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{{Short description|American actress and singer (1932–2016)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Debbie Reynolds
| image              = Debbie Reynolds by Beerman Parry, 1954.jpg
| caption            = Reynolds in 1954
| birth_name         = Mary Frances Reynolds
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1932|4|1}}
| birth_place        = [[El Paso, Texas]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2016|12|28|1932|4|1}}
| death_place        = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| burial_place       = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills]]
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list
| {{marriage|[[Eddie Fisher]]|1955|1959|reason=divorced}}
| {{marriage|Harry Karl|1960|1973|reason=divorced}}
| {{marriage|Richard Hamlett|1984|1996|reason=divorced}}
}}
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|singer|dancer}}
| years_active       = 1948–2016
| website            = {{URL|debbiereynolds.com}}
| children           = {{unbulleted list
| [[Carrie Fisher]]
| [[Todd Fisher]]
}}
| relatives          = [[Billie Lourd]] (granddaughter)
}}
'''Mary Frances''' "'''Debbie'''" '''Reynolds''' (April 1, 1932 – December 28, 2016) was an American actress, singer and dancer. She was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award]] for Most Promising Newcomer with her portrayal of [[Helen Kane]] in the 1950 film ''[[Three Little Words (film)|Three Little Words]]''. Her breakout role was her first leading role, as Kathy Selden in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1952). Her other successes include ''[[The Affairs of Dobie Gillis]]'' (1953), ''[[Susan Slept Here]]'' (1954), ''[[Bundle of Joy]]'' (1956 Golden Globe nomination), ''[[The Catered Affair]]'' (1956 [[National Board of Review]] Best Supporting Actress Winner), and ''[[Tammy and the Bachelor]]'' (1957), in which she performed the song "[[Tammy (song)|Tammy]]", which topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' music charts.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=December 28, 2016 |title=Debbie Reynolds, 'Singin' in the Rain' star, dies at 84 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/28/entertainment/debbie-reynolds-obituary/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202164535/https://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/28/entertainment/debbie-reynolds-obituary/index.html |archive-date=December 2, 2023 |access-date=December 29, 2016 |publisher=CNN}}</ref> In 1959, she starred in ''[[The Mating Game (film)|The Mating Game]]'' with [[Tony Randall]], and released ''Debbie'', her first pop music album.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 29, 2016 |title=Obituary: Debbie Reynolds, a wholesome Hollywood icon |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38448434 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015163455/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38448434 |archive-date=October 15, 2023 |access-date=December 29, 2016 |publisher=BBC News |location=London}}</ref> She starred in ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1952) with [[Gene Kelly]], ''[[How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]]'' (1962), and ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'' (1964), where her performance as the boisterous ''[[Titanic]]'' passenger [[Margaret Brown|Margaret "Molly" Brown]] earned Reynolds an [[Academy Award]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]].<ref name=":4" /> Her other films include ''[[The Singing Nun (film)|The Singing Nun]]'' (1966), ''[[Divorce American Style]]'' (1967), ''[[What's the Matter with Helen?]]'' (1971), ''[[Mother (1996 film)|Mother]]'' (1996; Golden Globe nomination) and ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]'' (1997). She was known for voicing ''[[Charlotte's Web|Charlotte A. Cavatica]]'' in ''[[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|Charlotte's Web]]'' (1973).  Reynolds was also a [[cabaret]] performer; in 1979, she opened the Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio in [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=Musbach |first=Julie |date=February 13, 2019 |title=Debbie Reynolds Dance Studio Demolished in LA |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Debbie-Reynolds-Dance-Studio-Demolished-in-LA-20190213 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024085409/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Debbie-Reynolds-Dance-Studio-Demolished-in-LA-20190213 |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |website=Broadway World}}</ref>

Her television series ''[[The Debbie Reynolds Show]]'' earned her a Golden Globe nomination in 1969. She starred in the 1973 Broadway revival of the musical ''[[Irene (musical)|Irene]]'', which earned her a [[Tony Award]] nomination for "[[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Leading Actress in a Musical]]." She was also nominated for a [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for her performance in ''A Gift of Love'' (1999). After appearing in the early 2000s sitcom ''[[Will & Grace]]'', Reynolds was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] for "[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]]" for her role as Bobbi, the mother of Grace Adler. She reached a new, younger audience with her role as [[List of Halloweentown characters#Aggie Cromwell|Aggie Cromwell]] in Disney's [[Halloweentown (film series)|''Halloweentown'' series]]. 

Reynolds also had several business ventures besides her dance studio, including a [[Las Vegas]] hotel and casino; she was also an avid collector of film memorabilia, beginning with items purchased at the landmark [[Film memorabilia#1970 MGM auction|1970 MGM auction]]. She served as president of [[The Thalians]], an organization dedicated to mental health causes.<ref name=":4" /> After receiving the [[Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award]] in 2015<ref name=":4" /> and the [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]] in 2016,<ref>{{cite web | last=Gray | first=Tim | title=Gena Rowlands, Spike Lee, Debbie Reynolds to Receive Governors Awards Oscars | website=Variety | date=2015-08-27 | url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/gena-rowlands-spike-lee-debbie-reynolds-to-receive-governors-awards-oscars-1201578482/ | access-date=2025-05-24}}</ref> she made her final film performance in the biographical retrospective ''[[Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds|Bright Lights]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/debbie-reynolds-carrie-fisher-bright-lights-hbo-documentary-1201949513/ |title=Inside Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher's Upcoming HBO Documentary: 'It's a Love Story' |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |work=Variety |date=December 29, 2016 |access-date=December 29, 2016 |quote=HBO will carefully consider the appropriate timing given the tragic developments}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/carrie-fisher-debbie-reynolds-bright-lights-hbo-reschedules-1201877011/|title=HBO Moves 'Bright Lights' Debut in Wake of Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds Deaths|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Lisa|last=de Morales|date=December 30, 2016|access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> Reynolds died following a [[hemorrhagic stroke]] on December 28, 2016, one day after the death of her daughter, the actress [[Carrie Fisher]].<ref name=cnn-reynold-dies>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/28/entertainment/debbie-reynolds-hospitalized/ |title=Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher passes |last=Almasy |first=Steve |date=December 28, 2016 |publisher=CNN|access-date=December 28, 2016 |quote=Reynolds had complained of breathing problems, an unidentified source told ''[[The Los Angeles Times]]''.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trbimg.com/img-58648829/turbine/la-me-debbie-reynolds-20161228 |title=Photo of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher |website=Los Angeles Times |date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=December 29, 2016 |archive-date=December 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230000506/http://www.trbimg.com/img-58648829/turbine/la-me-debbie-reynolds-20161228 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Early life ==
[[File:Press photo of R. F. Reynolds, O. Harman, and Debbie Reynolds in 1955 (front) - retouched.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Reynolds (right) with her grandmother O. Harman (center) and father Ray Reynolds in 1955]]
Mary Frances Reynolds was born on April 1, 1932, in [[El Paso, Texas]], to Maxene N. "Minnie" Harman and Raymond Francis "Ray" Reynolds, a carpenter who worked for the [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific Railroad]].{{Citation needed |date=March 2024}} She was of Scottish-Irish and English ancestry<ref>Byrne, James Patrick. Coleman, Philip. King, Jason Francis. ''Ireland and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History: A Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia''. Volume 2, p. 804. ABC-CLIO, 2008; {{ISBN|978-1-85109-614-5}}.</ref> and was raised in a strict [[Church of the Nazarene|Nazarene]] church of her domineering mother.<ref>{{cite web | last=Miller | first=Mike | title=Inside Debbie Reynolds' Difficult Childhood and Complicated Relationship with Her Mother | website=People.com | date=2016-12-30 | url=https://people.com/movies/5567938/ | access-date=2025-06-22}}</ref> She had an older brother, William, who was two years her senior.<ref name=Pasadena/> Reynolds was a [[Girl Guides|Girl Scout]], once saying that she wanted to die as the world's oldest living Girl Scout.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/04/01/debbie-reynolds-memoir-unsinkable/2042269/ |title='Unsinkable' Reynolds buoyed by new memoir, life at 81 |date=April 2, 2013 |author = Wloszczyna, Susan |work=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> Reynolds was also a member of [[Job's Daughters International|The International Order of Job's Daughters]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001666/bio|title=Debbie Reynolds Biography|publisher=IMDb|access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>

