Marni Nixon

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"Loverly" soprano Marni Nixon has ensured herself a proper place in film history although most moviegoers would not recognize her if they passed her on the street. But if you heard her, that might be a horse of a different color. Marni is one of those unsung heroes (or should I say "much sung" heroe...

Born: February 22, 1930 in Altadena, California, USA

Died: July 24, 2016 (age 86)

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Known For

7.4

West Side Story

Movies & TV Credits

18 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV Show	8.2	Actress	Edna Dumas(1 Episode)	1999
Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 Movie	7.6	Actress	Self	1999
Mulan Movie	7.9	Actress	Grandmother Fa (singing voice)	1998
I Think I Do Movie	6.4	Actress	Aunt Alice	1997
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady' Movie	7.1	Actress	Self	1995
Taking My Turn Movie	—	Actress	Edna	1985
The Mothers-In-Law TV Show	7.0	Actress	Marni Nixon(1 Episode)	1967
Jack and the Beanstalk Movie	6.6	Actress	Princess Serena (singing voice)	1967
The Sound of Music Movie	8.2	Actress	Sister Sophia	1965
My Fair Lady Movie	7.9	Actress	Eliza Doolittle (singing voice) (uncredited)	1964
The Hollywood Palace TV Show	7.9	Actress	Self - Singer(1 Episode)	1964
The Danny Kaye Show TV Show	7.6	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1962
West Side Story Movie	7.7	Actress	Maria (Singing Voice) (uncredited)	1961
An Affair to Remember Movie	7.6	Actress	Terry McKay (singing voice) (uncredited)	1957
The King and I Movie	7.5	Actress	Anna Leonowens (singing voice) (uncredited)	1956
The Oscars TV Show	7.0	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1953
Alice in Wonderland Movie	7.4	Actress	Singing Flowers (voice) (uncredited)	1951

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Marni Nixon

Known For

Alice in Wonderland

Mulan

The Sound of Music

West Side Story

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