Debbie Reynolds: her life and career in pictures | Film
The actor, singer and dancer has died at the age of 84. Best known for Singin in the Rain, here we look back at her life and her decades-long stage and screen career Debbie Reynolds, 85, dies a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher Debbie Reynolds obituary Debbie Reynolds, the Hollywood aristocrat who was
Debbie Reynolds: her life and career – in pictures
Reynolds during bowling practice for a team she captained in Culver City, California, on 19 April 1951. Watching Debbie is another member of the team, Kay Brown, left. In the background are, from left to right: Dick Anderson, Camille Williams, Rita Moreno and Dan Foster. The team was sponsored by singer Vic Damone.
On 26 September 1955, Reynolds married singer Eddie Fisher in Grossinger, New York. The ceremony was reportedly three minutes long and performed by a county court judge.
Leslie Nielsen, Debbie Reynolds and Mildred Natwick in the first instalment of the Tammy film series. This was Reynolds’ only turn as Tammy (Sandra Dee and Debbie Watson took over the role in later instalments).
Reynolds starred in this sweeping epic alongside Gregory Peck (pictured), James Stewart, John Wayne, Carolyn Jones, Henry Fonda and a host of other stars.
Reynolds was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for best actress for her role in this film about the life of one of the survivors of the Titanic. She is pictured here with her co-star Harve Presnell.
Debbie Reynolds with her second husband, Harry Karl, at the 1966 Academy Awards in Los Angeles, back when the Oscars weren’t quite so glitzy. The couple were married from 1960 to 1973.
Reynolds, who starred in this Broadway musical, pictured with the then governor of California, Ronald Reagan, and Nancy Reagan, backstage at the Minskoff theatre, Broadway, at 45th Street, on 9 May 1973. Reynolds received a Tony award nomination for best lead performance for her role in the show.
Reynolds, second from right, watches as singer Tom Jones, centre, cuts a cake to celebrate his 34th birthday, 6 June 1974, at a party held backstage at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. Also pictured (left to right) are Joan Rivers, Joey Heatherton, Sonny Bono, Dionne Warwicke and Liberace.
Reynolds appeared in three episodes of The Love Boat, two in season four and one in season six. She is pictured here with the show’s star, Gavin MacLeod.
Reynolds was nominated for the Golden Globe for best performance by an actress in a motion picture – comedy or musical for her role in this comedy as a mother whose son moves back home after his second divorce. She is pictured here with her co-star Albert Brooks.
Reynolds had a recurring guest role as Grace’s mother in this long-running sitcom and she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her work. Pictured here with the stars of Will & Grace, Debra Messing and Eric McCormack.
Written by Reynolds’ daughter, Carrie Fisher, TV movie These Old Broads starred Reynolds, far left, alongside Elizabeth Taylor, Shirley MacLaine and Joan Collins.
Reynolds played Liberace’s mother in this Steven Soderbergh-directed biopic about the pianist. Reynolds was friends with Liberace for a time in Las Vegas, even singing with him on stage.
Debbie Reynolds with her dog Dwight in Beverly Hills, California, in May 2013. In 2016 she was awarded the Jean Hersholt humanitarian award at the Academy Awards – given to an individual whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry – for her work helping to combat and increase awareness of mental health issues.
