Debbie Reynolds (1932-2016)
Debbie Reynolds, the actress who paired with Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain", passed away from a stroke on 28th December 2016. She was 84, just one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher. Unfortunately, we have lost both actresses as they were mother and daughter of Hollywood royalty. Debbie's career as an actress began when talent scouts at MGM and Warner Brothers discovered her after winning the 1948 Miss Burbank beauty contest. There, she appeared in a few movie musicals, one of which was to be her breakout role in the film "Three Little Words", starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton. The other had a top hit song, "Aba Daba Honeymoon", entitled "Two Weeks with Love". By the time, she portrayed the up-and-coming actress Kathy Selden in what would become her highest-profile role in a musical satire "Singin' in the Rain". Debbie's career as an actress grew the more films she appeared in, including "Bundle of Joy" with singer Eddie Fisher (whom she later married). She received her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 1964 for "The Unsinkable Molly Brown". Two years later, she signed on for a semi-biographical movie, "The Singing Nun", which was the last of her contract at MGM.
Reynolds broadened her career to include television and voice work in films, most notably for 1973's "Charlotte's Web" and two television animations, "Rugrats" and "Kim Possible". She also did stage work on Broadway, including appearing with her daughter in the musical "Irene" and reprising her role in the stage version of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown". She was notable for being a singer in film musicals, nightclub acts and recording albums.
Wherever you are, Debbie, you'll always be our lucky star. And to be with Carrie Fisher.
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