Biography
Mary Frances "Debbie" Reynolds (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer, businesswoman, film historian, and humanitarian. She was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer for her portrayal of Helen Kane in the 1950 film Three Little Words, and her breakout role was her first leading role, as Kathy Selden in Singin' in the Rain (1952). Other successes include The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (1953), Susan Slept Here (1954), Bundle of Joy (1956 Golden ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerabil...

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
2024
as Self (archive photos/voice)
Newly discovered interviews with Elizabeth Taylor and unprecedented access to the star’s personal archive reveal the complex inner life and vulnerabil...

Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2021
as Self
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who ...

Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God?
2021
as Self (archive footage)
1962. A crystalline voice becomes a planetary tube. A Belgian nun jostles Elvis and the Beatles on the world charts. Her name: Sister Smile. A popstar...

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
2017
as Self
An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.
The Slippers
2016
THE SLIPPERS pulls back the Wizard’s curtain on the unbelievable story and cultural impact of Dorothy's Ruby Slippers from The Wizard of Oz. Through...

Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self
Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter wa...

Committed
2014
as Self
Howie Mandel points a camera at his friend Vic Cohen for 13 years, documenting his dogged determination to make it in showbiz.

And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Behind the Candelabra
2013
as Frances
Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted.

In the Picture
2012
as Aunt Lilith
A young visiting couple from out-of-town, is led on a guided tour of Los Angeles and its environs by a familiar resident (Stanley Livingston) and his ...

Tony Curtis: Driven to Stardom
2012
as Self
Tony Curtis, the man who influenced Elvis Presley and James Dean. A sex symbol, a matinee idol, a powerful and magnetic actor, Tony Curtis was the ori...

One for the Money
2012
as Grandma Mazur
An unemployed lingerie buyer convinces her bail bondsman cousin to give her a shot as a bounty hunter. Her first assignment is to track down a former ...

Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1970's
2009
as Self
Narrated by the legendary Shirley Jones, this installment of the Hollywood Singing and Dancing series shines a light on the musicals of the 1970s, a t...

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famou...

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
2009
as Self
A two-hour in-depth exploration into the Hollywood musicals of the 1930s.

The Brothers Warner
2008
as Self
An intimate portrait and saga of four film pioneers--Harry, Albert, Sam and Jack who rose from immigrant poverty through personal tragedies perseverin...

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.

Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
as Self
The documentary consists of tape of Don's show (never been filmed before), interviews with Don's contemporaries, (Steve Lawrence, Bob Newhart, Debbie ...

Return to Halloweentown
2006
as Agatha 'Aggie' Cromwell
As Halloweentown prepares to celebrate its 1,000th anniversary, Marnie Piper and her brother Dylan return to Witch University, where trouble is in ses...

Get Aboard! 'The Band Wagon'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary on the 1953 musical "The Band Wagon."

Halloweentown High
2004
as Agatha 'Aggie' Cromwell
Marnie Piper prepares to begin a new school year, she asks the Halloweentown Hot Witches' Council to work toward openness between Halloweentown and th...

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self
The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.

Connie and Carla
2004
as Herself
After accidentally witnessing a mafia hit in the Windy City, gal pals Connie and Carla skip town for L.A., where they go way undercover as singers wor...

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003
as Herself
Comedy special spotlighting Tracey Ullman’s larger than life character Ruby Romaine from HBO's “Tracey Takes On”. After an illustrious career, vetera...

Rugrats: Babies in Toyland
2002
as Lulu Pickles (voice)
The Rugrats discover that Christmas means more than just presents and tradition when they find themselves stranded in the Stu-inspired displays at a C...

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and develop...

What a Glorious Feeling: The Making of 'Singin' in the Rain'
2002
as Self
Movie and stage icon Debbie Reynolds hosts the making of "Singin' in the Rain". The short documentary includes Donald O'Connor, who played the comical...

Cinerama Adventure
2002
as Self
A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into...

Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge
2001
as Agatha 'Aggie' Cromwell
The Cromwell clan lives in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But n...

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.

These Old Broads
2001
as Piper Grayson
Network television executive Gavin hopes to reunite celebrated Hollywood stars Piper Grayson, Kate Westbourne, and Addie Holden in a TV special after ...

Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
2000
as Lulu Pickles (voice)
A group of rambunctious toddlers travel a trip to Paris. As they journey from the Eiffel Tower to Notre Dame, they learn new lessons about trust, loya...

Virtual Mom
2000
as Gwen
Sometimes it takes something special to bring a mother and daughter together. For thirteen year-old Lucy and her mom, Holly, it took a little magic. O...
A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story
1999
as Shirlee Allison
All his life, teenager Daniel Huffman and his grandma have dreamed of Daniel playing college football. After Daniel is cut from his high school team,...
Keepers of the Frame
1999
as Herself
An exploration of film preservation and restoration in the United States.

The Christmas Wish
1998
as Ruth
Returning to his home town after the death of the grandfather who raised him, slick and cynical Wall Street trader Will Martin feels decidedly out of ...

