Mitzi Green
Born
October 22, 1920
Died
May 24, 1969 (48 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Mitzi Green, also known as Mitze Green, was born Elizabeth Keno in The Bronx on October 22, 1920. At age 3, she began appearing in her parents' vaudeville act. In the early 1930s, she starred in several popular films with Paramount Pictures, including Tom Sawyer (1930) and Huckleberry Finn (1931). She became known as "Little Mitzi," and she was the first child star to sign for a multi-picture contract with Paramount. Green had a natural talent for comedy and mimicry, and audiences were impressed by her uncanny imitations of Greta Garbo and George Arliss. She was also a gifted singer, performing two songs in Girl Crazy (1932). But her career as "Little Mitzi" would not last. Green matured quickly, and at age 14 she was cast in an adult role in Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934), which marked the end of her career as a child star. Green left Hollywood and spent the next several years performing on Broadway and in night clubs. She starred in the original Broadway production of Rogers' and Hart's Babes in Arms, where she introduced the classic song "My Funny Valentine." During this time she appeared in only one film, Santa Fe Trail (1940), in which she had a bit part. Green's career as an adult star in Hollywood began in 1952, when she re-emerged on screen in Lost in Alaska (1952), opposite Abbott and Costello. She also appeared in Bloodhounds of Broadway (1952) and the sitcom So This Is Hollywood (1955), in which she played a perceptive stunt woman. After many years of retirement, Green died of cancer on May 24, 1969, in Huntington Beach, California. She was 48. She is buried in Eden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, California.

Bloodhounds of Broadway
'52nd Tessie' Sammis
1952

Lost in Alaska
Rosette
1952

The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (1 episode)
1948

Santa Fe Trail
Girl at Wedding (uncredited)
1940

Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round
Mitzi
1934

Little Orphan Annie
Annie
1932

Hollywood on Parade No. A-1
Self
1932

Girl Crazy
Tessie Deegan
1932

Huckleberry Finn
Becky Thatcher
1931

Newly Rich
Daisy Tate
1931

Screen Snapshots (Series 10, No. 8)
Self
1931

Dude Ranch
Alice Merridew
1931

Skippy
Eloise
1931

The Stolen Jools
Little Mitzi
1931

Finn and Hattie
Mildred Haddock
1931

Tom Sawyer
Becky Thatcher
1930

The Santa Fe Trail
Emily
1930

Love Among the Millionaires
Penelope 'Penny' Whipple
1930

Paramount on Parade
Herself
1930

Honey
Doris
1930

The Marriage Playground
Zinnie Wheater
1929