Debbie Reynolds
Acting
Born: April 1, 1932 · El Paso, Texas, USA
Died: December 28, 2016 (aged 84)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
Family Guy
1999
Singin' in the Rain
1952
The Bodyguard
1992
One for the Money
2012
Behind the Candelabra
2013
Rugrats
1991
In & Out
1997
Return to Halloweentown
2006
Halloweentown
1998
Will & Grace
1998
Kim Possible
2002
Photos (9)
Movies (67)
The Bodyguard
Debbie Reynolds
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Debbie Reynolds (voice)
Singin' in the Rain
Kathy Selden
How the West Was Won
Lilith Prescott
Behind the Candelabra
Frances
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Lulu Pickles (voice)
In & Out
Berniece Brackett
Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
Aggie Cromwell
One for the Money
Grandma Mazur
Heaven & Earth
Eugenia
Return to Halloweentown
Aggie Cromwell
Halloweentown High
Aggie Cromwell
Halloweentown
Aggie Cromwell
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
Mrs. Claus / Mitzi / Mrs. Prancer / School Teacher (voice)
The Gazebo
Nell Nash
Hit the Deck
Carol Pace
Three Little Words
Helen Kane
That's Dancing!
1985
June Bride
Boo's Girlfriend at Wedding
Tammy and the Bachelor
Tammy
The Tender Trap
Julie Gillis
Divorce American Style
Barbara Harmon
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
Molly Brown
The Second Time Around
Lu Rogers
Athena
Minerva
The Rat Race
Peggy Brown
The Catered Affair
Jane Hurley
Meet Me in Las Vegas
Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
Goodbye Charlie
Charlie Sorel / Virginia Mason
It Started with a Kiss
Maggie Putnam
How Sweet It Is!
Jenny
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
Pepe
Debbie Reynolds
Mother
Beatrice Henderson
The Mating Game
Mariette Larkin
Give a Girl a Break
Suzy Doolittle
Susan Slept Here
Susan Beaurgard Landis
The Singing Nun
Sister Ann
Mary, Mary
Mary McKellaway
Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
Amanda Cody
Two Weeks with Love
Melba Robinson
These Old Broads
Piper Grayson
This Happy Feeling
Janet Blake
What's the Matter with Helen?
Adelle
I Love Melvin
Judy LeRoy
Bundle of Joy
Polly Parish
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
Lulu Pickles (voice)
The Christmas Wish
Ruth
My Six Loves
Janice Courtney
The Pleasure of His Company
Jessica Poole
Mr. Imperium
Gwen
Zack and Reba
Beulah Blanton
Wedding Bell Blues
Debbie Reynolds
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Skirts Ahoy!
Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
Virtual Mom
Gwen
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
Pansy Hammer
Say One for Me
Holly LeMaise
Battling for Baby
Helen
The Jill & Tony Curtis Story
2008
Sadie and Son
Sadie
Couples Do It Debbie's Way
1988
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
Maureen O'Grady
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice
Challenge the Wilderness
Narrator (uncredited)
In the Picture
Aunt Lilith
TV Shows (21)
Family Guy
Mrs. Wilson (voice) · 1 eps
Rugrats
Lulu Pickles (voice) · 2 eps
The Love Boat
Sheila Evans · 2 eps
The Love Boat
Doris Talbert · 1 eps
Kim Possible
Nana Possible (voice) · 4 eps
The Golden Girls
Truby · 1 eps
Alice
1 eps
Wings
Deedee Chappel · 1 eps
The Penguins of Madagascar
Granny Squirrel (voice) · 1 eps
Will & Grace
Bobbi Adler · 12 eps
Touched by an Angel
Betty Poplovich · 1 eps
Hotel
1 eps
The 7D
Grandmommers Whimsical (voice) · 1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
1 eps
MGM Parade
2 eps
Roseanne
1 eps
Bracken's World
1 eps
The Sonny and Cher Show
2 eps
First Monday
1 eps
Aloha Paradise
Sydney Chase · 8 eps
Jennifer Slept Here
Alice Farrell · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (74)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 10 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Hostess · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist · 10 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
The Talk
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Memoriam (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Intimate Portrait
Self · 1 eps
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest / Various Characters · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 7 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 4 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 6 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Recipient · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 6 eps
This Is Your Life
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 3 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
American Bandstand
Self · 2 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 1 eps
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
Self · 2 eps
Madame's Place
Self · 1 eps
The DuPont Show of the Week
Self · 1 eps
Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters
Self · 1 eps
Bravo Profiles
Self · 1 eps
That's Entertainment! III
Self - Host
That's Entertainment!
Self - Host / Narrator
Commitment to Life
Self (archive footage)
Connie and Carla
Herself
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
Self
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
Self
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
Self
Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Self
A Star Is Born World Premiere
Self
The Brothers Warner
Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
Self
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Broadway
Herself
Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
Self (archive footage)
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Herself
Wedding Bell Blues
Self
Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Self
Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God?
Self (archive footage)
Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
Self
Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
Herself
Do It Debbie's Way
Self
The Story of a Dress
Self
Cinerama Adventure
Self
What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
Self
Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
Self
The People's Command Performance: '77
Self
Committed
Self
Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children
Self