Her mother took in laundry for income, while they lived in a shack on Magnolia Street in El Paso.<ref name=Pasadena/> "We may have been poor," she said in a 1963 interview, "but we always had something to eat, even if Dad had to go out in the desert and shoot jackrabbits."{{cquote|One of the advantages of having been poor is that you learn to appreciate good fortune and the value of a dollar, and poverty holds no fear for you because you know you've gone through it and you can do it again... But we were always a happy family and a religious one. And I'm trying to inculcate in my children the same sense of values, the same tone that my mother gave to me.<ref name=Pasadena/>}}

Her family moved to [[Burbank, California]], in 1939.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/movies/from-the-people-archive-debbie-reynolds-the-golden-girl/|title=From the PEOPLE Archive: Debbie Reynolds the Golden Girl|last=Green|first=Mary|date=December 29, 2016|newspaper=People|access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> When Reynolds was a 16-year-old student at [[Burbank High School (Burbank, California)|Burbank High School]] in 1948, she won the Miss Burbank beauty contest.<ref name=":1" /> Soon after, she was offered a contract with Warner Brothers<ref name=":1" /> and was given the stage name "Debbie" by studio head [[Jack L. Warner]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/debbie-reynolds/ |title=Debbie Reynolds |date=May 1997 |access-date=December 28, 2016 |work=[[Texas Monthly]] |author=Dingus, Anne}}</ref>

One of her closest high school friends said that she rarely dated during her teenaged years in Burbank. {{cquote|They never found her attractive in school. She was cute, but sort of tomboyish, and her family never had any money to speak of. She never dressed well or drove a car. And, I think, during all the years in school, she was invited to only one dance.<ref name=Pasadena>"Debbie Reynolds: At 30, She's Got it Made", ''Independent Star-News'' (Pasadena, Calif.) Feb. 17, 1963</ref>
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Reynolds agreed, saying, "when I started, I didn't even know how to dress. I wore [[Dungaree (fabric)|dungarees]] and a shirt. I had no money, no taste, and no training."<ref name=Fresno/> Her friend adds:{{cquote|I say this in all sincerity. Debbie can serve as an inspiration to all young American womanhood. She came up the hard way, and she has a realistic sense of values based on faith, love, work, and money. Life has been kind to her because she has been kind to life. She's a young woman with a conscience, which is something rare in Hollywood actresses. She also has a refreshing sense of honesty.<ref name=Pasadena/>
}}

== Career ==
=== Film and television ===
Reynolds was discovered by talent scouts from [[Warner Bros.]] and MGM, who were at the 1948 Miss Burbank contest. Both companies wanted her to sign up with their studio, and had to flip a coin to see which one got her. Warner Bros. won the coin toss, and she was with the studio for two years.<ref name=TCM2>''Leading Ladies,'' Chronicle Books (2006) p. 161</ref> When Warner Bros. stopped producing musicals, she moved to MGM.

With MGM, Reynolds regularly appeared in [[musical film|movie musicals]] during the 1950s, and had several hit records during the period. Her song "[[Aba Daba Honeymoon]]" (featured in the film ''[[Two Weeks with Love]]'' (1950) and sung as a duet with co-star [[Carleton Carpenter]]) was the first soundtrack recording to become a top-of-the-chart gold record, reaching number three on the ''Billboard'' charts.<ref>video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJHJAkhacGU "Carleton Carpenter and Debbie Reynolds, "Abba Dabba Honeymoon" from ''Two Weeks with Love'']</ref>

[[File:Singin' in the Rain trailer.jpg|thumb|[[Gene Kelly]], Reynolds, and [[Donald O'Connor]] during the ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] (1952)]]
Her performance in the film greatly impressed the studio, which then gave her a co-starring role in what became her highest-profile film, ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]'' (1952), a satire on movie-making in Hollywood during the transition from silent to sound pictures.<ref name=TCM2/> It co-starred [[Gene Kelly]], whom she called a "great dancer and cinematic genius," adding, "He made me a star. I was 18 and he taught me how to dance and how to work hard and be dedicated."<ref>"Rain will only bring smiles," ''The Sydney Morning Herald,'' February 4, 1996</ref> In 1956, she appeared in the musical ''[[Bundle of Joy]]'' with her then-husband, [[Eddie Fisher]].<ref>{{cite magazine |first= Nicholas |last=Hautman |date=December 28, 2016 |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/debbie-reynolds-most-unforgettable-movie-roles-w458229 |title=Debbie Reynolds' Most Unforgettable Movie Roles: ''Singin' in the Rain,'' ''Halloweentown'' and More |magazine=[[Us Weekly]] |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref>

Reynolds was one of 14 top-billed names in ''[[How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]]'' (1962) but she was the only one who appeared throughout, the story largely following the life and times of her character Lilith Prescott. In the film, she sang three songs: "What Was Your Name in the States?", as her pioneering family begin their westward journey; "Raise a Ruckus Tonight", starting a party around a wagon train camp fire; and, three times, "Home in the Meadow" – to the tune of "[[Greensleeves]]" with lyrics by [[Sammy Cahn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daveswarbirds.com/HTWWW/lyrics.htm |title=How The West Was Won: the lyrics to the songs |access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref>

Her starring role in ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'' (1964) led to a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actress]].<ref>video: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFRekX-LrU;t=1m20s Debbie Reynolds singing "I Ain't Down Yet," in ''The Unsinkable Molly Brown'']</ref> Reynolds noted that she initially had issues with its director, [[Charles Walters]]. "He didn't want me," she said. "He wanted [[Shirley MacLaine]]," who at the time was unable to take the role. "He said, 'You are totally wrong for the part.'" But six weeks into production, he reversed his opinion. "He came to me and said, 'I have to admit that I was wrong. You are playing the role really well. I'm pleased.'"<ref name=Chicago2>{{cite news |title=Debbie Reynolds remains pleasurable company |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=February 1, 2015}}</ref> Reynolds also played in ''[[Goodbye Charlie]]'', a 1964 comedy film about a callous womanizer who gets his just reward. It was adapted from [[George Axelrod]]'s play ''Goodbye, Charlie'' and also starred [[Tony Curtis]] and [[Pat Boone]].

She next portrayed [[Jeanine Deckers]] in ''[[The Singing Nun (film)|The Singing Nun]]'' (1966). In what Reynolds once called the "stupidest mistake of my entire career,"<ref name="mylife">Reynolds, Debbie (with Columbia, David Patrick) (1988). ''Debbie: My Life''. [[William Morrow and Company]], p. 309; {{ISBN|978-0-688-06633-8}}</ref> she made headlines in 1970 after instigating a fight with the NBC television network over cigarette advertising on her weekly [[The Debbie Reynolds Show|television show]]. Although she was television's highest-paid female performer at the time, she quit the show for breaking its contract:<ref name="mylife" />

{{blockquote|I was shocked to discover that the initial commercial aired during the premiere of my new series was devoted to a nationally advertised brand of cigarette (Pall Mall). I fully outlined my personal feelings concerning cigarette advertising&nbsp;... that I will not be a party to such commercials, which I consider directly opposed to health and well-being.<ref>{{cite news |title=Debbie Reynolds Quits TV Series Over Cigarette Ad |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 18, 1969 |page=2}}</ref>}}

When NBC explained to Reynolds that banning cigarette commercials from her show would be impossible, she kept her resolve. The show drew mixed reviews, but according to NBC, it captured about 42% of the nation's viewing audience. She said later she was especially concerned about the commercials because of the number of children watching the show.<ref>{{cite news |title=Debbie Reynolds Changes Her Mind About Quitting |newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun |date=September 19, 1969}}</ref> She did quit doing the show after about a year, which she said had cost her about $2 million of lost income: "Maybe I was a fool to quit the show, but at least I was an honest fool. I'm not a phony or pretender. With me, it wasn't a question of money, but integrity. I'm the one who has to live with myself."<ref name=Chicago/> The dispute would have been rendered moot and in Reynolds' favor anyway had she not resigned; by 1971, the [[Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act]] (which had been passed into law before she left the show) would ban all radio and television advertising for tobacco products.

