In 1949 Rosemary Clooney was signed to a solo record contract by Columbia musical director Mitch Miller. Two years later, she scored her first big hit, "Come On'a My House," which she reprised in her first film, The Stars are Singing (52). Paramount hoped to turn Clooney into a movie star, but she only appeared in four other productions:  Here Come the Girls (53), Red Garters (54), White Christmas (54)  for which she is most famous, and Deep In My Heart with her then husband, Jose Ferrer. She concentrated on television instead and headlined several network series, and also starred in her own 39-week syndicated variety show in 1955, which was distinguished by its offbeat guest-star lineup (including such non-musical celebs as Buster Keaton and Boris Karloff!) In 1977, Clooney wrote a grimly revelatory autobiography, This for Remembrance, which was later adapted into a TV biopic starring Sondra Locke, Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story, and for which Rosemary provided the soundtrack. Rosemary also appeared in the television movie "Sister Margaret & the Saturday Night Ladies" as well as two episodes of "ER" for which she received an Emmy nomination.

NOTABLE TV APPEARANCES

Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song (2001)

Yours for a Song: The Women of Tin Pan Alley (1999) (TV) (archive footage)

"LateLine" (1998) playing "Guest Mother" in episode: "Karp's Night Out" (episode # 2.6) 3/16/1999

Ira Gershwin at 100: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1997) (TV)

Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996) (TV)

Rosemary Clooney's Demi-Centennial (1995) (TV)

Radioland Murders (1994) .... Anna, Singer

"ER" (1994) playing "Mary Cavanaugh/"Madame X"" in episode: "Gift, The" (episode # 1.10) 12/15/1994

"ER" (1994) playing "Mary Cavanaugh/"Madame X"" in episode: "Going Home" (episode # 1.2) 9/29/1994

"Frasier" (1993) playing "Gladys"(voice) in episode: "Miracle on Third or Fourth Street" (episode # 1.12) 12/16/1993

Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993) (TV)

Doris Day: A Sentimental Journey (1991) (TV)

Michael Feinstein & Friends (1991) (TV)

Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987) (TV) .... Sarah

"Hardcastle and McCormick" (1983) playing "Millie Denton" in episode: "If You Could See What I See" (episode # 3.13) 1/6/1986

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982) (TV) .... Singer of her own songs on sound-track

"Andy Williams Show, The" (1969) 10/24/1970

"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968) playing "Cameo Appearance" in episode: "Episode #23" (episode # 2.9) 11/18/1968

"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1968) playing "Cameo Appearance" in episode: "Episode #19" (episode # 2.5) 10/14/1968

"On Parade" (1964)

Return to Peyton Place (1961) (singer)

"Bell Telephone Hour, The" (1959) in episode: "Opening Night" 9/29/1961

"Bell Telephone Hour, The" (1959) in episode: "Music hath Charms" 1/20/1961

"Rosemary Clooney Show, The" (1956) TV Series

Conquest of Space (aka Mars Project) (1955) (uncredited)

"Orchid Award, The" (1953)

"Bob Hope Show, The" (1952) playing "Herself" 3/10/1957

"Robert Q. Lewis Show, The" (1950) TV Series .... Regular