Debbie Reynolds

Birthday: 1932-04-01
Deathday: 2016-03-11
Birthplace: El Paso, Texas, USA
Gender: Female
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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.

Career Statisics

Season Age Movie Role Result Points
1965 33 The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) Leading Actress Nom 0
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Transaction History

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Credits

Year Title Character
2016-03-11 The Slippers
2013-05-26 Behind the Candelabra Frances
2012-09-28 In the Picture Aunt Lilith
2012-01-26 One for the Money Grandma Mazur
2006-10-20 Return to Halloweentown Agatha Cromwell
2004-10-08 Halloweentown High Aggie Cromwell
2002-12-21 Rugrats: Babies in Toyland Lulu Pickles (voice)
2001-10-12 Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge Agatha Cromwell
2001-02-12 These Old Broads Piper Grayson
2000-11-17 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Lulu Pickles (voice)
2000-01-01 Virtual Mom Gwen
1999-11-21 A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story Shirlee Allison
1998-12-06 The Christmas Wish Ruth
1998-11-10 Halloweentown Aggie Cromwell
1998-11-01 Zack and Reba Beulah Blanton
1998-10-16 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie Mrs. Claus / Mitzi / Mrs. Prancer / School Teacher (voice)
1998-05-19 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Debbie Reynolds (voice)
1997-09-10 In & Out Berniece Brackett
1996-12-25 Mother Beatrice Henderson
1996-10-18 Wedding Bell Blues Debbie Reynolds
1993-12-25 Heaven & Earth Eugenia
1992-11-25 The Bodyguard Debbie Reynolds
1992-01-12 Battling for Baby Helen
1989-04-09 Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder Amanda Cody
1988-01-01 Couples Do It Debbie's Way
1987-10-21 Sadie and Son Sadie
1985-01-18 That's Dancing!
1981-01-01 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Alice (voice)
1973-03-01 Charlotte's Web Charlotte (voice)
1971-06-30 What's the Matter with Helen? Adelle Bruckner
1968-08-21 How Sweet It Is! Jenny
1967-06-21 Divorce American Style Barbara Harmon
1966-03-17 The Singing Nun Sister Ann
1964-11-18 Goodbye Charlie Charlie Sorel / Virginia Mason
1964-06-11 The Unsinkable Molly Brown Molly Brown
1963-10-24 Mary, Mary Mary McKellaway
1963-04-03 My Six Loves Janice Courtney
1962-12-20 The Andy Williams Christmas Show
1962-11-02 How the West Was Won Lilith Prescott
1961-12-22 The Second Time Around Lu Rogers
1961-06-01 The Pleasure of His Company Jessica Poole
1960-12-21 Pepe Debbie Reynolds
1960-07-10 The Rat Race Peggy Brown
1960-01-15 The Gazebo Nell Nash
1959-08-19 It Started with a Kiss Maggie Putnam
1959-06-19 Say One for Me Holly LeMaise
1959-04-29 The Mating Game Mariette Larkin
1958-06-18 This Happy Feeling Janet Blake
1957-06-14 Tammy and the Bachelor Tammy Tyree
1956-12-12 Bundle of Joy Polly Parish
1956-06-14 The Catered Affair Jane Hurley
1956-03-09 Meet Me in Las Vegas Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
1955-11-04 The Tender Trap Julie Gillis
1955-02-24 Hit the Deck Carol Pace
1954-11-04 Athena Minerva Mulvain
1954-07-28 Susan Slept Here Susan Beaurgard Landis
1953-11-13 Give a Girl a Break Suzy Doolittle
1953-08-14 The Affairs of Dobie Gillis Pansy Hammer
1953-03-20 I Love Melvin Judy Schneider / Judy LeRoy
1952-05-28 Skirts Ahoy! Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
1952-04-09 Singin' in the Rain Kathy Selden
1951-03-02 Mr. Imperium Gwen
1950-11-10 Two Weeks with Love Melba Robinson
1950-07-12 Three Little Words Helen Kane
1950-04-29 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Maureen O'Grady
1948-10-29 June Bride Boo's Girlfriend at Wedding