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person_profile-Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds Died at age: 84

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Debbie Reynolds

Date of Birth:

Apr 01, 1932

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Dec 28, 2016

Biography of

Debbie Reynolds

    Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, businesswoman, film historian, and humanitarian. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portrayal of Helen Kane in the 1950 film Three Little Words, and her breakout role was her first leading role, as Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Other successes include The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953), Susan Slept Here (1954), Bundle of Joy (1956 Golden Globe nomination), The Catered Affair (1956 National Board of Review Best Supporting Actress Winner), and Tammy and the Bachelor (1957), in which her performance of the song "Tammy" reached number one on the Billboard music charts.[1] In 1959, she released her first pop music album, titled Debbie.

    She starred in How the West Was Won (1963), and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), a biographical film about the famously boisterous Molly Brown. Her performance as Brown earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Her other films include The Singing Nun (1966), Divorce American Style (1967), What's the Matter with Helen? (1971), Charlotte's Web (1973), Mother (1996) (Golden Globe nomination), and In & Out (1997). Reynolds was also a cabaret performer. In 1979 she founded the Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio in North Hollywood, which still operates today.

    In 1969 she starred on television in the eponymous The Debbie Reynolds Show, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. In 1973 Reynolds starred in a Broadway revival of the musical Irene and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical. She was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her performance in A Gift of Love (1999) and an Emmy Award for playing Grace's mother Bobbi on Will & Grace. At the turn of the millennium, Reynolds reached a new younger generation with her role as Aggie Cromwell in Disney's Halloweentown series. In 1988 she released her autobiography titled, Debbie: My Life. In 2013, she released a second autobiography, Unsinkable: A Memoir.

    Reynolds also had several business ventures, including ownership of a dance studio and a Las Vegas hotel and casino, and she was an avid collector of film memorabilia, beginning with items purchased at the landmark 1970 MGM auction. She served as president of The Thalians, an organization dedicated to mental health causes. Reynolds continued to perform successfully on stage, television, and film into her eighties. In January 2015, Reynolds received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. In 2016 she received the Academy Awards Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. In the same year, a documentary about her life was released titled Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds; the film premiered on HBO on January 7, 2017.

    On December 28, 2016, Reynolds was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center following a medical emergency, which her son Todd Fisher later described as a "severe stroke". She died that afternoon, one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher.

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Debbie Reynolds

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Filmography of

Debbie Reynolds

Found 99 Movies in total

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2024

... 2021

Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God?

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2021

... 2017

... 2015

Committed

Self ( Actor )

... 2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2014

Behind the Candelabra

Frances ( Actor )

... 2013

... 2012

One for the Money

Grandma Mazur ( Actor )

... 2012

... 2009

... 2009

The Brothers Warner

Self ( Actor )

... 2008

... 2008

... 2007

Return to Halloweentown

Agatha Cromwell ( Actor )

... 2006

Halloweentown High

Aggie Cromwell ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2004

Connie and Carla

Herself ( Actor )

... 2004

... 2003

Rugrats: Babies in Toyland

Lulu Pickles (voice) ( Actor )

... 2002

... 2002

Cinerama Adventure

Self ( Actor )

... 2002

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

Agatha Cromwell ( Actor )

... 2001

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2001

These Old Broads

Piper Grayson ( Actor )

... 2001

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

Lulu Pickles (voice) ( Actor )

... 2000

Virtual Mom

Gwen ( Actor )

... 2000

The Christmas Wish

Ruth ( Actor )

... 1998

Halloweentown

Aggie Cromwell ( Actor )

... 1998

Zack and Reba

Beulah Blanton ( Actor )

... 1998

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

Mrs. Claus / Mitzi / Mrs. Prancer / School Teacher (voice) ( Actor )

... 1998

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Self (voice) ( Actor )

... 1998

In & Out

Berniece Brackett ( Actor )

... 1997

... 1997

Mother

Beatrice Henderson ( Actor )

... 1996

Wedding Bell Blues

Debbie Reynolds ( Actor )

... 1996

That's Entertainment! III

Self - Co-Host / Narrator ( Actor )

... 1994

Heaven & Earth

Eugenia ( Actor )

... 1993

... 1993

The Bodyguard

Debbie Reynolds ( Actor )

... 1992

Battling for Baby

Helen ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1989

... 1988

Sadie and Son

Sadie ( Actor )

... 1987

... 1987

The Best of Broadway

Herself ( Actor )

... 1985

... 1985

Do It Debbie's Way

Self ( Actor )

... 1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1983

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1982

... 1978

... 1977

That's Entertainment, Part II

(archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1976

That's Entertainment!

Self - Host / Narrator ( Actor )

... 1974

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte (voice) ( Actor )

... 1973

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1972

What's the Matter with Helen?

Adelle Bruckner ( Actor )

... 1971

... 1969

How Sweet It Is!

Jenny ( Actor )

... 1968

Divorce American Style

Barbara Harmon ( Actor )

... 1967

The Singing Nun

Sister Ann ( Actor )

... 1966

Goodbye Charlie

Charlie Sorel / Virginia Mason ( Actor )

... 1964

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Molly Brown ( Actor )

... 1964

Mary, Mary

Mary McKellaway ( Actor )

... 1963

Hollywood Without Make-Up

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1963

My Six Loves

Janice Courtney ( Actor )

... 1963

... 1962

How the West Was Won

Lilith Prescott ( Actor )

... 1962

The Second Time Around

Lu Rogers ( Actor )

... 1961

The Pleasure of His Company

Jessica Poole ( Actor )

... 1961

Pepe

Debbie Reynolds ( Actor )

... 1960

The Rat Race

Peggy Brown ( Actor )

... 1960

The Gazebo

Nell Nash ( Actor )

... 1960

... 1960

It Started with a Kiss

Maggie Putnam ( Actor )

... 1959

Say One for Me

Holly LeMaise ( Actor )

... 1959

The Mating Game

Mariette Larkin ( Actor )

... 1959

This Happy Feeling

Janet Blake ( Actor )

... 1958

Tammy and the Bachelor

Tammy Tyree ( Actor )

... 1957

Bundle of Joy

Polly Parish ( Actor )

... 1956

The Catered Affair

Jane Hurley ( Actor )

... 1956

Meet Me in Las Vegas

Debbie Reynolds (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1956

The Tender Trap

Julie Gillis ( Actor )

... 1955

Hit the Deck

Carol Pace ( Actor )

... 1955

Athena

Minerva Mulvain ( Actor )

... 1954

Susan Slept Here

Susan Beaurgard Landis ( Actor )

... 1954

Give a Girl a Break

Suzy Doolittle ( Actor )

... 1953

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

Pansy Hammer ( Actor )

... 1953

I Love Melvin

Judy Schneider / Judy LeRoy ( Actor )

... 1953

Skirts Ahoy!

Debbie Reynolds (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1952

Singin' in the Rain

Kathy Selden ( Actor )

... 1952

Mr. Imperium

Gwen ( Actor )

... 1951

Two Weeks with Love

Melba Robinson ( Actor )

... 1950

Three Little Words

Helen Kane ( Actor )

... 1950

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

Maureen O'Grady ( Actor )

... 1950

June Bride

Boo's Girlfriend at Wedding ( Actor )

... 1948