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Debbie Reynolds (born April 1, 1932) is an United
States|American actor|actress and singer.

==Singer and actor==
She was born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso,
Texas|El Paso, Texas, the second child of Raymond
Francis Reynolds (1903-1986) and Maxine N. Harman
(1913-1999).

Her family moved to Burbank, California|Burbank,
California, in 1939. In 1948 she won the Miss
Burbank beauty contest|Beauty Contest which
resulted in a motion picture contract with Warner
Bros. They gave her a new first name and cast her
for small roles in two movies.

Reynolds then signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and
was cast in Three Little Words which starred Fred
Astaire and Red Skelton. Her appearance in her
second movie at MGM, Two Weeks With Love, received
strong notices. She then appeared in Mr. Imperium
opposite Lana Turner.

She was chosen for the female lead in Singin' in
the Rain (movie)|Singin' in the Rain despite the
fact that Gene Kelly, who had starred in the
musical comedy, was initially opposed. Reynolds
was inexperienced and did not know how to tap
dance. She worked hard and turned in a
well-received performance with Kelly and Donald
O'Connor.

Reynolds went on to star in numerous motion
pictures, record hit songs (most notably "Tammy"
from her 1957 film Tammy and the Bachelor) and
headline major Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas
showrooms. Her starring role in The Unsinkable
Molly Brown (1964) led to a Oscar nomination, but
she lost to Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins. In 2004
she was still making appearances in film and
television, one of the few actors from MGM's
"golden age of film" (including Anita Page, Mickey
Rooney, Lauren Bacall, Cyd Charisse, Margaret
O'Brien, Jane Powell, Rita Moreno, Leslie Caron,
Dean Stockwell, Van Johnson, Angela Lansbury, Russ
Tamblyn and June Lockhart) who was still active in
filmmaking. From 1999 to the present, she has
played the recurring role of Grace's mother Bobbi
Adler on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace.

Reynolds has been active in the Thalians Club and
has also displayed her collection of movie
memorabilia, first in a Las Vegas resort during
the 1990s and later in a museum close to the Kodak
Theater in Los Angeles, California. She has
auctioned off some of these items several times.

==Marriages and children==
Reynolds has been married three times:

*Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher (married 1955,
divorced 1959)
*Harry Karl (married 1960, divorced 1973)
*Richard Hamlett (married 1984, divorced 1994)

She has two children, Carrie Fisher (of Star Wars
fame) and Todd Fisher (born 1958).

==Awards==
Reynolds was nominated for an Academy Award for
Best Actress following her performance in The
Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964 in film|1964), a
Golden Globe for The Debbie Reynolds Show on
television (1970  in television|1970), a Golden
Globe for the motion picture Mother (movie)|Mother
(1997 in film|1997), and a Blockbuster
Entertainment Award for In & Out (1997 in
film|1997). In 1997 she received the Lifetime
Achievement Award in Comedy.   

Her foot and hand prints are preserved in the
forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater in
Hollywood, California|Hollywood and she has a star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6654 Hollywood
Boulevard.

==Trivia==
For many years her personal manager was Seymour
Heller, who also managed Liberace.

==Filmography==
*June Bride (1948 in film|1948)
*The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady (1950 in film|1950)
*Three Little Words (1950 in film|1950)
*Two Weeks with Love (1950 in film|1950)
*Mr. Imperium (1951 in film|1951)
*Singin' in the Rain (movie)|Singin' in the Rain
(1952 in film|1952)
*Skirts Ahoy! (1952 in film|1952)
*I Love Melvin (1953 in film|1953)
*The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953 in film|1953)
*Give a Girl a Break (1953 in film|1953)
*Susan Slept Here (1954 in film|1954)
*Athena (1954 in film|1954)
*Hit the Deck (1955 in film|1955)
*The Tender Trap (1955 in film|1955)
*Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956 in film|1956) (Cameo)
*The Catered Affair (1956 in film|1956)
*Bundle of Joy (1956 in film|1956)
*Tammy and the Bachelor (1957 in film|1957)
*This Happy Feeling (1958 in film|1958)
*The Mating Game (1959 in film|1959)
*Say One for Me (1959 in film|1959)
*It Started with a Kiss (1959 in film|1959)
*The Gazebo (1959 in film|1959)
*The Rat Race (1960 in film|1960)
*Pepe (1960 in film|1960) (Cameo)
*The Pleasure of His Company (1961 in film|1961)
*The Second Time Around (1961 in film|1961)
*How the West Was Won (1962 in film|1962)
*Mary, Mary (1963 in film|1963)
*My Six Loves (1963 in film|1963)
*The Story of a Dress (1964 in film|1964) (short
subject)
*The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964 in film|1964)
*Goodbye Charlie (1964 in film|1964)
*The Singing Nun (1966 in film|1966)
*Divorce American Style (1967 in film|1967)
*How Sweet It Is! (1968 in film|1968)
*What's the Matter with Helen? (1971 in film|1971)
*Charlotte's Web (1973 in film|1973) (voice)
*Busby Berkeley (1974 in film|1974) (documentary)
*That's Entertainment! (1974 in film|1974)
(narrator)
*Kiki's Delivery Service (1989 in film|1989)
(voice in 1998) English dubbed version)
*The Bodyguard (1992 in film|1992) (Cameo)
*Heaven & Earth (1993 in film|1993)
*That's Entertainment! III (1994 in film|1994)
*Mother (1996 in film|1996)
*Wedding Bell Blues (1996 in film|1996) (Cameo)
*In & Out (1997 in film|1997)
*Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998 in
film|1998) (voice only)
*Zack and Reba (1998 in film|1998)
*Keepers of the Frame (1999 in film|1999)
(documentary)
*Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000 in film|2000)
(voice)
*Cinerama Adventure (2002 in film|2002)
(documentary)
*Connie and Carla (2004 in film|2004) (Cameo)
*Fingers Walking (2005 in film|2005) (currently in
pre-production)

==TV appearances==
*The Eddie Fisher Show (1957 in
television|1957-1959 in television|1959) (regular
performer throughout run)
*The Debbie Reynolds Show (1969 in
television|1969-1970 in television|1970)
*Aloha Paradise (1981 in television|1981)
(canceled after 4 months)
*Sadie and Son (1987 in television|1987)
*Battling for Baby (1992 in television|1992)
*Halloweentown (1998 in television|1998)
*The Christmas Wish (1998 in television|1998)
*A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story (1999 in
television|1999)
*Virtual Mom (2000 in television|2000)
*Rugrats (cast member from 2000 in
television|2000-2004 in television|2004) (voice)
*These Old Broads (2001 in television|2001)
*Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001 in
television|2001)
*Tracey Ullman in Trailer Tales (2003 in
television|2003) (Cameo)
*Halloweentown III: Halloweentown High (2004 in
television|2004)

==External links==
*imdb name | id=0001666 | name=Debbie Reynolds