American actress, singer, and dancer (1932–2016)
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She danced with Gene Kelly in the rain, earned an Oscar nomination as the Titanic's most unsinkable passenger, and outlasted Hollywood's studio system by sheer force of versatility — then died one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher, a final act that sealed her place in the public memory as much as any role.
Mary Frances Reynolds broke through at eighteen as Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain (1952), a part that demanded she hold her own opposite Gene Kelly despite minimal dance training. The 1950s brought a run of musicals and comedies, including Tammy and the Bachelor (1957), where her performance of "Tammy" hit number one on the Billboard charts. Her portrayal of Margaret "Molly" Brown in The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. She moved between film, television, Broadway (a Tony nomination for Irene in 1973), and cabaret, opened a dance studi…
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I'm not as intellectual as my daughter. She says bigger words than I … I don't even know what they mean ... But she's so amusing to me and it's wonderful to be around her.
Thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved and amazing daughter.
I was a simple kid who was thrown into the wonderful world of show business. I've loved every moment. These are my recollections.
What do you do do when your heart says one thing and your head, and your lawyer, says another? I was a romantic. I put my whole heart on the line when I love someone. ...
Faith is a powerful thing to have in your repertory. ... Certainly, I'd felt despair, sometimes so much that I thought it would be easier to die.
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