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.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	9.248
Birthday	1932-04-01
Place of Birth	El Paso, Texas, USA
Also Known As	Дебби Рейнольдс, Mary Frances Reynolds,

Singin' in the Rain

The Bodyguard

The Gazebo

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

In & Out

Heaven & Earth

How the West Was Won

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

Mother

Return to Halloweentown

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge

Halloweentown

Halloweentown High

The People's Command Performance: '77

Wedding Bell Blues

What's the Matter with Helen?

Three Little Words

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

Tammy and the Bachelor

Bundle of Joy

The Tender Trap

Charlotte's Web

The Mating Game

Two Weeks with Love

The Christmas Wish

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie

I Love Melvin

The Singing Nun

Susan Slept Here

Goodbye Charlie

Pepe

One for the Money

These Old Broads

Zack and Reba

Divorce American Style

The Rat Race

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

The Catered Affair

June Bride

Athena

The Pleasure of His Company

Say One for Me

The Second Time Around

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood

Battling for Baby

Mary, Mary

Meet Me in Las Vegas

This Happy Feeling

Hit the Deck

Give a Girl a Break

Skirts Ahoy!

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady

Behind the Candelabra

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

My Six Loves

It Started with a Kiss

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis

Cinerama Adventure

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder

How Sweet It Is!

Challenge the Wilderness

The Andy Williams Christmas Show

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'

Connie and Carla

The Story of a Dress

That's Entertainment!

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood

The Slippers

Tab Hunter Confidential

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

That's Entertainment! III

Mr. Imperium

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'

A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History