Reynolds voiced Charlotte in the [[Hanna-Barbera]] animated musical ''[[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|Charlotte's Web]]'' (1973), where she originated the song "[[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|Mother Earth and Father Time]]."<ref>[[Gene Siskel|Siskel, Gene]] (April 25, 1973). "Charlotte's Web" ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' Pg. 57.</ref> Reynolds continued to make other appearances in film and television. She played [[Wings (1990 TV series)#Helen Chappel Hackett|Helen Chappel Hackett]]'s mother, Deedee Chappel, on the ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'' episode "If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother," which first aired November 22, 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0749257/|title=If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref>
[[File:Debbie Reynolds 1998.jpg|thumb|upright|Reynolds in 1998]]
From 1999 to 2006, she played [[Grace Adler]]'s theatrical mother, Bobbi Adler, on the NBC sitcom ''[[Will & Grace]]'',<ref>{{Citation|title=Will & Grace – NBC.com|url=https://www.nbc.com/will-and-grace?nbc=1|access-date=September 19, 2017}}</ref> which earned Reynolds her only [[Primetime Emmy Award|Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]] in [[52nd Primetime Emmy Awards|2000]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/debbie-reynolds|title=Debbie Reynolds &#124; Television Academy|publisher=Emmys.com|access-date=August 17, 2015|archive-date=May 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515030836/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/debbie-reynolds|url-status=dead}}</ref> She played a recurring role in the [[List of Disney Channel original films|Disney Channel Original Movie]] [[Halloweentown (film series)|''Halloweentown'' film series]] as Aggie Cromwell. Reynolds made a guest appearance as a presenter at the [[69th Academy Awards]] in 1997.<ref>*{{cite book |last=Bona |first=Damien |title=Inside Oscar 2 |year=2002 |isbn=0-345-44970-3 |location=New York |publisher=[[Ballantine Books]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/insideoscar200bona/page/102 102] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/insideoscar200bona/page/102 }}</ref>

In 2000, Reynolds took up a recurring voice role on the children's television program ''[[Rugrats]],'' playing the grandmother of two of the characters. In 2001, she co-starred with [[Elizabeth Taylor]], Shirley MacLaine, and [[Joan Collins]] in the comedy ''[[These Old Broads]],'' a television movie written for her by her daughter, Carrie Fisher.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-12-ca-24245-story.html "Scandal's History for 'These Old Broads'"], ''Los Angeles Times'', February 12, 2001</ref> She had a cameo role as herself in the 2004 film ''[[Connie and Carla]].'' In 2013, she appeared in ''[[Behind the Candelabra]],'' as the mother of [[Liberace]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Erich |last=Schwartzel |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/actress-debbie-reynolds-dies-at-84-1482977389 |title=Actress Debbie Reynolds Dies at 84 |website=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref>

Reynolds appears with her daughter in ''[[Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds]],'' a 2016 documentary about the very close relationship between the two.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/23/bright-lights-carrie-fisher-debbie-reynolds-cannes|title=Carrie Fisher reflects on mother Debbie Reynolds' legacy in HBO doc Bright Lights|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> It premiered at the [[2016 Cannes Film Festival]]. The television premiere was January 7, 2017, on [[HBO]].<ref name="auto1"/> According to ''[[USA Today]]'', the film is "an intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty ... [it] loosely chronicles their lives through interviews, photos, footage, and vintage home movies... It culminates in a moving scene, just as Reynolds is preparing to receive the 2015 Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, which Fisher presented to her mom."<ref>
{{cite news |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |date=December 29, 2016 |title=What we know about Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds' HBO documentary |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/12/29/carrie-fisher-debbie-reynolds-hbo-documentary-bright-lights/95954398/ |newspaper=USA Today |location=McLean, Virginia |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref>

=== Music career and cabaret ===
Her recording of the song "Tammy" (1957; from ''[[Tammy and the Bachelor]]'') earned her a [[Music recording sales certification|gold record]].<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book|author=Murrells, Joseph|year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr|url-access=registration|edition=2nd|publisher=[[Barrie & Jenkins]]|location=London, UK|isbn=0-214-20512-6}}</ref> It was a number one single on the ''Billboard'' pop charts in [[List of Billboard number-one singles of 1957|1957]]. In the movie (the first of the [[Tammy (film series)|''Tammy'']] [[film series]]), she co-starred with [[Leslie Nielsen]].<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Debbie-Reynolds/dp/B0039G65PQ/ ''Debbie'' (1959)], Vinyl record, Amazon.com records</ref>

Reynolds also scored two other top-25 ''Billboard'' hits with "A Very Special Love" (number 20 in January 1958) and "[[Am I That Easy to Forget]]" (number 25 in March 1960)—a pop-music version of a [[country music|country-music]] hit made famous by [[Carl Belew]] (in 1959), [[Skeeter Davis]] (in 1960), and several years later by singer [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/debbie-reynolds-billboard-chart-history/|magazine=Billboard|title=Debbie Reynolds' History on the Billboard Charts|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=December 28, 2016|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref>

She released ''The Best of Debbie Reynolds'' album in 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Debbie-Reynolds/dp/B003JBX3EW|title=Debbie|publisher=Amazon|date=May 24, 2010}}</ref>

[[File:6212-LasVegasStrip-RivieraHotelMarquee.jpg|thumb|left|Marquee listing Reynolds' world premiere at the [[Riviera (hotel and casino)|Riviera Hotel]], Las Vegas, December 1962]]
For 10 years, she headlined for about three months a year in Las Vegas's Riviera Hotel. She enjoyed live shows, though that type of performing "was extremely strenuous," she said in 1966:

{{blockquote|With a performing schedule of two shows a night, seven nights a week, it's probably the toughest kind of show business, but in my opinion, the most rewarding. I like the feeling of being able to change stage bits and business when I want. You can't do that in motion pictures or TV.<ref>"Debbie Reynolds Still Unsinkable", ''Los Angeles Times'', December 17, 1966.</ref>}}

As part of her nightclub act, Reynolds was noted for doing impressions of celebrities such as Eva and Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mae West, Barbra Streisand, Phyllis Diller, and Bette Davis. Her impersonation of Davis was inspired following their co-starring roles in the 1956 film, ''[[The Catered Affair]]''.<ref name=Chicago>"Debbie Reynolds Takes on Eva, Mae, Pearl, and 'The Kid'", ''Chicago Tribune'', March 19, 1972.</ref> Reynolds had started doing stage impersonations as a teenager; her impersonation of [[Betty Hutton]] was performed as a singing number during the Miss Burbank contest in 1948.<ref name=Chicago/>

Her 1992 holiday collaboration with [[Donald O'Connor]], ''Christmas with Donald and Debbie'', arranged and conducted by Angelo DiPippo, would be her final album release.<ref>{{cite book |title=Christmas with Donald and Debbie: Featuring Chrissy the Christmas Mouse |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/839430840 |via=WorldCat |publisher=OCLC |oclc=839430840 |access-date=October 21, 2022}}</ref>

Reynolds was also a French horn player. Gene Kelly, reflecting on Reynolds's sudden fame, recalled, "There were times when Debbie was more interested in playing the French horn somewhere in the San Fernando Valley or attending a Girl Scout meeting....She didn't realize she was a movie star all of a sudden."<ref>"Mary Francis (Debbie) Reynolds (1932–2016)", ''The Horn Call'', February 2017, Volume XLVII, No. 2, p. 26.</ref>

=== Stage work ===
[[File:Debbie Reynolds - self 1975.jpg|thumb|upright=.75|Reynolds prior to performing a show in Las Vegas in 1975]]
With limited film and television opportunities coming her way, Reynolds accepted an opportunity to make her Broadway debut.<ref name=":2" /> She starred in the 1973 revival of ''Irene'', a musical first produced 60 years before.<ref name=":2">{{Cite magazine |url=http://people.com/archive/unsinkable-debbie-reynolds-at-42-she-salvages-her-career-vol-2-no-22/ |title=Unsinkable Debbie Reynolds: at 42, She Salvages Her Career |date=November 25, 1974|magazine=People |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> When asked why she waited so long to appear in a Broadway play, she explained:

