Debbie Reynolds wasn't a dancer until she was selected to be Gene Kelly's partner in
Singin' in the Rain. Not yet twenty, she was a quick study. Twelve years later, it seemed like she had been around forever. She was only 31 when she gave an Academy Award nominated performance in
The Unsinkable Molly Brown. She...See full bio »
1974That's Entertainment!
(documentary)
(performer: "Singin' in the Rain" 1929 - uncredited, "Aba Daba Honeymoon" 1914 - uncredited, "I Wanna Be Loved by You" 1928 - uncredited, "Hallelujah" 1927 - uncredited)
1973Charlotte's Web
(performer: "Chin Up", "We've Got Lots In Common", "Deep In the Dark", "Mother Earth and Father Time")
1971What's the Matter with Helen?
(performer: "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?", "Goody, Goody", "Bye Bye Blackbird")
1964The Unsinkable Molly Brown
(performer: "I AIN'T DOWN YET" - uncredited, "I'LL NEVER SAY NO" - uncredited, "BELLY UP TO THE BAR, BOYS" - uncredited)
1963My Six Loves
(performer: "It's a Darn Good Thing")
1962How the West Was Won
(performer: "Home in the Meadow" 1962, "Raise a Ruckus" 1962, "Wait for the Hoedown" 1962 / fragment, "What Was Your Name in the States?" 1962)
1959The Gazebo
(performer: "Something Called Love")
1953Give a Girl a Break
(performer: "Applause, Applause", "In our United State", "Give a Girl a Break")
1953The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
(performer: "You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right" - uncredited, "All I Do Is Dream of You" - uncredited, "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms" - uncredited)
1953I Love Melvin
(performer: "A Lady Loves", "Saturday Afternoon Before the Game", "We Have Never Met, As Yet", "Where Did You Learn To Dance")
1952Skirts Ahoy!
(performer: "Oh, By Jingo" - uncredited)
1952Singin' in the Rain
(performer: "Singin' in the Rain" 1929 - uncredited, "All I Do Is Dream of You" 1934 - uncredited, "You Were Meant For Me" 1929 - uncredited, "Good Morning" 1939 - uncredited, "Would You" 1936 - uncredited, "Singin in the Rain in A-Flat" 1929 - uncredited, "You Are My Lucky Star" 1935 - uncredited)
1950Two Weeks with Love
(performer: "Aba Daba Honeymoon" - uncredited, "Row, Row, Row" - uncredited, "That's How I Need You" - uncredited)
1965The 37th Annual Academy Awards
(TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Leading Role & Presenter: Best Substantially Original Score and Best Scoring of Music Adaptation or Treatment
I only had radio growing up, so I loved going to the movies. I always had a thing for a fairy-tale ending.
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Trivia:
In 1975, she sold the Beverly Hills mansion that she had lived in with Harry Karl. The house was reputed to be worth over $1,000,000. The buyer was Jim Randall, an industrialist who made aircraft rivets. When he married actress Marisa Berenson, the wedding was held in the redecorated home and his best man was his friend George Hamilton.
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Trademark:
Most of her roles contains musical performances.
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