
Cast
Debbie Reynolds
Acting
Cast
Debbie Reynolds
Known for
Acting
Born
1932-04-01
From
El Paso, Texas, USA
Died
2016-12-28
Also known as Mary Frances 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. 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.

The Bodyguard
as Debbie Reynolds

Singin' in the Rain
as Kathy Selden

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
as Debbie Reynolds (voice)

How the West Was Won
as Lilith Prescott

In & Out
as Berniece Brackett

Halloweentown High
as Agatha 'Aggie' Cromwell

Heaven & Earth
as Eugenia

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
as Agatha 'Aggie' Cromwell

Behind the Candelabra
as Frances

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
as Lulu Pickles (voice)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
as Mrs. Claus / Mitzi / Mrs. Prancer / School Teacher (voice)

Tab Hunter Confidential
as Self

Return to Halloweentown
as Agatha 'Aggie' Cromwell

One for the Money
as Grandma Mazur

June Bride
as Boo's Girlfriend at Wedding

The Gazebo
as Nell Nash

Mother
as Beatrice Henderson

Halloweentown
as Agatha 'Aggie' Cromwell

Charlotte's Web
as Charlotte (voice)

That's Entertainment! III
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator

Mondo Hollywood

That's Entertainment!
as Self - Host / Narrator

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self

Mr. Imperium
as Gwen

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
as Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self

These Old Broads
as Piper Grayson

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
as Self

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)

Connie and Carla
as Herself

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pepe
as Debbie Reynolds

That's Dancing!

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)

A Star Is Born World Premiere
as Self

That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
as Self

The Singing Nun
as Sister Ann

Susan Slept Here
as Susan Beaurgard Landis

Athena
as Minerva

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
as Amanda Cody

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
as Herself

Goodbye Charlie
as Charlie Sorel / Virginia Mason

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
as Molly Brown

The Mating Game
as Mariette Larkin

The Tender Trap
as Julie Gillis

The Christmas Wish
as Ruth

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
as Self

Two Weeks with Love
as Melba Robinson

Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
as Lulu Pickles (voice)

Meet Me in Las Vegas
as Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)

Divorce American Style
as Barbara Harmon

Bob Hope's World of Comedy
as Self (archive footage)

The Rat Race
as Peggy Brown

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)

Zack and Reba
as Beulah Blanton

Hit the Deck
as Carol Pace

Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)

How Sweet It Is!
as Jenny

Wedding Bell Blues
as Debbie Reynolds

Wedding Bell Blues
as Self

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
as Self

Tammy and the Bachelor
as Tammy Tyree

The Catered Affair
as Jane Hurley

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
as Self

What's the Matter with Helen?
as Adelle Bruckner

Skirts Ahoy!
as Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
as Self

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
as Pansy Hammer

Bundle of Joy
as Polly Parish

The Second Time Around
as Lu Rogers

I Love Melvin
as Judy Schneider / Judy LeRoy

Say One for Me
as Holly LeMaise

Three Little Words
as Helen Kane

This Happy Feeling
as Janet Blake

The Best of Broadway
as Herself

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
as Self

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
as Maureen O'Grady

The Pleasure of His Company
as Jessica Poole

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self

It Started with a Kiss
as Maggie Putnam

Mary, Mary
as Mary McKellaway

The Brothers Warner
as Self

My Six Loves
as Janice Courtney

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
as Self

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
as Self (archive footage)

A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
as Shirlee Allison

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
as Self

Virtual Mom
as Gwen

Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God?
as Self (archive footage)

The People's Command Performance: '77
as Self

Give a Girl a Break
as Suzy Doolittle

Committed
as Self

Do It Debbie's Way
as Self

Sadie and Son
as Sadie

The Story of a Dress
as Self

Battling for Baby
as Helen

The Slippers

Keepers of the Frame
as Herself

Couples Do It Debbie's Way

Cinerama Adventure
as Self

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

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Alice

Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
as Herself

Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children
as Self

Challenge the Wilderness
as Narrator (uncredited)

The Jill & Tony Curtis Story

In the Picture
as Aunt Lilith