{{blockquote|Primarily because I had two children growing up, I could make movies and recordings and plays in nearby Las Vegas and handle a television series without being away from them. Now, they are well on the way to being adults. Also, there was the matter of being offered a show that I felt might be right for me&nbsp;... I felt that ''Irene'' was it and now was the time.<ref name=Irene>{{Cite news|title=After half a century, ''Irene'' revisits ol' Broadway |newspaper=The Times Standard |location=Eureka, California |date=March 11, 1973 |page=14}}</ref>}}

Reynolds and her daughter Carrie both made their Broadway debuts in the play.<ref name=Irene/> Per reports, the production broke records for the highest weekly gross of any musical.<ref name=":2" /> For that production, she received a Tony nomination. Reynolds also starred in the Broadway revue ''Debbie'' in 1976.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/debbie-reynolds-obituary_79533.html|title=Actress Debbie Reynolds Has Died at 84|date=December 28, 2016|publisher=TheaterMania|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> She toured with [[Harve Presnell]] in ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'',<ref name="presnell">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-05-08-ca-2445-story.html|title=Stage Review : 'Molly Brown' Is Unsinkable 25 Years After the Movie|last=Loynd|first=Ray|date=May 8, 1989|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> then wrapped up the Broadway run of ''[[Woman of the Year]]'' in 1983,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/28/theater/stage-debbie-reynolds-in-woman-of-the-year.html|title=Stage: Debbie Reynolds In 'Woman of the Year'| last= Gussow| first= Mel| date= February 28, 1983|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Woman of the Year – Broadway Musical – Original {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/woman-of-the-year-4104#Replacements |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=ibdb.com}}</ref> while Fisher was appearing in ''[[Agnes of God]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haun |first=Harry |date=April 1, 2020 |title=From the Archives: When Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher Simultaneously Starred on Broadway |work=[[Playbill]] |url=https://playbill.com/article/when-debbie-reynolds-and-carrie-fisher-simultaneously-starred-on-broadway |access-date=August 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Agnes of God – Broadway Play – Original {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/agnes-of-god-4166#Replacements |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=ibdb.com}}</ref> In the late 1980s, Reynolds repeated her role as Molly Brown in the stage version of ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical)|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'', first opposite Presnell (repeating his original Broadway and movie role)<ref name="presnell" /> and later with [[Ron Raines]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://newsok.com/article/2337853|title=OCU Hall of Fame Names Linda Twine, Ron Raines|date=November 14, 1990|work=The Oklahoman |access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref>

* ''[[Best Foot Forward (musical)|Best Foot Forward]]'' (1953) ([[Dallas]] State Fair)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx0SKzUuZ78C&q=debbie+reynolds+best+foot+forward+stage&pg=PT470|title=The Bennetts: An Acting Family|last=Kellow|first=Brian|date=November 26, 2004|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=0813138183}}</ref>
* ''[[Irene (musical)|Irene]]'' (1973) (Broadway and US national tour)<ref name="broadway">[http://www.broadway.com/buzz/187178/hollywood-broadway-star-debbie-reynolds-dead-at-84-one-day-after-daughter-carrie-fisher/ "Hollywood & Broadway Star Debbie Reynolds Dead at 84, One Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher"], Broadway.com, December 28, 2016</ref>
* ''Debbie'' (1976) (Broadway)<ref name="broadway" />
* ''[[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]]'' (1977) (San Francisco and Los Angeles)
* ''[[Woman of the Year (musical)|Woman of the Year]]'' (1982) (Broadway) (replacement for [[Lauren Bacall]])<ref name=broadway/>
* ''[[The Unsinkable Molly Brown (musical)|The Unsinkable Molly Brown]]'' (1989) (US national tour)
* ''[[Irene (musical)|Irene]]'' (2008) Perth Western Australia

In 2010, she appeared in her own [[West End theatre|West End]] show ''Debbie Reynolds: Alive and Fabulous''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://london.broadway.com/buzz/139609/debbie-reynolds-returns-to-west-end-in-alive-and-fabulous/|title=Debbie Reynolds Returns to West End in Alive and Fabulous|publisher=broadway.com|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref>

=== Film history preservation ===
Reynolds amassed a large collection of [[Film memorabilia|movie memorabilia]], beginning with items from the landmark [[Film memorabilia#1970 MGM auction|1970 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer auction]], and she displayed them, first in a museum at her Las Vegas hotel and casino during the 1990s<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-01-ca-49745-story.html|title=Reynolds' Unsinkable Museum : Memorabilia: Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood museum opens in Las Vegas tonight, 25 years after the plucky performer salvaged MGM's discards.|first=Laurie K.|last=Schenden|date=April 1, 1995|work=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> and later in a museum close to the [[Kodak Theatre]] in Los Angeles.

The museum was to relocate to be the centerpiece of the Belle Island Village tourist attraction in the resort city of [[Pigeon Forge, Tennessee]], but the developer went bankrupt.<ref name=DNews>{{cite news |title=Auction Set for Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Memorabilia |work=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |date=September 10, 2010 |url=http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_16042045 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628212918/http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_16042045 |archive-date=June 28, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=Sentinel>{{cite news |title=With No Buyer, Debbie Reynolds' Hollywood Memorabilia To Go To Auction |author=Flory, Josh |work =[[Knoxville News Sentinel]] |date=September 9, 2010 |url=http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/sep/09/091010reynolds/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100913024446/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2010/sep/09/091010reynolds |archive-date=September 13, 2010}}</ref> The museum filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter&nbsp;11 bankruptcy]]<ref name=WSJ>{{cite news |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/bankruptcy/2010/09/10/reynolds-to-auction-hollywood-memorabilia/ |title=Reynolds to Auction Hollywood Memorabilia |newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]] blogs |date=September 10, 2010 |access-date=January 18, 2011 |first=Jacqueline |last=Palank}}</ref> in June 2009. The most valuable asset of the museum was Reynolds' collection.<ref name=DNews/> Todd Fisher, Reynolds' son, announced that his mother was "heartbroken" to have to auction off the collection.<ref name=DNews/> It was valued at $10.79&nbsp;million in the bankruptcy filing.<ref name=Sentinel/> Los Angeles auction firm [[Profiles in History]] was given the responsibility of conducting a series of auctions.<ref name=Sun>{{cite news |title=Marilyn Monroe's Skirt Going Up&nbsp;– On Auction Block |author=Stone, Jay | work = [[The Vancouver Sun]] |date=February 27, 2011 |url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Marilyn+Monroe+skirt+going+auction+block/4352729/story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609215004/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Marilyn+Monroe+skirt+going+auction+block/4352729/story.html |archive-date=June 9, 2011}}</ref> Among the "more than 3500 costumes, 20,000 photographs, and thousands of movie posters, costume sketches, and props" included in the sales were [[Charlie Chaplin]]'s bowler hat and [[Marilyn Monroe]]'s white "subway dress," whose skirt is lifted up by the breeze from a passing subway train in the film ''[[The Seven Year Itch]]'' (1955).<ref name=Sun/> The dress sold for $4.6&nbsp;million in 2011;<ref>{{cite news |first=Philip |last=Potempa |url=http://www.nwitimes.com/entertainment/columnists/offbeat/offbeat-debbie-s-auction-nets-big-profit-she-s-resting/article_51d47ed5-faa6-516c-839b-7797a96082be.html |title=OFFBEAT: Debbie's auction nets big profit, she's resting more easily without debt worry |newspaper=[[The Times of Northwest Indiana]] |date=June 25, 2011 }}</ref> the final auction was held in May 2014.<ref>{{cite news |first=Andy |last=Lewis |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/debbie-reynolds-hurt-by-academy-702097 |title=Debbie Reynolds 'Hurt' by Academy for Refusing Her Memorabilia Collection |newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 9, 2014 }}</ref>

