then a Tenor for the Israel National ...

59. Bruna Dragoni

Actress | La serva padrona

Bruna Dragoni is known for La serva padrona (1934), Casta diva (1935) and I due barbieri (1937).

60. Todd Duncan

Actor | Syncopation

Todd Duncan was the original Porgy in the first run of Porgy & Bess, which opened on 10 October 1935 in New York. Prior to that, he obtained a master's degree in voice from Columbia University Teachers College. He was also Professor of Voice at Howard University in Washington D.C.. He also sang in ...

61. Peter Dvorský

Soundtrack | The Punisher

Considered the fourth tenor (behind Carreras, Domingo & Pavarotti), Peter Dvorsky is the most internationally famous Slovak star. He performs concerts all over the world. He resigned from the Slovak National Theatre in October 1996 (after a 24-year stint) in protest to Slovak Culture Minister Ivan ...

62. Omar Ebrahim

Actor | Angels in America: The Opera

Omar Ebrahim was born on September 6, 1956 in Greasbrough, South Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Angels in America: The Opera (2004), The Vampyr: A Soap Opera (1992) and TV Operas (1993).

63. Nelson Eddy

Soundtrack | Let Freedom Ring

The only career Nelson Eddy ever considered was singing. His parents, Isabel (Kendrick) and William Darius Eddy, were singers, his grandparents were musicians. Unable to afford a teacher, he learned by imitating opera recordings. At age 14 he worked as a telephone operator in a Philadelphia iron ...

64. Otto Edelmann

Actor | Mozart's Don Giovanni

Otto Edelmann was born on February 5, 1917 in Brunn am Gebirge, Austria. He was an actor, known for Mozart's Don Giovanni (1955), Der Rosenkavalier (1961) and Magic Fire (1956). He was married to Ilse-Maria Straub. He died on May 14, 2003 in Vienna, Austria.

65. Mártha Eggerth

Actress | La chanson du souvenir

From the day she was born Martha lived in a world of music. For sure her father was a banker but he was also an amateur pianist. As for her mother, she was a housewife but also a very talented opera singer who had given up her career for the joys of matrimony and motherhood. It does not come as a ...

66. Irene Eisinger

Actress | Die Försterchristl

Irene Eisinger was born on December 8, 1903 in Cosel, Silesia, Germany [now Kedzierzyn-Kozle, Opolskie, Poland]. She was an actress, known for Die Försterchristl (1931), Arlecchino (1939) and Zwei Herzen im Dreiviertel-Takt (1930). She died on April 8, 1994 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, ...

67. Mary Ellis

Actress | Bella Donna

A promising star first with the Metropolitan Opera than on the Broadway and London stages, soprano Mary Ellis had little chance to prove herself as either a musical or dramatic film star with only a few creaky vehicles left for audiences to ponder. Her versatility on stage, however, was extensive, ...

68. Cloe Elmo

Actress | La forza del destino

Cloe Elmo was born on April 9, 1910 in Lecce, Puglia, Italy. She was an actress, known for La forza del destino (1950). She died on May 24, 1962 in Ankara, Turkey.

69. Maria Ewing

Actress | Le nozze di Figaro

Maria Ewing was born on March 27, 1950 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. She was an actress, known for The Marriage of Figaro (1976), Great Performances (1971) and Carmen (1989). She was married to Peter Hall. She died on January 9, 2022 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

70. Geraldine Farrar

Actress | Carmen

Famed singer and author Geraldine Farrar was educated in public schools and then became a music student of Mrs. J.H. Long, Trabadello, Emma Thursby, Lilli Lehman and Graziani. Her 1901 debut was at the Royal Opera House in Berlin, in the role of Marguerite in "Faust". From 1906-22 she was a member ...

71. Brigitte Fassbaender

Soundtrack | Da 5 Bloods

Brigitte Fassbaender was born on July 3, 1939 in Berlin, Germany. She is an actress, known for Da 5 Bloods (2020), Hänsel und Gretel (1981) and Der Rosenkavalier (1979).

72. Greg Fedderly

Actor | The Metropolitan Opera HD Live

Greg Fedderly is known for The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006), Tom Jones (1996) and Dulce Rosa (2015).

73. Wilhelmenia Fernandez

Soundtrack | Diva

Wilhelmenia Fernandez was born on January 5, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for Diva (1981), Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) and La Bohème (1980). She was married to Ormon Fernandez and Andrew William Smith . She died on February 2, 2024 in Lexington, ...

74. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Soundtrack | Children of Men

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was born on May 28, 1925 in Berlin, Germany. He was an actor, known for Children of Men (2006), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) and The Marriage of Figaro (1976). He was married to Julia Varady, Christina Pugel-Schule, Ruth Leuwerik and Irmgard Poppen. He died on May 18, ...

75. Kirsten Flagstad

Soundtrack | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Born in Stranstuen, Hamar, Norway, Norwegian soprano Kisten Flagstad's father was a conductor, and her mother was a singing coach and pianist as well as her first teacher. Flagstad continued her studies in Oslo with Ellen Schyte-Jacobsen and in Stockholm with Dr. Gillis Bratt. While still a student...

76. Sergio Franchi

Actor | The Secret of Santa Vittoria

Born in Cogorno, Liguria to a Neapolitan father and a Genoese mother, Franchi made his singing debut at age 10 as a hunchback in a school play. He sang with jazz groups in Italy, but immigrated to South Africa in 1947, after he completed his compulsory military service. He worked as a draftsman and...

77. Mirella Freni

Soundtrack | Fatal Attraction

Mirella Freni was born on February 27, 1935 in Modena, Italy. She was an actress, known for Fatal Attraction (1987), Copycat (1995) and Awakenings (1990). She was married to Nicolai Ghiaurov and Leone Magiera. She died on February 9, 2020 in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

78. Gottlob Frick

Actor | Don Giovanni

Gottlob Frick was born on July 28, 1906 in Ölbronn-Dürrn, Kingdom of Württemberg [now Baden-Württemberg], Germany. He was an actor, known for Don Juan (1955), The Life and Loves of Mozart (1955) and Automatic at Sea (2016). He was married to Margarete. He died on August 18, 1994 in Mühlacker, ...

79. Mary Garden

Actress | Thais

Opera soprano Mary Garden was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, on February 20, 1874. Her family emigrated to the US in 1880, eventually settling in Chicago, Illinois. She showed an aptitude for music at an early age, studying the violin and piano and taking voice lessons while still a young girl. In ...

80. Gohar Gasparyan

Actress | V etot prazdnichnyi vecher

Gohar Gasparyan was born in 1924 in Egypt. She was an actress, known for V etot prazdnichnyi vecher (1959), Karine (1969) and Lernayin ltchi gaghtniqe (1954). She died on April 15, 2007 in Yerevan, Armenia.

81. Alice Gentle

Actress | The Song of the Flame

Alice Gentle was born on June 30, 1885 in Chatworth, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for The Song of the Flame (1930), Golden Dawn (1930) and A Scene from Carmen (1929). She was married to Jacob Robinson Proebstel and Robert Bruce Gentle. She died on February 28, 1958 in Oakland, ...

82. Beniamino Gigli

Soundtrack | The Skeleton Key

Beniamino Gigli was born in Recanati, Italy, on March 20, 1890, into a poor family. He possessed a fine singing voice and, after struggling to make a living for many years, he eventually made his operatic debut as a tenor on October 15, 1914, appearing in "La Giaconda" in Rovigo, Italy. Over the ...

83. Olive Gilbert

Actress | The Dancing Years

Olive Gilbert was born on November 22, 1898 in Carmarthen, Wales, UK. She was an actress, known for The Dancing Years (1950), This Is Your Life (1955) and Ivor Novello (1956). She died on February 19, 1981 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.

84. Peter Glossop

Actor | Le trouvère

Peter Glossop was born on July 6, 1928 in Wadsley, Sheffield, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Le trouvère (1972), Otello (1974) and Pagliacci (1968). He was married to Michèle Amos and Joyce Blackham. He died on September 7, 2008 in London, England, UK.

85. Tito Gobbi

Soundtrack | Wall Street

Tito Gobbi was one of the greatest Italian baritones of the 20th century. His most memorable roles were Scarpia (in Puccini's Tosca) and Verdi's Falstaff, among dozens of Italian operas that he recorded. He was also one of the best actors among opera singers, a talent which enabled him to both act ...