Halloweentown
1998
as Agatha 'Aggie' Cromwell
On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch, discovers a secret portal, and is transported to Halloweentown — a magical place where ghosts and g...

Zack and Reba
1998
as Beulah Blanton
Two young adults who are coping with the deaths of their partners try to move forward with their lives and start a relationship with each other.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
1998
as Mrs. Claus / Mitzi / Mrs. Prancer / School Teacher (voice)
Young Rudolph suffers a childhood accident that sees his nose turn from the publicly accepted norm of black to a glowing red colour. His parents worry...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998
as Debbie Reynolds (voice)
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycl...

In & Out
1997
as Berniece Brackett
A midwestern teacher questions his sexuality after a former student makes a comment about him at the Academy Awards.

Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years
1997
as Self
The first half century of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation from its beginnings under Hungarian immigrant William Fox to it emergence as a major ...

Mother
1996
as Beatrice Henderson
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.

Wedding Bell Blues
1996
as Debbie Reynolds
Micki, Tanya and Jasmine have 24 hours to get divorced. There's just one problem...They're still single. When Jasmine, Tanya and Micki decide they'd ...

Wedding Bell Blues
1996
as Self
Micki, Tanya and Jasmine have 24 hours to get divorced. There's just one problem...They're still single. When Jasmine, Tanya and Micki decide they'd ...

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as Self - Co-Host / Narrator
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to G...

Heaven & Earth
1993
as Eugenia
In a small Vietnamese village torn apart by war, a young woman faces unimaginable horrors before deciding to escape to the city. There, she encounters...

Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul
1993
as Self
An insider's account of Jack Warner, a founding father of the American film industry. This feature length documentary provides the rags to riches stor...

The Bodyguard
1992
as Debbie Reynolds
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who's threatened by a crazed fan. At first, the safety-obsessed bod...

Battling for Baby
1992
as Helen
Two childhood friends who have since become fierce rivals are forced to make nice when their children marry. But the feud reignites when a bundle of j...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder
1989
as Amanda Cody
A young theatre director is accused of killing a more famous Broadway director. Perry takes his case.

Couples Do It Debbie's Way
1988
Workout designed for partners.

Sadie and Son
1987
as Sadie
It's a family affair when a 50-ish police officer is joined by her son on the force.

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self
A TV special on the 100th anniversary of the birth of film.

The Best of Broadway
1985
as Herself
Tom Bosley hosts a tribute to the American musical theater taped before a live audience featuring dozens of stars recreating their original performanc...

That's Dancing!
1985
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30...

Do It Debbie's Way
1983
as Self
An aerobics workout video hosted by actress Debbie Reynolds and featuring other well known actresses taking her class such as Teri Garr and Florence H...

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
1983
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Out-takes (mostly from Warner Bros.), promotional shorts, movie premieres, public service pleas, wardrobe tests, documentary material, and archival fo...

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
as Self (archive footage)
A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic productions spanning from the 1930s through the 1980s.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1981
as Alice (voice)
A young girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and finds herself in Wonderland, a fantasy land of strange characters and ideas.

Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace!
1978
as Herself
Television played a key role in the legendary Liberace career making him a household word to millions and the medium's first matinee idol. "Leapin' Li...

The People's Command Performance: '77
1977
as Self
A celebrity lineup selected by a “specially conducted nationwide survey” entertains.

That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical num...

That's Entertainment!
1974
as Self - Host / Narrator
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.

Charlotte's Web
1973
as Charlotte (voice)
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Ch...

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
A documentary about the glorious history of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios and its decline leading to the sale of its back lot and props. By extension th...

What's the Matter with Helen?
1971
as Adelle Bruckner
Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to...

Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children
1969
as Self
Debbie Reynolds and hundreds of children, from toddlers to teens, star in a musical salute to the days of the week. They sing rhymes for each day, and...

How Sweet It Is!
1968
as Jenny
All-American couple who try to bridge the generation gap with their free-spirited son on a trip, frisky business and misunderstandings galore ensue, a...

Divorce American Style
1967
as Barbara Harmon
After 17 years of marriage in American suburbia, Richard and Barbara Harmon step into the new world of divorce.

The Singing Nun
1966
as Sister Ann
Belgian nun Sister Ann is sent to another order where she's at first committed to helping troubled souls, like Nichole and little Dominic. When Father...

Goodbye Charlie
1964
as Charlie Sorel / Virginia Mason
When a cavorting Hollywood writer is killed by the angry husband of a woman he was having an affair with, he comes back as a spirit in the form of a b...

The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1964
as Molly Brown
The buoyant Molly Brown has survived the first crisis of her life—a flood. Sixteen years later she sets out to make her way in the world. She assures ...
The Story of a Dress
1964
as Self
This short film looks at the extensive wardrobe department that clothed the casts of MGM films into the 1960s.

Mary, Mary
1963
as Mary McKellaway
Sparks fly when a recently-divorced couple is forced back into proximity to sort out a tax matter.

