Debbie Reynolds died on Dec. 28, 2016 — just one day after daughter Carrie Fisher‘s sudden death. Reynolds would have celebrated her 85th birthday on April 1, and the late mother-daughter duo were remembered at a public memorial on March 25. Before her death, Reynolds sat down with People to discuss her illustrious Hollywood career, painful divorces, relationship with her children and more. Read the 2011 profile below:
“Hello, dear,” says Debbie Reynolds with a smile, offering a hug at the door of her Beverly Hills bungalow. Sunny, modest and packed with memories, her home is equal parts everyday-grandma’s house and glamorous testament to...
“Hello, dear,” says Debbie Reynolds with a smile, offering a hug at the door of her Beverly Hills bungalow. Sunny, modest and packed with memories, her home is equal parts everyday-grandma’s house and glamorous testament to...
- 4/1/2017
- by Mary Green
- PEOPLE.com
Bright Lights, the documentary about Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds that debuted on HBO Saturday, was filled with major revelations about the life of the Hollywood icons — but some of its best moments and most memorable lines came by far quicker.
Here are 15 of the most-surprising moments in directors Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens’ superb documentary.
1. Reynolds and Fisher were so in sync, they even wore the same shoes in one scene. The sandals were different colors, for what it’s worth.
2. Fisher’s home with Reynolds was built by Robert Armstrong, who was in King Kong. The two lived there for 20 years,...
Here are 15 of the most-surprising moments in directors Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens’ superb documentary.
1. Reynolds and Fisher were so in sync, they even wore the same shoes in one scene. The sandals were different colors, for what it’s worth.
2. Fisher’s home with Reynolds was built by Robert Armstrong, who was in King Kong. The two lived there for 20 years,...
- 1/8/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Two weeks ago, Bright Lights was ‘just’ a well-made, touching and humorous documentary about the complicated relationship between Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds. Now? With Fisher snatched away before her time and her grief-stricken mother suffering a fatal stroke a mere day later, the film’s poignancy has multiplied exponentially.
Directors Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens introduce us to a somewhat curious mother/daughter living arrangement. Both live in the same compound, in neighboring houses separated only by a large gate. It’s a life of cozy, secluded domesticity, the two gently bickering in a way that very slightly echoes the classic 1975 documentary Grey Gardens.
Though they’re neighbors, the two women’s houses couldn’t be more different in style. Debbie Reynolds’ is all cool pastels and orderly presentation – she’d once hoped to open a museum of Hollywood memorabilia (we see a pair of Judy Garland...
Directors Alexis Bloom and Fisher Stevens introduce us to a somewhat curious mother/daughter living arrangement. Both live in the same compound, in neighboring houses separated only by a large gate. It’s a life of cozy, secluded domesticity, the two gently bickering in a way that very slightly echoes the classic 1975 documentary Grey Gardens.
Though they’re neighbors, the two women’s houses couldn’t be more different in style. Debbie Reynolds’ is all cool pastels and orderly presentation – she’d once hoped to open a museum of Hollywood memorabilia (we see a pair of Judy Garland...
- 1/6/2017
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Near the end of Bright Lights, the rare Hollywood documentary that allows you to get a sense of the actual forest for all the tinsel and trees, a frail Debbie Reynolds is being escorted by daughter Carrie Fisher to the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where she’ll receive a Life Achievement Award. (It’s January 2015.) In the limousine ride to the event, Reynolds is close to incoherent. Now, having arrived, she begins gathering together the sequins, strands and threads that make up her bravest, late-life approximation of legendary movie star Debbie Reynolds. “Don’t look like you’re holding me up,...
- 1/4/2017
- by tgliatto
- PEOPLE.com
We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.Hector BabencoArgentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of
We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.
Hector Babenco
Argentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.
He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1985), for which he earned a best director Oscar nominee and William Hurt earned an Oscar win for best actor.
Babenco went on to direct Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Ironweed (1987) and Tom Berenger and John Lithgow in At Play In The Fields Of The Lord (1991).
After undergoing cancer treatment in the 1990s, he returned to the director’s chair for films including Brazilian prison...
We pay tribute to the film stars and directors from around the world who sadly passed away in 2016.
Hector Babenco
Argentine-born Brazilian director Hector Babenco died on July 13 at 70-years-old.
