Marni Nixon
Singer
Marni Nixon, known as 'The Ghostess with the Mostess,' reflects on her remarkable career as the uncredited singing voice for actresses in iconic movie musicals. She shares insights into her experiences lending her voice to stars like Audrey Hepburn and Deborah Kerr. Nixon also discusses her memoir, 'I Could Have Sung All Night,' offering a behind-the-scenes look at her life and work.
Marni Nixon
About Marni Nixon
Marni Nixon was an American singer and voice actress known as 'The Ghostess with the Mostess' for dubbing the singing voices of major film actresses in Hollywood musicals. She provided vocals for Deborah Kerr in The King and I, Natalie Wood in West Side Story, and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady. Nixon also appeared on-screen as Sister Sophia in The Sound of Music and hosted the Emmy Award-winning children's television show Boomerang.
In this interview
- Discussed her memoir 'I Could Have Sung All Night, My Story'
- Reflected on writing as the hardest thing she had ever done
- Noted that mistakes in the book were edited out
- Acknowledged making lots of mistakes in life
“I think it's the hardest thing that I've ever done, but I did it now.”— Marni Nixon, in this interview
Since this interview
Marni Nixon died on July 24, 2016, at age 86 in Manhattan from breast cancer.
