Debbie Reynolds
Biography
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.
Known For
Kathy Selden
Singin' in the Rain
Debbie Reynolds
The Bodyguard
Nell Nash
The Gazebo
Debbie Reynolds (voice)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Berniece Brackett
In & Out
Eugenia
Heaven & Earth
Lilith Prescott
How the West Was Won
Mrs. Claus / Mitzi / Mrs. Prancer / School Teacher (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Beatrice Henderson
Mother
Agatha Cromwell
Return to Halloweentown
Agatha Cromwell
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
Aggie Cromwell
Halloweentown
Aggie Cromwell
Halloweentown High
Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
Debbie Reynolds
Wedding Bell Blues
Adelle Bruckner
What's the Matter with Helen?
Helen Kane
Three Little Words
Molly Brown
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Tammy Tyree
Tammy and the Bachelor
Polly Parish
Bundle of Joy
Julie Gillis
The Tender Trap
Charlotte (voice)
Charlotte's Web
Mariette Larkin
The Mating Game
Melba Robinson
Two Weeks with Love
Ruth
The Christmas Wish
Lulu Pickles (voice)
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Judy Schneider / Judy LeRoy
I Love Melvin
Sister Ann
The Singing Nun
Susan Beaurgard Landis
Susan Slept Here
Charlie Sorel / Virginia Mason
Goodbye Charlie
Debbie Reynolds
Pepe
Grandma Mazur
One for the Money
Piper Grayson
These Old Broads
Beulah Blanton
Zack and Reba
Barbara Harmon
Divorce American Style
Peggy Brown
The Rat Race
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Jane Hurley
The Catered Affair
Boo's Girlfriend at Wedding
June Bride
Minerva Mulvain
Athena
Jessica Poole
The Pleasure of His Company
Holly LeMaise
Say One for Me
Lu Rogers
The Second Time Around
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Helen
Battling for Baby
Mary McKellaway
Mary, Mary
Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Janet Blake
This Happy Feeling
Carol Pace
Hit the Deck
Suzy Doolittle
Give a Girl a Break
Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
Skirts Ahoy!
Maureen O'Grady
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Frances
Behind the Candelabra
Self (archive footage)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Janice Courtney
My Six Loves
Maggie Putnam
It Started with a Kiss
Pansy Hammer
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Self
Cinerama Adventure
Amanda Cody
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Jenny
How Sweet It Is!
Narrator (uncredited)
Challenge the Wilderness
The Andy Williams Christmas Show
Self (archive footage)
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Herself
Connie and Carla
Self
The Story of a Dress
Self - Host / Narrator
That's Entertainment!
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
The Slippers
Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self - Co-Host / Narrator
That's Entertainment! III
Gwen
Mr. Imperium
Self
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Shirlee Allison
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
(archive footage)
That's Entertainment, Part II
Herself
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
The Brothers Warner
Herself
The Best of Broadway
Lulu Pickles (voice)
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
Sadie
Sadie and Son
Self (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
Herself
Keepers of the Frame
Aunt Lilith
In the Picture
Self
Do It Debbie's Way
Self
Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children
Alice (voice)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Gwen
Virtual Mom
That's Dancing!
Self
Tony Curtis - le gamin de Bronx
Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Couples Do It Debbie's Way
Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Self
Committed
Herself
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Self (archive footage)
Sœur Sourire : Qui a tué la voix de Dieu ?
Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self (archive photos/voice)
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
108
Gender
Female
Birthday
1932-04-01
Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Дебби Рейнольдс