=== Business ventures ===
In 1979, Reynolds opened her own dance studio in North Hollywood. In 1983, she released an exercise video, ''Do It Debbie's Way!''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stargayzing.com/do-it-debbies-way-a-tribute-to-the-unsinkable-miss-reynolds-and-her-superb-multimedia-exercise-program/|title="Do It Debbie's Way!" A Tribute to the Unsinkable Miss Reynolds and Her Superb Multimedia Exercise Program|publisher= Stargayzing.com|access-date=August 27, 2015}}</ref> She purchased the [[Clarion Hotel and Casino]], a hotel and casino in [[Las Vegas]], in 1992. She renamed it the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel but it was not a success and Reynolds was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1997.<ref name= casino>{{cite news| last= Brozan| first= Nadine |title=Chronicle |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/09/style/chronicle-040070.html |access-date=September 23, 2010| work = [[The New York Times]] |date=July 9, 1997}}</ref> In June 2010, she replaced [[Ivana Trump]] on the ''[[Globe (tabloid)|Globe]]'' weekly's [[advice column]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janetcharltonshollywood.com/who-would-you-rather-take-advice-from-ivana-trump-or-debbie-reynolds|work=Janet Charlton's Hollywood|title=Who Would You Rather Take Advice From? Ivana Trump or Debbie Reynolds?|date=June 3, 2010|access-date= April 23, 2012}}</ref> but many of the published letters were plagiarized from ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'''s ''[[Dear Prudence (advice column)|Dear Prudence]]'' and possibly others.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/07/dear-prudence-and-dear-debbie-the-strangely-similar-letters-of-debbie-reynolds-in-the-globe-and-emily-yoffe-in-slate.html|website=Slate|title=Debbie Reynolds and Me|date=July 24, 2014|access-date= August 17, 2023}}</ref>

=== Advocacy ===
Reynolds was a longtime ally of the LGBT community and an early advocate for people with AIDS.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stroude |first=Will |date=December 29, 2016 |title=Hollywood legend and gay icon Debbie Reynolds dies age 84 |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film-tv/hollywood-legend-and-gay-icon-debbie-reynolds-dies-age-84-291266/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711205636/https://www.attitude.co.uk/culture/film-tv/hollywood-legend-and-gay-icon-debbie-reynolds-dies-age-84-291266/ |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=Attitude}}</ref> In 1983, Reynolds performed at an AIDS fundraiser with her friend Shirley MacLaine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 29, 2016 |title=Debbie Reynolds, early Hollywood AIDS activist |url=https://thepridela.smmirror.com/2016/12/debbie-reynolds-early-hollywood-aids-activist/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113093033/https://thepridela.com/2016/12/debbie-reynolds-early-hollywood-aids-activist/ |archive-date=January 13, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=The Pride LA}}</ref> In a 2014 interview with ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Reynolds revealed that she had helped several closeted actors conceal their homosexuality by dating them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 17, 2014 |title=Debbie Reynolds Interview 'You had to keep your husband in the garage if Liz Taylor came to visit' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10828282/Debbie-Reynolds-Interview-You-had-to-keep-your-husband-in-the-garage-if-Liz-Taylor-came-to-visit.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240702215709/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10828282/Debbie-Reynolds-Interview-You-had-to-keep-your-husband-in-the-garage-if-Liz-Taylor-came-to-visit.html |archive-date=July 2, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=The Daily Telegraph|location=London}}</ref> When asked when she realized she was a gay icon, Reynolds replied, "Over the years many of the boys that have worked for me as dancers have been gay. The creative people were all gay people, from producers to writers. To me, they were just family."<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 25, 2007 |title=The 'Unsinkable' Debbie Reynolds – Windy City Times News |url=https://www.windycitytimes.com/lgbt/The-Unsinkable-Debbie-Reynolds/39457.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726220720/https://windycitytimes.com/2007/07/25/the-unsinkable-debbie-reynolds/ |archive-date=July 26, 2024 |access-date=July 11, 2023 |website=Windy City Times}}</ref>

== Marriages and later life ==
[[File:Reynolds - Fisher - 1955.jpg|upright=.8|thumb|right|Reynolds and Eddie Fisher on their wedding day, 1955]]
Reynolds was married three times. Her first marriage was to singer and actor [[Eddie Fisher]] in 1955.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/arts/25fisher.html|title=Eddie Fisher, Singer and Actor, Dies at 82|last=Grimes|first=William|date=September 24, 2010|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> They became the parents of [[Carrie Fisher]] and [[Todd Fisher]]. The couple divorced in 1959 when it was revealed shortly after the death of [[Elizabeth Taylor]]'s husband [[Mike Todd]] that Fisher had been having an affair with her; Taylor and Reynolds were good friends at the time. The Eddie Fisher{{snd}}Elizabeth Taylor affair was a great public scandal, which led to the cancellation of [[The Eddie Fisher Show|Eddie Fisher's television show]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FaiaBgAAQBAJ&q=cancelled&pg=PT35|title=The Fabulous Fifties|last=Foster|first=James F.|date=February 11, 2014|publisher=Page Publishing Inc|isbn=9781634172073}}</ref>

In 2011, Reynolds was on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' just weeks before Elizabeth Taylor's death. She explained that Taylor and she happened to be traveling at the same time on the ocean liner (''[[RMS Queen Elizabeth]]'') some time in the 1960s when they reconciled.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/debbie-reynolds-opens-time-elizabeth-taylor-stole-husband/story?id=28347271|title=Debbie Reynolds on How Elizabeth Taylor Stole Her Husband |date=January 21, 2015|publisher=ABC News|location=United States|access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> Reynolds sent a note to Taylor's room, and Taylor sent a note in reply asking to have dinner with Reynolds and end their feud. As Reynolds described it, "we had a wonderful evening with a lot of laughs."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/debbie-reynolds-reveals-how-she-171252|title=Debbie Reynolds Reveals How She Forgave Elizabeth Taylor|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> In 1972, she noted the bright side of the divorce and her remarriage:
{{blockquote|Now in retrospect, though it was not my will, I think it probably was the best thing that ever happened to me. He did give me two great children and for that I will ever be grateful. Our door is always open to him. I believe in peaceful coexistence and being friends with the father of your children.<ref name=Chicago/>}}

{{quote box|align=right|width=25em|quote=Life is both faith and love. Without faith, love is only one dimensional and incomplete. Faith helps you to overlook other people's shortcomings, and love them as they are. If you ask too much of any relationship, you can't help but be disappointed. But if you ask nothing, you can't be hurt or disappointed.|source=Debbie Reynolds (1964)<ref name=Fresno>{{cite news| title= 'New' Debbie Reynolds Has Found Happiness Recipe| work= [[The Fresno Bee]]| date= March 2, 1964}}</ref>}}

Reynolds' second marriage, to millionaire businessman Harry Karl, lasted from 1960 to 1973.<ref name=":3" /> For a period during the 1960s, she stopped working at the studio on Friday afternoons to attend [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scout]] meetings, since she was the leader of the Girl Scout Troop of which her 13-year-old daughter Carrie and her stepdaughter Tina Karl, also 13, were members.<ref>{{cite news |title=Where Does Debbie Reynolds Go Every Friday Afternoon? |newspaper=The San Bernardino County Sun |date=November 23, 1969 }}</ref> Reynolds later found herself in financial difficulty because of Karl's gambling and bad investments.<ref name=":4" />

Reynolds' third marriage was to real estate developer Richard Hamlett from 1984 to 1996.<ref name="nypost/third-time">{{cite news |last1=Cahalan |first1=Susannah |title=Third time's the harm |url=https://nypost.com/2013/03/31/third-times-the-harm/ |access-date=January 12, 2023 |date=March 31, 2013}}</ref>

In 2011, Reynolds stepped down after 56 years of involvement in [[The Thalians]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thalians.org |title=There's No Business Like Show Business |publisher=The Thalians |access-date=August 17, 2015}}</ref> a charitable organization devoted to children and adults with mental-health issues.

