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Debbie Reynolds Biography (1932-)

Born Mary Frances Reynolds, April 1, 1932, in El Paso, TX; daughter of Raymond F. (a carpenter for Southern Pacific Railroad) and Maxene Reynolds; marriedEddie Fisher (a singer and actor), September 26, 1955 (divorced, 1959); married Harry Karl (a shoe magnate and producer), November 25, 1960 (divorced, 1973); married Richard Hamlett, 1985 (divorced May, 1996); children: (first marriage) Carrie Frances (an actress and writer), Todd Emmanuel (a television director); (stepchildren from second marriage) Denise, Harrison, Tina Marie. Addresses: Office: Debbie Reynolds Studios, Attn: Margie Duncan, 6514 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91606-2409.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, singer

Birth Details

1932

El Paso, Texas, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Stars of Tomorrow, Bliss-Hayden Theatre, Los Angeles, 1952
• Title role, Irene, Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1973-74
• The Debbie Reynolds Show, London Palladium, London, 1975
• Annie Oakley, Annie Get Your Gun, Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA, 1977
• Tess Harding, Woman of the Year, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1984
• Major Tours
• Annie Oakley, Annie Get Your Gun, U.S. cities, 1977
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown, U.S. cities, 1989
• Film Appearances
• Boo's Girlfriend, June Bride, Warner Bros., 1948
• Maureen O'Grady, The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady, Warner Bros., 1950
• Helen Kane, Three Little Words, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
• Melba Robinson, Two Weeks with Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1950
• Gwen, Mr. Imperium (also known as You Belong to My Heart),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• Kathy Selden, Singin' in the Rain, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• Cameo, Skirts Ahoy!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• Judy LeRoy, I Love Melvin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
• Pansy Hammer, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
• Suzie Doolittle, Give the Girl a Break, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953
• Susan Landis, Susan Slept Here, RKO Radio Pictures, 1953
• Minerva Mulvain, Athena, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
• Carol Pace, Hit the Deck, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
• Julie Gillis, The Tender Trap, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955
• Jane Hurley, The Catered Affair (also known as Wedding Breakfast), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• Polly Parish, Bundle of Joy, RKO Radio Pictures, 1956
• Guest, Meet Me in Las Vegas (also known as Viva Las Vegas!), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• Comedienne in movie, The Rack, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956
• Tammy Tartleton, Tammy and the Bachelor (also known as Tammy), Universal, 1957
• Janet Blake, This Happy Feeling, Universal, 1958
• Mariette Larkin, The Mating Game, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
• Holly LeMaise, Say One for Me, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
• Maggie Putnam, It Started with a Kiss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
• Nell Nash, The Gazebo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
• Peggy Brown, The Rat Race, Paramount, 1960
• Cameo, Pepe, Columbia, 1960
• Jessica Poole, The Pleasure of His Company, Paramount, 1961
• Lucretia Rogers, The Second Time Around, Paramount, 1963
• Lilith Prescott, How the West Was Won, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Janice Courtney, My Six Loves, Paramount, 1963
• Mary McKellaway, Mary, Mary, Warner Bros., 1963
• Hollywood Without Make-Up, Reel Media, 1963
• Herself, The Story of a Dress, 1964
• Title role, The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• Charlie Sorel, Goodbye, Charlie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964
• Soeur Sourire, The Singing Nun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
• Barbara Harmon, Divorce, American Style, Columbia, 1967
• Jenny Henderson, How Sweet It Is!, National General Pictures, 1968
• Adelle Bruckner, What's the Matter with Helen?, United Artists, 1971
• Voice of Charlotte, Charlotte's Web (animated; also known as E.B. White's Charlotte's Web), Paramount, 1973
• Narrator (with others), That's Entertainment!, United Artists, 1974
• That's Entertainment, Part II, United Artists, 1976
• (Archive footage) That's Dancing!, 1985
• Madame, Majo no takkyubin (also known as Kiki's Delivery Service), 1989
• Herself, The Bodyguard, Warner Bros., 1992
• Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul, 1993
• Eugenia, Heaven and Earth, Warner Bros., 1993
• Host, That's Entertainment! III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
• Herself, Wedding Bell Blues, BMG Independents/Legacy Releasing, 1996
