Mitzi or Mitzy is a feminine given name of
German origin. Originally a
nickname for girls named
Maria in
German-speaking populations, Mitzi became a given name in its own right, even outside of Germany. Several early-20th-century American actresses chose it as part of their
stage name
A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
, for example
Mitzi Green and
Mitzi Gaynor, increasing its popularity. In the
United States, Mitzi first appeared on the
Social Security Administration's list of the top 1000 most popular names for baby girls in 1930, peaked in 1955, and has since fallen out of favor, dropping off the list entirely after 1979.
People
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Mitzi Cajayon
Mary Mitzi Lim Cajayon-Uy (born May 6, 1978), also known as Mitch Cajayon-Uy, is a Filipino politician who is the incumbent representative from the 2nd District of Caloocan in the House of Representatives of the Philippines since 2022 and previo ...
(born 1978), Filipino politician
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Mitzi Cunliffe
Mitzi Solomon Cunliffe (January 1, 1918 – December 30, 2006) was an American sculptor. She was most famous for designing the golden trophy in the shape of a theatrical mask that would go on to represent the British Academy of Film and Televisi ...
(1918–2006), American sculptor
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Mitzi Gaynor (born 1931), American actress, singer and dancer born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber
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Mitzi Green (1920–1969), American child actress born Elizabeth Keno
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Mitzi Hajos
Mitzi Hajos (April 27, 1889 – June 1, 1970), sometimes written as Mizzi Hajos, was a Hungarian-born American stage performer, specializing in comic and musical roles.
Early life
Magdalena "Mitzi" Hajos was born in 1889 (some sources give 1891, ...
(1889–1970), Hungarian born American actress
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Mitzi Kapture (born 1962), American actress
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Mitzy Larue
Mitcy Larue is a member of the National Assembly of Seychelles. A teacher by profession, she is a member of the Seychelles People's Progressive Front, and was first elected to the Assembly in 1993. She served as the Minister of Family from 20 ...
, a member of the National Assembly of Seychelles
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Mitzi Mayfair
Mitzi Mayfair (born Juanita Emylyn Pique; June 6, 1914 – May 1976) was an American dancer and stage and film actress.
Life and career
Born in Fulton, Kentucky, she grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1936, she told a ''Harvard Crimson'' ...
(1914–1976), stage name of American dancer and actress Emylyn Pique
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Mitzi McCall
Mitzi McCall is an American comedian and actress.
Life and career
Television
In the early 1950s, then known as Mitzi Steiner, McCall had the ''Kiddie Castle'' program on KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received national attention in 1 ...
(born 1932), American comedienne and actress.
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Mitzi Shore, co-founder and operator of the Los Angeles comedy club The Comedy Store and mother of comedian and actor Pauly Shore
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Montgomery McFate (born 1966), nicknamed "Mitzy", cultural anthropologist and defense and national security analyst
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Maria Reiter
Maria Josepha Reiter (23 December 1911 – 28 July 1992), known as "Mimi" or "Mitzi", was associated romantically with Adolf Hitler in the late 1920s. She told her story to the German periodical '' Stern'' in 1959.
Early life
Reiter was the daugh ...
(1911–1992), known as "Mitzi", associated romantically with Adolf Hitler in the late 1920s
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Mitzy (fashion designer) (born 1955), Mexican fashion designer born Cebedeo García Cárdenas
Fictional characters
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Mitzi, in the 1921 Broadway play ''Blossom Time''
*Mitzi, in the 1950 Agatha Christie novel ''
A Murder Is Announced''
*Mitzi, in the 1932 film ''
One Hour with You''
*Mitzi, in the 1994 film ''
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' and the subsequent musical
*Mitzi Mozzarella, the Animatronic Cheerleader Mouse in
The Rock-afire Explosion Music Show
*Mitzy, in the 1998 animated series ''
The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs''
*Miss Mitzi, in the 2004 Peter Chelsom movie ''
Shall We Dance Shall We Dance may refer to:
Films
* ''Shall We Dance'' (1937 film), a Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical
* ''Shall We Dance?'' (1996 film), a Japanese film about ballroom dancing
* ''Shall We Dance?'' (2004 film), an American remake of the ...
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*Mitzi, in the 1986–1993 series ''
Under the Umbrella Tree
''Under the Umbrella Tree'' is a Canadian children's television series created by Noreen Young that originally aired on CBC from 1987 to 1993. It was produced by CBC and Noreen Young Productions, and later by The Disney Channel, which began ...
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*Mitzi, in the 2004 animated series
Winx Club
''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...
*Mitzi Nohara, the mother of Shin-Chan in the Funimation English dub of ''
Crayon Shin-chan'' in 2005
*Mitzi, a skunk in the third season of the animated television series ''
Littlest Pet Shop''
*Spritzy Mitzi, in an episode of ''
Doc McStuffins''
*Mitzi, in the life-simulation videogame ''
Animal Crossing''
*Mitzi, in the 2012 psychological horror game ''
The Cat Lady''
* Mitzi, in the 2019 film ''
The Queen's Corgi''
*Mitzi Schildkraut-Fabelman, in the 2022 film ''
The Fabelmans'', based on director
Steven Spielberg's mother Leah Adler.
See also
*Mitzie, the dolphin who played Flipper in
''Flipper'' (1963 film)
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Mizzi (disambiguation) Mizzi is a surname of Maltese people, Maltese origin. It may refer to:
As a surname
*Amy Mizzi (born 1983), Australian actress
*Bice Mizzi (1899–1985), Maltese pianist
*Dennis Mizzi (born 1964), former Maltese professional footballer
*Enrico Mizz ...
References
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