86. Charles Igor Gorin

Actor | Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor

Composer, singer and actor. He came to the USA in 1933 and became a US citizen in 1939. Educated at the Vienna Conservatory (on scholarship) with Victor Fuchs, he debuted as a singer with the Czech State Opera. His American debut came in 1939 at the Hollywood Bowl, and he also sang on films and ...

87. Kathryn Grayson

Actress | Kiss Me Kate

Kathryn Grayson was born Zelma Kathryn Elisabeth Hedrick in Winston-Salem, NC, on February 9, 1922. This pretty, petite brunette with a heart-shaped face was discovered by MGM talent scouts while singing on the radio. The studio quickly signed her to a contract, and she was given acting lessons ...

88. Edita Gruberova

Actress | Hänsel und Gretel

Edita Gruberova was born on December 23, 1946 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia [now Slovak Republic]. She was an actress, known for Hänsel und Gretel (1981), Rigoletto (1987) and Manon (1983). She was married to Stefan Klimo . She died on October 18, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland.

89. Elisabeth Grümmer

Actress | Mozart's Don Giovanni

Elisabeth Grümmer was born on March 31, 1911 in Niederjeutz, Alsace-Lorraine, Germany [now Yutz, Thionville, Moselle, France]. She was an actress, known for Mozart's Don Giovanni (1955), Don Giovanni (1961) and Civilisation (1969). She was married to Detlef Grümmer. She died on November 6, 1986 in ...

90. Charles Hackett

Actor | Charles Hackett with Rosa Low in an Excerpt from Gounod's 'Romeo and Juliet'

Charles Hackett is known for Charles Hackett with Rosa Low in an Excerpt from Gounod's 'Romeo and Juliet' (1930), Charles Hackett Singing 'Il Mio Tesoro Intanto', 'O Paradiso' (1929) and Charles Hackett in 'Faust' (1929).

91. Håkan Hagegård

Actor | Trollflöjten

Håkan Hagegård was born on November 25, 1945 in Sweden. He is an actor, known for The Magic Flute (1975), The Ghosts of Versailles (1992) and Don Giovanni (1987).

92. Thomas Hampson

Actor | Mozart 22

Thomas Hampson was born on June 28, 1955 in Elkhart, Indiana, USA. He is an actor, known for Mozart 22 (2006), What Other Couples Do (2013) and Macbeth (2002).

93. Hope Hampton

Actress | The Light in the Dark

Hope Hampton was born on February 19, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress and producer, known for The Light in the Dark (1922), The Gold Diggers (1923) and Lawful Larceny (1923). She was married to Jules Brulatour. She died on January 23, 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.

94. Aage Haugland

Actor | Parsifal

Aage Haugland was born on February 1, 1944 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was an actor, known for Parsifal (1982), Sirup (1990) and Der Rosenkavalier (1994). He was married to Anette Haugland. He died on December 23, 2000 in Denmark.

95. Cynthia Haymon

Actress | American Playhouse

Cynthia Haymon was born on September 6, 1958 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for American Playhouse (1980), Breakfast with the Arts (1991) and L'incoronazione di Poppea (1994).

96. Barbara Hendricks

Actress | La Bohème

Barbara Hendricks was born on November 20, 1948 in Stephens, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress, known for La Bohème (1988), Little Women (1994) and Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995).

97. Hans Hotter

Soundtrack | Manhattan Murder Mystery

Hans Hotter was born on January 19, 1909 in Offenbach am Main, Hesse, Germany. He was an actor, known for Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), Der Barbier von Sevilla (1959) and Die Sehnsucht des Herzens (1951). He was married to Helga Fischer. He died on December 6, 2003 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.

98. George Houston

Actor | The Lone Rider Rides On

This movie cowboy was actually born in New Jersey just before the turn of the 20th century, the son of a Protestant minister. He sang in his father's church choir, and after graduating high school he attended the private Blair Academy and then continued his musical training at New York's famous ...

99. Kathleen Howard

Actress | It's a Gift

Kathleen Howard was born on July 27, 1884 in Clifton, Ontario, Canada. She was an actress and writer, known for It's a Gift (1934), Ball of Fire (1941) and Death Takes a Holiday (1934). She was married to Edward Kellogg Baird (lawyer). She died on August 15, 1956 in Hollywood, California, USA.

100. Ying Huang

Actress | Madame Butterfly

Ying Huang is known for Madame Butterfly (1995), The Metropolitan Opera HD Live (2006) and Animated Tales of the World (2000).