My Six Loves
1963
as Janice Courtney
A celebrated actress discovers six runaway children living on her country property.

The Andy Williams Christmas Show
1962
For Andy's Christmas show, Bette Davis comes aboard to tout her new movie, and even sing a "Baby Jane" number! Debbie Reynolds joins him in the audien...

How the West Was Won
1962
as Lilith Prescott
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the end of the century, as seen through the eyes of one ...

The Second Time Around
1961
as Lu Rogers
In 1911, a widow with two children leaves New York City for territorial Arizona and becomes a ranch hand and later gets herself elected sheriff. A gam...

The Pleasure of His Company
1961
as Jessica Poole
Biddeford "Pogo" Poole, an urbane charmer, has been absent for most of the life of his daughter, Jessica, but he pops up again as she prepares to marr...

Pepe
1960
as Debbie Reynolds
Mario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood director buys a white stallion that belongs to Pepe's boss. ...

The Rat Race
1960
as Peggy Brown
An aspiring musician arrives in New York in search of fame and fortune. He soon meets a taxi dancer, moves in with her, and before too long a romance ...

The Gazebo
1960
as Nell Nash
TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can't let the body rest there.

Hedda Hopper's Hollywood
1960
as Self
A look at the past, present and future of Hollywood as seen through the eyes of the movie columnist.

It Started with a Kiss
1959
as Maggie Putnam
While on leave in New York, a serviceman both weds a chorus girl and wins a red convertible in a charity raffle. Both his wife and the car turn out to...

Say One for Me
1959
as Holly LeMaise
Father Conroy has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishioners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly ...

The Mating Game
1959
as Mariette Larkin
Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins' farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn't paid his back taxes. Charlton has to stay for a day to try to ...

This Happy Feeling
1958
as Janet Blake
Janet Blake leaves a party when her boss drunkenly makes passes at her and is offered a ride to the subway with Bill Tremaine. When she thinks Bill is...

Tammy and the Bachelor
1957
as Tammy Tyree
An unsophisticated young woman from the Mississippi swamps falls in love with an unconventional southern gentleman.

Bundle of Joy
1956
as Polly Parish
Kitschy musical remake of "Bachelor Mother". Debbie Reynolds plays an over-eager clerk in a large department store and Eddie Fisher plays the boss' so...

The Catered Affair
1956
as Jane Hurley
An Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.

Meet Me in Las Vegas
1956
as Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't lik...

The Tender Trap
1955
as Julie Gillis
A young actress flirts demurely with a swinging Manhattan bachelor who thinks he has it made.

Hit the Deck
1955
as Carol Pace
Sailors on leave in San Francisco get mixed up in love and show business.

Athena
1954
as Minerva Mulvain
A stuffy young lawyer's outlook on life drastically changes when he meets a perky health food enthusiast and her wacky family.
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
as Self
Live television broadcast of the world premiere. Described by various participants as the biggest world premiere in memory, even bigger than the Acade...

Susan Slept Here
1954
as Susan Beaurgard Landis
On Christmas Eve, suffering from a case of writer's block, screenwriter Mark Christopher and his gofer Virgil get an unexpected visit from Sergeant Ma...

Give a Girl a Break
1953
as Suzy Doolittle
When the temperamental star of a new Broadway musical revue in rehearsals walks out, director and choreographer Ted Sturgis suggests casting an unknow...

The Affairs of Dobie Gillis
1953
as Pansy Hammer
Grainbelt University has one attraction for Dobie Gillis - women, especially Pansy Hammer. Pansy's father, even though and maybe because she says she'...

I Love Melvin
1953
as Judy Schneider / Judy LeRoy
Melvin Hoover, a budding photographer for Look magazine, accidentally bumps into a young actress named Judy LeRoy in the park. They start to talk and ...

Skirts Ahoy!
1952
as Debbie Reynolds (uncredited)
Three young ladies sign up for some kind of training at a naval base. However, their greatest trouble isn't long marches or several weeks in a small b...

Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Kathy Selden
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Challenge the Wilderness
1951
as Narrator (uncredited)
This MGM short is a promo for their upcoming feature Westward the Women (1951), which was filmed on location in Utah. The film introduces the stars, i...

Mr. Imperium
1951
as Gwen
A pretty singer/dancer is becoming an actress whereas the playboy crown prince is becoming a monarch. Each will have their clandestine romance interfe...

Two Weeks with Love
1950
as Melba Robinson
The Robinson family are spending two weeks of summer vacation at a resort in the Catskills. Older daughter Patti vies with her friend, Valeria, for th...

Three Little Words
1950
as Helen Kane
Song-and-dance man Bert Kalmar can't continue his stage career after an injury, so he has to earn his money as a lyricist. By chance, he meets compose...

The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
1950
as Maureen O'Grady
An Irish horsecar driver's daughter meets New York showman Tony Pastor and goes into vaudeville.

June Bride
1948
as Boo's Girlfriend at Wedding
A magazine's staff, including bickering ex-lovers Linda and Carey, cover an Indiana wedding, which goes slightly wrong.