• Beatrice Henderson, Mother, Paramount, 1996
• Berniece Brackett, In and Out, Paramount, 1997
• Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's, Northern Arts, 1997
• B. Blanton, Zack and Reba, 1998
• Voice, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Universal, 1998
• Voice of Mrs. Claus, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, Good Times Entertainment, 1998
• Herself, Keepers of the Frame, 1998
• Voice, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (animated), Paramount, 2000
• Cinerama Adventure, 2002
• Connie and Carla, 2004
• Shoshana Jacovski, Fingers Walking, Entera, 2005
• Television Appearances
• Series
• The Eddie Fisher Show, NBC, 1957-59
• Debbie Thompson, The Debbie Reynolds Show (later called Debbie), NBC, 1969-70
• Sydney Chase, Aloha Paradise, ABC, 1981
• Katie Rogers, Brookside, 1987-89
• Host, Debbie Reynolds' Movie Memories, AMC, 1991
• The Real Las Vegas, 1996
• Voice of Lulu Pickles, Rugrats (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001-2004
• Movies
• Sadie Rothman, Sadie and Son, CBS, 1987
• Amanda Cody, Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder, NBC, 1989
• Helen Jeffries, Battling for Baby, CBS, 1992
• Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown, The Disney Channel, 1998
• Ruth "Gram" Martin, The Christmas Wish, ABC, 1998
• Shirlee Allison, A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story, Showtime, 1999
• Gwen, Virtual Mom, 2000
• Piper Grayson, These Old Broads, ABC, 2001
• Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (also known asHalloweentown II), The Disney Channel, 2001
• Aggie Cromwell, Halloweentown High, The Disney Channel, 2004
• Episodic
• Toast of the Town, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1964, 1966
• What's My Line?, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1961, 1964
• "I Hear America Singing," Ford Star Jubilee, 1955
• "Johnny Grant," This Is Your Life, 1960
• "USO-Wherever They Go!," The DuPont Show of the Week, 1961
• The Andy Williams Show, 1962
• The Hollywood Palace, 1965, 1970
• The Joey Bishop Show, ABC, 1967
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, 1969, 1970, 1972
• The Andy Williams Show, 1969
• "It's the Power Structure, Baby," Bracken's World, 1969
• Pat Paulsen's Half a Comedy Hour, ABC, 1970
• The Dick Cavett Show, 1970, 1976
• The Merv Griffin Show, 1970
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
• This Is Tom Jones, 1970
• The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, 1971
• Herself, The ABC Comedy Hour, ABC, 1972
• The Mike Douglas Show, 1976
• Sheila Evans, "The Promoter/The Judges/The Family Plan/Forever Engaged: Parts 1 and 2," The Love Boat, 1980
• Felicia Blake, "Sorry, Wrong Lips!," Alice, 1982
• Alice Farrell, Jennifer Slept Here, 1983
• Doris, "First Impressions/Love Finds Florence Nightingale," The Love Boat, 1983
• Barbara Farrell, "Promises to Keep," Hotel, 1986
• Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1987
• Truby Steele, "There Goes the Bride" Part 2, The Golden Girls, 1991
• Deedee Chappel, "If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother," Wings,NBC, 1994
• Audrey Conner, Roseanne, ABC, 1996
• "Live and Love in La-la Land," Carrie on Hollywood, 1996
• "Chasing the Hollywood Dream," Carrie on Hollywood, 1996
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1999, 2002
• Audrey Conner, "Arsenic and Old Mom," Roseanne, 1997
• Wheel of Fortune, 1998
• Hollywood Squares, 1998
• Bobbi Adler, "The Unsinkable Mommy Adler," Will & Grace, NBC,1999
• Bobbi Adler, "Whose Mom Is It, Anyway?," Will & Grace, NBC, 1999
• Bobbi Adler, "Lows in the Mid-Eighties," Will & Grace, NBC, 2000
• Larry King Live, CNN, 2001, 2005
• Betty Poplovich, "Manhunt," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001
• Bobbi Adler, "Moveable Feast," Will & Grace, NBC, 2001
• Katherine Seldes, "Secrets and Lies," First Monday, CBS, 2002
• "Debbie Reynolds," Private Screening, 2002
• Bobbi Adler, "Marry Me a Little, Marry Me a Little More," Will & Grace, NBC, 2002
• Conversations From the Edge with Carrie Fisher, Oxygen, 2003
• Voice of Nann Possible, "The Golden Years," Kim Possible (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
• Voice of Nann Possible, "A Very Possible Christmas," Kim Possible(animated), The Disney Channel, 2003
• Bobbi Adler, "Fanilow," Will & Grace, NBC, 2003
• Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, NBC, 2003
• Bobbie Adler, "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World," Will & Grace,NBC, 2005
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005
• Bobbi Adler, "Swish Out of Water," Will & Grace, NBC, 2005
• Also appeared in The Carol Burnett Show.
• Specials
• Operation Entertainment, NBC, 1954
• A Star Is Born World Premiere, 1954
• Light's Diamond Jubilee, 1954
• Atlantic City Holiday, 1956
• Hedda Hopper's Hollywood, NBC, 1960
• What About Linda?, 1961
• The Bob Hope Show, NBC, 1971
• Opening Night: U.S.A., CBS, 1972
• The Perry Como Sunshine Show, CBS, 1974
• Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular, NBC, 1976
• Bing! ... A 50th Anniversary Gala, CBS, 1977
• Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace, CBS, 1978
• The Bob Hope Special, NBC, 1979
• The All-Star Salute to Mother's Day, NBC, 1981
• Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope's Woman I Love--Beautiful but Funny, NBC, 1982
• Ringmaster, Circus of the Stars #7, CBS, 1982
• Broadway Plays Washington on Kennedy Center Tonight, 1982
• Bob Hope's Happy Birthday Homecoming, NBC, 1985
• The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly, 1985
• Jack Paar Is Alive and Well!, NBC, 1987
• Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood!, ABC, 1987
• The Thalians, AMC, 1991
• Stars and Stripes: Hollywood and World War II, AMC, 1991
• Larry King TNT Extra, TNT, 1991
• Bob Hope and Friends: Making New Memories (also known as Bob Hope's First Time With ...), NBC, 1991
• MGM: When the Lion Roars (also known as The MGM Story), TNT, 1992
• Legend to Legend Night, NBC, 1993
• "Betty Grable: Behind the Pin-Up," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• "Liberace: Mr. Showmanship," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• Carrie Fisher: The Hollywood Family, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• Interviewee, Debbie Reynolds (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 1995
• Las Vegas, Arts and Entertainment, 1996
• Host, All-Star Moms, CBS, 1997
• 20th Century-Fox: The First 50 Years, 1997
• Frank Sinatra: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
• Elizabeth Taylor: The E! True Hollywood Story, 1998
• Intimate Portrait: Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, Lifetime, 1998
• Intimate Portrait: Eva Gabor, Lifetime, 1999
• Ann Miller: I'm Still Here, TCM, 2000
• The Trail of the Ruby Slippers: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
• Elizabeth Taylor: England's Other Elizabeth, 2000
• (Uncredited) Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood, 2001
• Pops Goes the Fourth! 2001, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
• Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer, 2002
• Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales, HBO, 2003
• Interviewee, Las Vegas Live! (documentary), Bravo, 2004
• Interviewee, Hollywood Home Movies, Arts and Entertainment, 2004
• Interviewee, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies, CBS, 2004
• Magic Moments: The Best of 50's Pop, 2004
• Also appeared in A Visit with Debbie Reynolds.
• Awards Presentations
• The 30th Annual Academy Awards, 1958
• Presenter, The 36th Annual Academy Awards, 1964
• The 37th Annual Academy Awards, 1965
• Presenter, The 38th Annual Academy Awards, 1966
• The 44th Annual Academy Awards, 1972
• The 46th Annual Academy Awards, 1974
• The 50th Annual Academy Awards, 1978
• Host, The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1980
• Presenter, The 58th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1986
• Presenter, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
• Television Work
• Movies
• Director, Letter to My Mother, 1998
• Series
• Producer, Debbie Reynolds' Movie Memories, AMC, 1991
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Do It Debbie's Way (exercise video), 1984
• That's Entertainment! III Behind the Screen, 1994
• The Making of "Rugrats In Paris", 2000
• Host, What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of "Singin' in the Rain", 2002
• Madame, Behind the Microphone: Kiki's Delivery Service, 2003
• Albums
• Singin' in the Rain, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952
• Singing Nun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
• And Then I Sing, 1971
• Two Weeks With Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
• Divorce American Style, United Artists, 1972
• Say One for Me, Columbia, 1972
• The Best of Debbie Reynolds (compilation), Curb, 1972
• Tammy and the Bachelor, Coral, 1972
• I Love Melvin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
• Am I That Easy to Forget?, Dot, 1975
• Athena, Mercury, 1975
• Bundle of Joy, RCA Victor, 1975
• Charlotte's Web, Paramount, 1975
• Fine and Dandy, Dot, 1975
• From Debbie With Love, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975
• Hit the Deck, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975
• How the West Was Won, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1975
• Irene, Columbia, 1975
• Tammy, Dot, 1975
• The Unsinkable Molly Brown, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1981
• Debbie, Dot, 1985
• Debbie/Am I That Easy to Forget?, Jasmine Records, 1996
• Cocktail Hour, Columbia River, 2001
• Singles
• Recorded numerous singles, including "Tammy" and "Aba Daba Honeymoon."
• WRITINGS
• Autobiographies
• If I Knew Then, 1963
• (With David Patrick Columbia) Debbie--My Life, Morrow (New York City), 1988

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• New York Times, February 25, 1973
• Texas Monthly, May, 1997, pp. 208