Reynolds was hospitalized in October 2012 at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles due to an adverse reaction to medication. She canceled appearances and concert engagements for the next three months.<ref>{{cite news|title=Debbie Reynolds hospitalized, cancels three months of shows|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/debbie-reynolds-hospitalized-cancels-three-months-of-shows/|publisher=Fox News|access-date=October 10, 2012|date=October 10, 2012}}</ref>

She published the autobiographies ''Debbie: My Life'' in 1988 and ''Unsinkable: A Memoir'' in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Debbie Reynolds Memoir: 'Unsinkable' To Highlight Divorces |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/debbie-reynolds-memoir_n_1244735.html |website=The Huffington Post |agency=Associated Press |date=January 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305034649/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/31/debbie-reynolds-memoir_n_1244735.html |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref>

== Death and legacy ==
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[[File:DebbieReynoldsApr2013.jpg|thumb|upright=.9|Reynolds in April 2013]]
On December 28, 2016, Reynolds was taken by ambulance to [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles, after suffering a "severe stroke," according to her son.<ref name= "Wong">{{cite news |last=Wong |first=Julia |date=December 29, 2016|title=Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/28/debbie-reynolds-hospital-carrie-fisher-mother |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref> Later that afternoon, Reynolds was pronounced dead in the hospital, aged 84.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/debbie-reynolds-dead-1.3914744 |title=Actress Debbie Reynolds dead at 84 |agency=Associated Press |date=December 28, 2016 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite news |last=Rubin |first=Joel |date=December 28, 2016 |title=Debbie Reynolds rushed to the hospital after falling ill; condition unknown |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-debbie-reynolds-ill-20161228-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles |access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/debbie-reynolds-dead-dies-carrie-fisher-mother-1201949432/|title=Debbie Reynolds, 'Singin' in the Rain' Star and Carrie Fisher's Mother, Dies at 84|last=Dagan|first=Carmel|date=December 28, 2016|work=Variety|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref> On January 9, 2017, her cause of death was determined to be an [[intracerebral hemorrhage]], with [[hypertension]] a contributing factor.<ref>{{cite news|last=Emery|first=Debbie|url=https://www.thewrap.com/debbie-reynolds-died-from-a-fatal-stroke-death-certificate-confirms/|title=Debbie Reynolds Cause of Death Revealed|work=[[TheWrap]]|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref>

On December 23, 2016, Reynolds' daughter, actress and writer [[Carrie Fisher]], suffered a medical emergency on a flight from London to Los Angeles, and died one day before her mother, December 27, at the age of 60 at [[Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center]].<ref name= "Wong"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/movies/carrie-fisher-dead-star-wars-princess-leia.html|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|title=Carrie Fisher, Child of Hollywood and 'Star Wars' Royalty, Dies at 60|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 27, 2016|access-date=December 27, 2016}}</ref> 

Todd Fisher later said that Reynolds had been seriously affected by her daughter's death, and that her grief partially contributed to her stroke, noting that his mother had stated, "I want to be with Carrie," shortly before she died.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4619536/debbie-reynolds-dead-carrie-fisher-broken-heart/ |title=Did Debbie Reynolds Die of a Broken Heart? |last=Chan |first=Melissa |date=December 29, 2016 |magazine=Time |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-me-debbie-reynolds-20161228-story.html |title=Debbie Reynolds, who sang and danced to fame in 'Singin' in the Rain,' dies at 84 |first=Valerie J. |last=Nelson |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles |date=December 28, 2016 |access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/movies/debbie-reynolds-dead.html |title=Debbie Reynolds, Wholesome Ingénue in 1950s Films, Dies at 84 |first=Anita |last=Gates |date=December 29, 2016 |access-date=December 29, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York City}}</ref> During an interview for the December 30, 2016, airing of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC-TV]] program ''[[20/20 (U.S. TV series)|20/20]]'', Todd Fisher elaborated on this, saying that his mother had joined his sister in death because Reynolds "didn't want to leave Carrie and did not want her to be alone."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/debbie-reynolds-destiny-carrie-fisher-todd-fisher/story?id=44473982 |title=It Was Debbie Reynolds' 'Destiny' to Be With Carrie Fisher, Todd Fisher Says |last=Effron |first=Lauren |date=December 30, 2016 |publisher=ABC News|location=United States }}</ref> He added, "she didn't die of a broken heart" as some news reports had implied, but rather "just left to be with Carrie."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/carrie-fisher-debbie-reynolds-joint-funeral-burial-1.3917451 |title=Carrie Fisher and mom Debbie Reynolds to be buried together |agency=Associated Press |date=December 30, 2016 |publisher=CBC News |access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref>

Reynolds was entombed with a portion of her daughter's ashes at [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)|Forest Lawn Memorial Park]] in [[Hollywood Hills]] during a memorial service held on January 6,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/carrie-fisher-debbie-reynolds-remembered-memorial-service-article-1.2936429 |title=Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds remembered at private family memorial service |work=[[New York Daily News]] |author=Clough, Rick |date=January 5, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debbie-reynolds-carrie-fisher-buried-together-todd-fisher-says/ |title=Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher to be buried together, Todd Fisher says |agency=Associated Press |date=December 30, 2016 |publisher=CBS News |access-date=December 30, 2016}}</ref> while the remainder of Carrie Fisher's ashes are held in a giant, novelty [[Fluoxetine|Prozac]] pill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article125081249.html |title=Giant Prozac pill now holds the ashes of Carrie Fisher, noted mental health advocate |work=[[Tri-City Herald]] |author=Murphy, Brian |date=January 6, 2017 |access-date=January 7, 2017|quote=(Todd Fisher:) Carrie's favorite possession was a giant Prozac pill that she bought many years ago. A big pill. She loved it, and it was in her house and [her daughter] Billie and I felt it was where she'd want to be.}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==
Reynolds was the 1955 [[Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hastypudding.org/past-honorees |title=Past Men & Women of the Year |access-date=December 29, 2016 |publisher=The Hasty Pudding – Institute of 1770, Inc |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617115708/http://hastypudding.org/past-honorees |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her footprints and handprints are preserved at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]] in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], California. She also has a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], at 6654 Hollywood Boulevard, for live performance and a Golden Palm Star on the [[Palm Springs, California]], [[Palm Springs Walk of Stars|Walk of Stars]] dedicated to her.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |title=Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated |publisher=Palmspringswalkofstars.com |access-date=August 17, 2015 }}</ref> In keeping with the celebrity tradition of the [[Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival]] of [[Winchester, Virginia]], Reynolds was honored as the Grand Marshal of the 2011 ABF that took place from April 26 to May 1, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thebloom.com/celeb-more/debbiereynolds.html |title=Grand Marshal: Debbie Reynolds |publisher=Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928092612/http://www.thebloom.com/celeb-more/debbiereynolds.html |archive-date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref>

