Debbie Reynolds died Wednesday afternoon as a result of a stroke, a family source confirmed to Deadline. She was 84 and had been taken to Cedars Sinai Medical Center complaining of difficulty breathing, just a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died at 60 after a heart attack. A teenage beauty queen, Reynolds had moved to MGM after some unproductive years at Warner Bros., where her only film of note was The Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady. She will forever be remembered as…...
- 12/29/2016
- Deadline
Debbie Reynolds will receive the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award, it has been announced.
The actress will be given the honour at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 25, 2015.
She will become the 51st recipient of the prize, which is given annually to those who demonstrate the "finest ideals of the acting profession".
SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard said: "I'm thrilled that SAG-AFTRA is presenting our Life Achievement Award to Debbie Reynolds. She is a tremendously talented performer with a diverse body of screen and stage work, live performances and several hit records.
"Her generous spirit and unforgettable performances have entertained audiences across the globe, moving us all from laughter to tears and back again. Congratulations, Debbie, on your life achievements."
Reynolds made her official screen debut as June Haver's younger sister in the 1950 musical The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady, and went on to star in The Unsinkable Molly Brown,...
The actress will be given the honour at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 25, 2015.
She will become the 51st recipient of the prize, which is given annually to those who demonstrate the "finest ideals of the acting profession".
SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard said: "I'm thrilled that SAG-AFTRA is presenting our Life Achievement Award to Debbie Reynolds. She is a tremendously talented performer with a diverse body of screen and stage work, live performances and several hit records.
"Her generous spirit and unforgettable performances have entertained audiences across the globe, moving us all from laughter to tears and back again. Congratulations, Debbie, on your life achievements."
Reynolds made her official screen debut as June Haver's younger sister in the 1950 musical The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady, and went on to star in The Unsinkable Molly Brown,...
- 8/18/2014
- Digital Spy
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