He found international success with Brazilian slum drama Pixote (1981), going on to make Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1985), for which he earned a best director Oscar nominee and William Hurt earned an Oscar win for best actor.
Babenco went on to direct Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson in Ironweed (1987) and Tom Berenger and John Lithgow in At Play In The Fields Of The Lord (1991).
After undergoing cancer treatment in the 1990s, he returned to the director’s chair for films including Brazilian prison...
- 12/31/2016
- ScreenDaily
They died within a day of one another — but that’s not the only parallel in the lives of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher.
The mother-daughter duo’s Hollywood careers were filled with coincidences. From their signature movies to their troubled marriages, here are a few instances where their lives lined up.
Both had breakout roles at 19
Reynolds had one of those classic Hollywood discovery stories. As a contestant in the Miss Burbank beauty pageant when she was 16, a talent scout from Warner Bros. discovered her and signed her to a contract with the powerhouse studio.
She made five films...
The mother-daughter duo’s Hollywood careers were filled with coincidences. From their signature movies to their troubled marriages, here are a few instances where their lives lined up.
Both had breakout roles at 19
Reynolds had one of those classic Hollywood discovery stories. As a contestant in the Miss Burbank beauty pageant when she was 16, a talent scout from Warner Bros. discovered her and signed her to a contract with the powerhouse studio.
She made five films...
- 12/29/2016
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
The Oscar-nominated star of such iconic films as Singin’ In The Rain and The Unsinkable Molly Brown has died in Los Angeles, one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher. She was 84.
Reynolds, an enduring and vivacious presence in Hollywood who made her name in MGM musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday after reportedly suffering a stroke. She died later in the day.
Her passing so soon after her daughter’s death on Tuesday following a heart attack on a plane is the latest devastating blow to their family.
Reynolds’ son Todd Fisher confirmed the news to AP, as he had kept the press apprised of his late sister’s progress in hospital several days ago.
“She’s now with Carrie and we’re all heartbroken,” Fisher said, adding that Fisher’s death had taken its toll on his mother. He told reporters...
Reynolds, an enduring and vivacious presence in Hollywood who made her name in MGM musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday after reportedly suffering a stroke. She died later in the day.
Her passing so soon after her daughter’s death on Tuesday following a heart attack on a plane is the latest devastating blow to their family.
Reynolds’ son Todd Fisher confirmed the news to AP, as he had kept the press apprised of his late sister’s progress in hospital several days ago.
“She’s now with Carrie and we’re all heartbroken,” Fisher said, adding that Fisher’s death had taken its toll on his mother. He told reporters...
- 12/29/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Oscar-nominated star of such iconic films as Singin’ In The Rain and The Unsinkable Molly Brown has died in Los Angeles, one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher.
Reynolds, an enduring and vivacious presence in Hollywood who made her name in MGM musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday after reportedly suffering a stroke. Shed died later in the day.
Her passing so soon after her daughter’s death on Tuesday following a heart attack on a plane is the latest devastating blow to their family.
Reynolds’ son Todd Fisher confirmed the news to AP, as he had kept the press apprised of his late sister’s progress in hospital several days ago.
“She’s now with Carrie and we’re all heartbroken,” Fisher said, adding that Fisher’s death took its toll on his mother.
Reynolds was born...
Reynolds, an enduring and vivacious presence in Hollywood who made her name in MGM musicals and comedies in the 1950s and 1960s, was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday after reportedly suffering a stroke. Shed died later in the day.
Her passing so soon after her daughter’s death on Tuesday following a heart attack on a plane is the latest devastating blow to their family.
Reynolds’ son Todd Fisher confirmed the news to AP, as he had kept the press apprised of his late sister’s progress in hospital several days ago.
“She’s now with Carrie and we’re all heartbroken,” Fisher said, adding that Fisher’s death took its toll on his mother.
Reynolds was born...
- 12/29/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
With Debbie Reynolds’ death on Wednesday, Hollywood has lost a true legend of the Golden Age. At the height of her career, Reynolds was known as America’s sweetheart — and her fame often outshone the parts she played.
In fact, one of her most famous roles came during an offscreen drama which involved a love triangle seemingly ripped from a movie script.