On November 4, 2006, Reynolds received the Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award from [[Chapman University]] ([[Orange, California]]).<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1292&context=press_releases|title=Hollywood Legend Debbie Reynolds to be Honored at American Celebration Nov. 4|date=October 11, 2006|access-date=December 28, 2016|publisher=Chapman University}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM6C1M_Debbie_Reynolds_Orange_CA|title=Debbie Reynolds – Orange, CA – Dedicated Trees|publisher=Waymarking.com|date=May 11, 2009|access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> On May 17, 2007, she was awarded an honorary degree of [[Doctor of Humane Letters]] from the [[University of Nevada, Reno]], where she had contributed for many years to the [[film studies]] program.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2007/university-gives-honorary-degree-to-unsinkable-debbie-reynolds|title=University gives honorary degree to 'Unsinkable' Debbie Reynolds|date=May 18, 2007|access-date=December 28, 2007|publisher=University of Nevada, Reno}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Awards and nominations
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! References
|-
| 1951
| [[Golden Globe Award]]s
| [[Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actress|New Star of the Year – Actress]]
| ''Three Little Words''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="goldenglobes">{{cite news |first=Luca |last=Celada |date=December 28, 2016 |url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/memoriam-debbie-reynolds-hollywood-legend-1932-2016 |title=In Memoriam: Debbie Reynolds, Hollywood Legend, 1932–2016 |website=Golden Globe Awards |publisher=Hollywood Foreign Press Association |access-date=December 29, 2016 |archive-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613060455/https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/memoriam-debbie-reynolds-hollywood-legend-1932-2016 |url-status=dead }} See also [http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/debbie-reynolds the profile of Debbie Reynolds] at Goldenglobes.com.</ref>
|-
| 1956
| [[National Board of Review]]
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| ''The Catered Affair''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1956/ |title=1956 Award Winners |website=National Board of Review |access-date=December 29, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 1957
| [[Golden Globe Award]]s
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
| ''Bundle of Joy''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="goldenglobes"/>
|-
| 1965
| [[Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| rowspan="2" | ''The Unsinkable Molly Brown''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="People2015">{{cite magazine |date=February 28, 2016 |first=Rose |last=Minutaglio |title=Debbie Reynolds Honored with Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at 88th Annual Academy Awards |url=http://people.com/awards/oscars-2016-debbie-reynolds-receives-honorary-oscar/ |magazine=People |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| 1965
| rowspan="2" | [[Golden Globe Award]]s
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="goldenglobes"/>
|-
| 1970
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]
| ''The Debbie Reynolds Show''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="goldenglobes"/>
|-
| 1973
| [[Tony Award]]s
| [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress in a Musical]]
| ''[[Irene (musical)|Irene]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name=":0" />
|-
| 1997
| [[American Comedy Awards]]
| [[American Comedy Awards|Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy]]
| Herself
| {{won}}
| <ref name="SAG pressrelease">{{cite press release |title=Debbie Reynolds to be Honored with 2014 SAG Life Achievement Award |url=https://www.sagaftra.org/debbie-reynolds-be-honored-2014-sag-life-achievement-award |website=SAG-AFTRA |date=August 18, 2014 |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Rene |last=Macura |date=December 27, 2016 |title=Feb. 9, 1997 |url=http://napavalleyregister.com/feb/image_05540ec1-46ca-5cf0-a624-caef8d74c2eb.html |website=[[Napa Valley Register]] |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| 1997
| [[Golden Globe Award]]s
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]
| rowspan="2" | ''Mother''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="goldenglobes"/>
|-
| 1997
| [[Satellite Awards]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| {{won}}
| <ref name="SAG pressrelease"/>
|-
| 1998
| [[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| [[Blockbuster LLC|Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy]]
| ''In & Out''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite press release |publisher=[[Blockbuster LLC]] |date=December 17, 1997 |title=Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Nominees Announced |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/blockbuster-entertainment-awards-nominees-announced-77915327.html |agency=[[PR Newswire]] |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Thomas |editor-last=Riggs |year=2000 |title=Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NP9kAAAAMAAJ&q=%22debbie+reynolds%22+-wikipedia+-imdb+blockbuster+awards+%22in+%26+out%22 |volume=31 |publisher=Gale |isbn=978-0787646363 |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| [[Daytime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Daytime Emmy Awards|Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special]]
| ''A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="SAG pressrelease"/><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |first=Jerry |last=Roberts |year=2009 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&pg=PA310 |title=John Korty |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors |location=London |publisher=Scarecrow Press |page=310 |access-date=December 29, 2016 |isbn=9780810863781 }}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]]
| ''Will & Grace''
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="SAG pressrelease"/><ref>{{cite magazine |first=Hilary |last=Lewis |date=January 25, 2015 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sag-awards-debbie-reynolds-accepts-766979 |title=SAG Awards: Debbie Reynolds Accepts Life Achievement Honor |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref>
|-
| 2014
| [[Screen Actors Guild]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award|Life Achievement Award]]
| rowspan="2" | Herself
| {{won}}
| <ref name="SAG pressrelease"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/life-achievement-award-recipient/51st |title=51st Life Achievement Recipient, 2014: Debbie Reynolds |date=August 19, 2014 |access-date=December 29, 2016 |archive-date=January 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127143329/https://www.sagawards.org/awards/life-achievement-award-recipient/51st |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| [[Academy Awards]]
| [[Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award]]
| {{won}}
| <ref name="People2015"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/news/spike-lee-debbie-reynolds-and-gena-rowlands-receive-academys-2015-governors-awards |title=Spike Lee, Debbie Reynolds And Gena Rowlands To Receive Academy's 2015 Governors Awards |date=August 27, 2015 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |access-date=December 29, 2016 }}</ref>
|}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1948
| ''[[June Bride]]''
| Boo's Girlfriend at Wedding
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan=3|1950
| ''{{sortname|The|Daughter of Rosie O'Grady}}''
| Maureen O'Grady
|
|-
| ''[[Three Little Words (film)|Three Little Words]]''
| Helen Kane
|
|-
| ''[[Two Weeks with Love]]''
| Melba Robinson
|
|-
| 1951
| ''[[Mr. Imperium]]''
| Gwen
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1952
| ''[[Singin' in the Rain]]''
| Kathy Selden
|
|-
| ''[[Skirts Ahoy!]]''
| Herself
| Uncredited
|-
| rowspan=3|1953
| ''[[I Love Melvin]]''
| Judy Schneider / Judy LeRoy
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Affairs of Dobie Gillis}}''
| Pansy Hammer
|
|-
| ''[[Give a Girl a Break]]''
| Suzy Doolittle
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1954
| ''[[Susan Slept Here]]''
| Susan Beauregard Landis
|
|-
| ''[[Athena (1954 film)|Athena]]''
| Minerva Mulvain
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1955
| ''[[Hit the Deck (1955 film)|Hit the Deck]]''
| Carol Pace
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Tender Trap|The Tender Trap (film)}}''
| Julie Gillis
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1956
| ''[[Meet Me in Las Vegas]]''
| Herself (uncredited)
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Catered Affair}}''
| Jane Hurley
|
|-
| ''[[Bundle of Joy]]''
| Polly Parish
|
|-
| 1957
| ''[[Tammy and the Bachelor]]''
| Tammy
|
|-
| 1958
| ''[[This Happy Feeling]]''
| Janet Blake
|
|-
| rowspan=4|1959
| ''{{sortname|The|Mating Game|The Mating Game (film)}}''
| Mariette Larkin
|
|-
| ''[[Say One for Me]]''
| Holly LeMaise, aka Conroy
|
|-
| ''[[It Started with a Kiss (film)|It Started with a Kiss]]''
| Maggie Putnam
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Gazebo}}''
| Nell Nash
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1960
| ''{{sortname|The|Rat Race}}''
| Peggy Brown
|
|-
| ''[[Pepe (1960 film)|Pepe]]''
| Cameo
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1961
| ''{{sortname|The|Pleasure of His Company}}''
| Jessica Anne Poole
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Second Time Around|The Second Time Around (1961 film)}}''
| Lucretia 'Lu' Rogers
|
|-
| 1962
| ''[[How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]]''
| Lilith Prescott
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1963
| ''[[My Six Loves]]''
| Janice Courtney
|
|-
| ''[[Mary, Mary (film)|Mary, Mary]]''
| Mary McKellaway
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1964
| ''{{sortname|The|Unsinkable Molly Brown|The Unsinkable Molly Brown (film)}}''
| [[Margaret Brown|Molly Brown]]
|
|-
| ''[[Goodbye Charlie]]''
| Charlie Sorel/Virginia Mason
|
|-
| 1966
| ''{{sortname|The|Singing Nun|The Singing Nun (film)}}''
| Sister Ann
|
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Divorce American Style]]''
| Barbara Harmon
|
|-
| 1968
| ''[[How Sweet It Is!]]''
| Jenny Henderson
|
|-
| 1969
| ''Debbie Reynolds and the Sound of Children'' 
| Herself
| TV movie{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| 1971
| ''[[What's the Matter with Helen?]]''
| Adelle
|
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|Charlotte's Web]]''
| [[Charlotte A. Cavatica]] (voice)
| 
|-
| rowspan=2|1974
| ''[[Busby Berkeley]]''
| rowspan="2" | Herself
| Documentary{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| ''[[That's Entertainment!]]''
| [[Compilation film]]
|-
| 1987
| ''Sadie and Son''
| Sadie
| rowspan="3" | TV movie
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Perry Mason (TV film series)|Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder]]''
| Amanda Cody
|-
| rowspan=2|1992
| ''Battling for Baby''
| Helen
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Bodyguard|The Bodyguard (1992 film)}}''
| rowspan="2" | Herself
| Cameo
|-
| rowspan=2|1993
| ''Jack L. Warner: The Last Mogul''
| Documentary
|-
| ''[[Heaven & Earth (1993 film)|Heaven & Earth]]''
| Eugenia
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[That's Entertainment! III]]''
| Herself
| Compilation film
|-
| rowspan=2|1996
| ''[[Mother (1996 film)|Mother]]''
| Beatrice Henderson
|
|-
| ''[[Wedding Bell Blues (film)|Wedding Bell Blues]]''
| Herself
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]''
| Berniece Brackett
|
|-
| rowspan=6|1998
| ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''
| Herself (voice)
|
|-
| ''[[Kiki's Delivery Service]]''
| Madame (voice, Disney English [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]])
|
|-
| ''Zack and Reba''
| Beulah Blanton
|
|-
| ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie]]''
| Mrs. Claus/Rudolph's Mother/Mrs. Prancer 
| Voice
|-
| ''[[Halloweentown (film)|Halloweentown]]''
| [[List of Halloweentown characters#Aggie Cromwell|Agatha "Aggie" Cromwell]]
| rowspan="3" | TV movie
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Christmas Wish|The Christmas Wish (film)}}''
| Ruth
|-
| rowspan=2|1999
| ''A Gift of Love: The Daniel Huffman Story''
| Shirlee Allison
|-
| ''Keepers of the Frame''
| Herself
| Documentary
|-
| rowspan=3|2000
| ''[[Rugrats in Paris: The Movie]]''
| Lulu Pickles (voice)
|
|-
| ''Virtual Mom''
| Gwen
| TV movie{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| ''Rugrats: Acorn Nuts & Diapey Butts''
| Lulu Johnson (voice){{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|
|-
| rowspan=2|2001
| ''[[These Old Broads]]''
| Piper Grayson
| rowspan="2" | TV movie
|-
| ''[[Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge]]''
| Agatha "Aggie" Cromwell
|-
| rowspan=2|2002
| ''[[Cinerama Adventure]]''
| Herself (interviewee)
| Documentary{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| ''Generation Gap''
| rowspan="2" | Herself
| TV movie{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| rowspan=2|2004
| ''[[Connie and Carla]]''
|
|-
| ''[[Halloweentown High]]''
| Agatha "Aggie" Cromwell
| TV movie
|-
| rowspan=2|2006
| ''[[Return to Halloweentown]]''
| Splendora Agatha "Aggie" Cromwell
| TV movie; Cameo appearance
|-
| ''Lolo's Cafe''
| Mrs. Atkins (voice)
| TV movie{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project]]''
| Herself (interviewee)
| Documentary
|-
| rowspan=4|2008
| ''Light of Olympia''
| Queen (voice){{citation needed|date=October 2020}}
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Jill & Tony Curtis Story}}''
| rowspan="3" | Herself
| rowspan="3" | Documentary
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Brothers Warner|nolink=1}}''
|-
| ''Fay Wray: A Life''
|-
|2012
| ''[[One for the Money (film)|One for the Money]]''
| Grandma Mazur
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Behind the Candelabra]]''
| Frances Liberace
| TV movie
|-
|2016
|''[[Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds]]''
| Herself
| Documentary<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/bright-lights-starring-debbie-reynolds-893093|title='Bright Lights: Starring Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher': Cannes Review|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 14, 2016|access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref>
|-
!colspan=4|Sources:<ref name="TCM">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/160596%7C37307/debbie-reynolds#filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722181848/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/160596%7C37307/Debbie-Reynolds/#filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 22, 2011|title=Filmography for Debbie Reynolds|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=January 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name="TVGuide Credits">{{cite magazine|title=Debbie Reynolds – Credits|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/debbie-reynolds/credits/146836/|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Rotten Tomatoes">{{cite web|title=Debbie Reynolds Filmography|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/debbie_reynolds/|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=February 19, 2017}}</ref>
|}

