Kathryn Grayson

Kathryn Grayson represents everything I love about the golden age of Hollywood. A coloratura soprano trained from age twelve, she brought genuine operatic talent to MGM musicals at a time when a singing actress was a rare and precious thing. Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame feels almost understated for someone who carried both glamour and a truly gifted voice across the screen. She passed in 2010 at 88, but her performances still shimmer with the optimism of that era. For me, Grayson is a reminder that real musical talent never goes out of style.

Name (English)

Kathryn Grayson

Name (Japanese)

キャスリン・グレイソン

Reading

きゃすりん・ぐれいそん

Born

February 9, 1922 – February 17, 2010

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dog

Origin

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Occupation

musician / opera singer / stage actor / film actor / television actor

High school

Manual Arts High School

Awards & achievements

• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

• Official sitehttp://www.kathryngrayson.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathryn%20Grayson
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234117

Tags

• North Carolina
• musician
• opera singer
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.