Debbie
is a talented and award winning Singer, Actress and Dancer
who got her start in show business by entering and winning
a 1948 "Miss Burbank" beauty contest at 16, sponsored
by Lockheed Aircraft. Having two talent scouts as judges,
Reynolds was not overlooked and was offered a screen test
by Warner Bro's., it was here she would gain the name Debbie.
Having very little experience in acting,
she would soon end up on the MGM lot working with Fred Astaire
and Red Skelton in the film "Three Little Words."
Reynolds, moved to California in 1939 with her family where
she graduated High School and started her acting career.
Debbie Reynolds had no professional dance training till
she teamed up with Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain."
Debbie went on to dance in many more
movies and musicals. She is one of the few actresses to
have danced with both Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in feature
films. Most memorable for her endearing role as "Tammy." |