;Short subjects
* ''A Visit with Debbie Reynolds'' (1959)<ref name="TCM"/>
* ''The Story of a Dress'' (1964)<ref name="TCM"/>
* ''In the Picture'' (2012)

==Partial television credits==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Episodes
! class="unsortable" | References
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Aloha Paradise]]''
| Sydney Chase
| 8 episodes
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 1982 
| ''[[Alice (American TV series)|Alice]]''
| Felicia Blake
| Episode: "Sorry, Wrong Lips!"
|
|-
| ''[[Madame's Place]]''
| Self
| Episode: "Movie Stars and Producers"
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Golden Girls]]''
| Truby
| "There Goes the Bride: Part 2"
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]''
| Deedee Chappel
| "If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother"
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Roseanne]]''
| Audrey Conner
| "Arsenic and Old Mom"
| <ref name="AP">{{Cite web|url=http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_DEBBIE_REYNOLDS|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161229060358/http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OBIT_DEBBIE_REYNOLDS|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 29, 2016|title=Actress Debbie Reynolds, the star of the 1952 classic 'Singin' in the Rain,' has died a day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher|last=Elber|first=Lynn|agency=Associated Press|date=December 28, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 1999–2006
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Bobbi Adler
| 12 episodes
| <ref name="AP"/>
|-
| 2000–2002
| ''[[Rugrats]]''
| Lulu Pickles (voice)
| 10 episodes
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales]]''
| Herself
| TV comedy special
|
|-
| 2003–2007
| ''[[Kim Possible]]''
| Nana Possible (voice)
| 4 episodes
|
|-
|2008
| ''[[Family Guy]] ''
| Mrs. Wilson (voice)
| Episode: "[[Tales of a Third Grade Nothing]]"
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2010
| ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]''
| Granny Squirrel (voice)
| "The Lost Treasure of the Golden Squirrel"
|
|-
| ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''
| rowspan="2" | Self (guest judge)
| Episode: "Golden Gals"
|<ref name="Rotten Tomatoes"/>
|-
|2011
|''[[So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]''
|(Alongside [[Nigel Lythgoe]] & [[Mary Murphy (choreographer)|Mary Murphy]])
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The 7D]]''
| Queen Whimsical (voice)
| "Big Rock Candy Flim-Flam / Doing the 7D Dance"
| 
|}

== Radio broadcasts ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Program !! Episode/source
|-
|| September 8, 1952|| ''[[Lux Radio Theatre]]'' || ''[[Two Weeks with Love]]''<ref name="Pittsburgh Post-Gazette">{{cite news |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AiYNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5227%2C2242120&q=Two+Weeks+Debbie+Reynolds+Powell+Ricardo+Montalban+Carleton+Carpenter |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Monday High Spots |page=3 (Daily Magazine) |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=September 8, 1952 |access-date=March 9, 2022 }}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of American film actresses]]
* [[List of people from California]]
* [[List of people from Texas]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book | author=Reynolds, Debbie (with David Patrick Columbia) | title=Debbie: My Life | url=https://archive.org/details/debbiemylife00reyno | url-access=registration | publisher=[[William Morrow and Company]] | year=1988 | isbn=978-0-688-06633-8}}
* {{cite book | author=Reynolds, Debbie (with Dorian Hannaway) | title=Unsinkable: A Memoir | publisher=[[William Morrow and Company]] | year=2013 | isbn=978-0-06-221365-5}}
* {{cite book | author=Reynolds, Debbie (with Dorian Hannaway) | title=Make 'Em Laugh: Short-Term Memories of Longtime Friends | publisher=[[William Morrow and Company]] | year=2015 | isbn=978-0-06-241663-6}}

== External links ==
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{{commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.debbiereynolds.com/}}
* {{IMDb name}}
* {{IBDB name}}
* {{tcmdb name}}
* {{Discogs artist}}
* {{Emmys person|debbie-reynolds}}
* {{TV Guide person}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113083135/http://blog.milestonebroadcasting.com/2009/08/17/big-band-files-wdoug-miles-wguest-debbie-reynolds.aspx |date=November 13, 2009 |title=Radio broadcast WSRQ "Big Band Files w/Doug Miles" }}
* [http://film.virtual-history.com/person.php?personid=6640 Photographs and literature]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120225213027/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/index.jsp The Official Academy Awards Database]: Type "Debbie Reynolds" at the Nominee box

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