Back in 1958, Reynolds and her husband, famed crooner Eddie Fisher, were among the most glamorous couples in Hollywood. The only other duo that came close to their star power also happened to be their best friends, Elizabeth Taylor and her husband,...
In fact, one of her most famous roles came during an offscreen drama which involved a love triangle seemingly ripped from a movie script.
Back in 1958, Reynolds and her husband, famed crooner Eddie Fisher, were among the most glamorous couples in Hollywood. The only other duo that came close to their star power also happened to be their best friends, Elizabeth Taylor and her husband,...
- 12/29/2016
- by m34miller
- PEOPLE.com
David Crow Dec 29, 2016
Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds, star of Singin’ in the Rain and How the West Was Won, has died at the age of 84.
In what is hopefully the final pang of 2016, legendary film actor and stage performer Debbie Reynolds has passed away at the age of 84, just one day after the loss of her daughter Carrie Fisher. Reynolds, one of the last beloved movie stars from the days of “Classic Hollywood,” leaves behind a career that will be cherished, having appeared in films as enduring as Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Tammy and the Bachelor (1957), and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960).
Reynolds died after being taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital on Wednesday afternoon. She had previously been staying with her son and Carrie Fisher’s brother, Todd Fisher, in his Beverley Hills home when they suspected she had suffered a stroke.
Known in recent years for her close relationship with her daughter Carrie,...
Hollywood legend Debbie Reynolds, star of Singin’ in the Rain and How the West Was Won, has died at the age of 84.
In what is hopefully the final pang of 2016, legendary film actor and stage performer Debbie Reynolds has passed away at the age of 84, just one day after the loss of her daughter Carrie Fisher. Reynolds, one of the last beloved movie stars from the days of “Classic Hollywood,” leaves behind a career that will be cherished, having appeared in films as enduring as Singin’ in the Rain (1952), Tammy and the Bachelor (1957), and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960).
Reynolds died after being taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital on Wednesday afternoon. She had previously been staying with her son and Carrie Fisher’s brother, Todd Fisher, in his Beverley Hills home when they suspected she had suffered a stroke.
Known in recent years for her close relationship with her daughter Carrie,...
- 12/29/2016
- Den of Geek
As it tends to happen in Hollywood, deaths occur in 3's and now we have another one on our hands after George Michael and Carrie Fisher passed away, but this one holds even more significance as the late Fisher's mother, Debbie Reynolds, has died of a suspected stroke. She was rushed to the Cedars-Sinai hospital from the Beverly Hills home of her son Todd Fisher who told Variety:
She Wanted to be with Carrie.
A child should never die before the parent, and sometimes it can just be too much to handle.
Reynolds and her daughter Fisher had a sometimes tenuous and other times close relationship, but towards the end they seemed to have mended fences. Postcards From The Edge the 1987 novel adapted to film three years later was said to have elements of their relationship, but not fully accurate and more dramatized to create a darker story. In fact,...
She Wanted to be with Carrie.
A child should never die before the parent, and sometimes it can just be too much to handle.
Reynolds and her daughter Fisher had a sometimes tenuous and other times close relationship, but towards the end they seemed to have mended fences. Postcards From The Edge the 1987 novel adapted to film three years later was said to have elements of their relationship, but not fully accurate and more dramatized to create a darker story. In fact,...
- 12/29/2016
- by Drew Carlton
- LRMonline.com
Debbie Reynolds, the singer-actress who starred in the 1952 classic Singin' in the Rain and the mother of late actress Carrie Fisher, has died. She was 84.
As Variety reports, the actress was taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital following a suspected stroke on Wednesday, one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died.
"She wanted to be with Carrie," son Todd Fisher told the magazine.
Reynolds was a Hollywood darling of the 1950s and 1960s, with her all-American looks and charm and oft-sweet onscreen demeanor, she seemed to embody the vibe of that era.
As Variety reports, the actress was taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital following a suspected stroke on Wednesday, one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher died.
"She wanted to be with Carrie," son Todd Fisher told the magazine.
Reynolds was a Hollywood darling of the 1950s and 1960s, with her all-American looks and charm and oft-sweet onscreen demeanor, she seemed to embody the vibe of that era.
