Debbie Reynolds
American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016) · United States · Actors · Died at 84
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Something wrong?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.
A life in dates
Behind the CandelabraFilm, 2013Frances2010
The TalkSeries2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StoryFilm2008
The Penguins of MadagascarSeries, Granny Squirrel (voice)2004
Connie and CarlaFilm, Herself2000
Rugrats in Paris: The MovieFilm, Lulu Pickles (voice)1999
Family GuySeries, Mrs. Wilson (voice)1997Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion PictureAward1996
MotherFilm, Beatrice Henderson1994
Touched by an AngelSeries, Betty Poplovich1993
Heaven & EarthFilm, Eugenia1991
RugratsSeries, Lulu Pickles (voice)1982
Late Night with David LettermanSeries1976“I do a lot of things wrong. I lose my temper, and I hate waiting in line, but do I take drugs? No. Do I run around deploring the world? No. I'm just not into it.”In their wordsSeptember 1976As cited by Tinkerbelle (Jeri Lee Veronica Visser) in with Debbie and Tinker", Interview magazine (September 1976)
AliceSeries, 1976
That's Entertainment, Part IIFilm, 1976(archive footage)1973
Charlotte's WebFilm, Charlotte (voice)1968
The Dick Cavett ShowSeries1966
The Singing NunFilm, Sister Ann1962
How the West Was WonFilm, Lilith Prescott1957
Tammy and the BachelorFilm, Tammy1956National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting ActressAward
Tony AwardsSeries, 19561955Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearAward
The Tender TrapFilm, 1955Julie Gillis1952
Singin' in the RainFilm, Kathy Selden1944
Golden Globe AwardsSeries1932Born1 April 1932Also in Deutsch
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Reynolds (right) with her grandmother O. Harman (center) and father Ray Reynolds in 1955
Gene Kelly, Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor during the Singin' in the Rain trailer (1952)
Reynolds in 1998
Marquee listing Reynolds' world premiere at the Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, December 1962
Reynolds prior to performing a show in Las Vegas in 1975
Reynolds and Eddie Fisher on their wedding day, 1955
Reynolds in April 2013In their own words 10
, 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.
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SpotifyFilmography 40
ETElizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
BRBright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
TCTab Hunter ConfidentialBCBehind the Candelabra
OMOne for the MoneyTSThe Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
MPMr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
RHReturn to Halloweentown
HHHalloweentown HighCCConnie and Carla
HRHalloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
TBThese Old BroadsRMRugrats in Paris: The Movie
FVFear and Loathing in Las Vegas
HAHalloweentown
RMRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
IOIn & OutMOMother
TIThat's Entertainment! IIIHEHeaven & Earth
TBThe Bodyguard
TDThat's Dancing!TIThat's Entertainment, Part II
TEThat's Entertainment!CWCharlotte's Web
WHWhat's the Matter with Helen?
DSDivorce American StyleTNThe Singing Nun
TBThe Unsinkable Molly Brown
GCGoodbye CharlieHWHow the West Was Won
PEPepe
TGThe Gazebo
IKIt Started with a KissTBTammy and the Bachelor
TAThe Catered AffairTTThe Tender Trap
SHSusan Slept Here
IMI Love MelvinSRSingin' in the Rain174 credits on file
Television 24
TTThe Talk
RRRuPaul's Drag RaceTMThe Penguins of Madagascar
TSThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
KPKim PossibleFGFamily Guy
HSHollywood Squares
WGWill & GraceTATouched by an Angel
IPIntimate PortraitRURugrats
WIWings
TGThe Golden GirlsLLLate Night with David Letterman
TBThe Love BoatALAlice
GPGreat PerformancesTSThe Dick Cavett Show
TCThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TSThe Merv Griffin Show
TSThe Mike Douglas ShowTATony Awards
WLWhat's My Line?GAGolden Globe AwardsAwards
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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 studio in North Hollywood, and became a tireless collector of Hollywood memorabilia after the 1970 MGM auction. By the 2000s she was playing Grace's mother on Will & Grace and Aggie Cromwell in Disney's Halloweentown, reaching new generations. On December 28, 2016, one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died, Reynolds suffered a hemorrhagic stroke and was gone.
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