Hollywood legend
Debbie Reynolds has passed way. The actress of Singin' in the Rain, and The
Unsinkable Molly Brown, for which she received an Oscar nomination, died
Wednesday, just one day after the passing of her daughter Carrie Fisher.
Reynolds was 84.
"She's with Carrie," Reynolds' son, Todd
Fisher, told in a statement to THR, while adding to the Associated Press that the stress
of his sister's death was "too much" for his mother. Meanwhile, Joely
Fisher, Todd and Carrie's half-sister on their father's side, later tweeted,
"Some of the magic people have left the tribe...for the moment I am
inconsolable."
Reynolds career
spanned decades with the icon dividing her talent between film, TV, music, and
the stage.
On film, the actress
appeared on such projects as Singin' in the Rain (1952), Athena (1954), Susan
Slept Here (1954), The Tender Trap (1955), Bundle of Joy (1956), The Unsinkable
Molly Brown (1964), Divorce American Style (1967), Mother (1996), and In &
Out (1997).
As a singer,
Reynolds's recording of Tammy spent five weeks in first place at the Billboard
chart, finally settling in twelfth place. The song earned her an Academy Award
nomination for best original song, which she performed at the 1958 ceremony.
Reynolds also scored hits with A Very Special Love in 1958 and Am I That Easy
to Forget in 1960.
On stage, the actress
earned a Tony nomination for the 1973 revival of Irene. In the early 1980s, she
replaced Lauren Bacall as the lead in the musical adaptation of Woman of the
Year, and in 1989 she began a national tour of The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
Reynolds was a constant presence in Las Vegas, where she headlined a show at
the Riviera Hotel.
In television,
Reynolds starred on such shows and movies as The
Debbie Reynolds Show (1969-70), The Love Boat (1980-83), Will & Grace (1999-06),
Rugrats (2000-02), and Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candelabra (2013).
During her life,
Reynolds amassed an enviable collection of movie props and memorabilia
including the white dress Marilyn Monroe wore over the subway grate in The
Seven Year Itch, a pair of Judy Garland's ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz,
Harpo Marx's hat and wig, costumes from Ben-Hur and Mutiny on the Bounty,
Vivien Leigh's hat from Gone With the Wind, the film camera used in the
original Star Wars, and Gregory Peck's military jacket from MacArthur.
Reynolds is survived
by her son Todd, and granddaughter Billie Lourd.
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