- 12/29/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Screen icon Debbie Reynolds has died at the age of 84. The news comes just one day after her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, 60, died of a heart attack.
Reynolds was thinking of her daughter in her final moments. “I miss her so much, I want to be with Carrie,” she said shortly before passing, her son Todd told TMZ.
Reynolds was at her and Fisher’s property when she had to be rushed to the hospital for a possible stroke on Wednesday afternoon, People confirmed .
On Tuesday, Reynolds had taken to social media to thank fans for their support in the...
Reynolds was thinking of her daughter in her final moments. “I miss her so much, I want to be with Carrie,” she said shortly before passing, her son Todd told TMZ.
Reynolds was at her and Fisher’s property when she had to be rushed to the hospital for a possible stroke on Wednesday afternoon, People confirmed .
On Tuesday, Reynolds had taken to social media to thank fans for their support in the...
- 12/29/2016
- by alexisloinazpeople
- PEOPLE.com
Born to two of the most famous people in the world, Carrie Fisher had a childhood that was anything but normal.
The actress, who died on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, is best remembered as Princess Leia — but before Star Wars, she was better known as Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher’s only daughter.
Reynolds, one of the most iconic stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, at times had a fraught relationship with her daughter, although the two were close in the years before their death.
Their complicated bond was memorably documented in Postcards from the Edge, the...
The actress, who died on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, is best remembered as Princess Leia — but before Star Wars, she was better known as Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher’s only daughter.
Reynolds, one of the most iconic stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, at times had a fraught relationship with her daughter, although the two were close in the years before their death.
Their complicated bond was memorably documented in Postcards from the Edge, the...
- 12/28/2016
- by m34miller
- PEOPLE.com
This week we're celebrating the three Honorary Oscar winners. Here's abstew on Debbie Reynolds' favorite role.
Molly Brown is my favorite of all the roles I've played. I love something about almost every part I've done, but I identified with Molly as soon as I met her. In the sometimes blurry line between art and and real life, Molly is the woman I've become as the years have passed. I'm right there with her when she declares, "I ain't down yet!"
-Debbie Reynolds Unsinkable: A Memoir
In her decades long show business career, amid the watchful eye of media scrutiny, Debbie Reynolds has endured trials and tribulations and come out the other side of it stronger. Caught in a Hollywood scandal, the original jilted girl-next-door (long before Jennifer Aniston was even born), Reynolds stood by while then husband Eddie Fisher left her and her two young children for screen siren Elizabeth Taylor.
Molly Brown is my favorite of all the roles I've played. I love something about almost every part I've done, but I identified with Molly as soon as I met her. In the sometimes blurry line between art and and real life, Molly is the woman I've become as the years have passed. I'm right there with her when she declares, "I ain't down yet!"
-Debbie Reynolds Unsinkable: A Memoir
In her decades long show business career, amid the watchful eye of media scrutiny, Debbie Reynolds has endured trials and tribulations and come out the other side of it stronger. Caught in a Hollywood scandal, the original jilted girl-next-door (long before Jennifer Aniston was even born), Reynolds stood by while then husband Eddie Fisher left her and her two young children for screen siren Elizabeth Taylor.
- 11/11/2015
- by abstew
- FilmExperience
Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds was duped by her second husband, millionaire Harry Karl, into thinking the prostitutes who showed up at their home regularly were actually manicurists and hairdressers that took care of the tycoon's grooming needs.
The naive Singin' in the Rain star eventually realised her husband's 'barber' was actually a pimp who would help service her husband sexually.
Appearing with her daughter Carrie Fisher on the Oprah Winfrey Show in America on Tuesday, Reynolds confessed she never questioned Karl's strict daily grooming regimen.
She said, "While they were at work they just doubled the duty. I didn't know anything about it because I believed they were manicurists (although) I wondered why it took so long."...
The naive Singin' in the Rain star eventually realised her husband's 'barber' was actually a pimp who would help service her husband sexually.
Appearing with her daughter Carrie Fisher on the Oprah Winfrey Show in America on Tuesday, Reynolds confessed she never questioned Karl's strict daily grooming regimen.
She said, "While they were at work they just doubled the duty. I didn't know anything about it because I believed they were manicurists (although) I wondered why it took so long."...
- 2/16/2011
- WENN
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