Judy Garland
Actor
- Born
- June 10, 1922 · Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- June 22, 1969 (age 47)
Judy Garland, born Frances Ethel Gumm, (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Jimmie and Suzie. Judy was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. There she made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney and "The Wizard of Oz". After fifteen years, Garland was released from the studio but gained renewed success through concert appearances and later a return to acting.
Through a career, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. She received a juvenile Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award as well as a Grammy Award, and a Special Tony Award. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for "A Star is Born" (1954) and Best Supporting Actress for "Judgement at Nuremberg" (1961). At forty, she was the youngest recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award for lifetime achievement in the motion picture industry.
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In 1997, Garland was posthumously awarded a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Several of her recordings have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1999, the American Film Institute placed her among the ten greatest female stars in the history of American cinema.
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
August 21, 1939
Judgment at Nuremberg
December 18, 1961
Meet Me in St. Louis
November 28, 1944
A Star Is Born
October 1, 1954
Easter Parade
July 8, 1948
The Pirate
June 11, 1948
That's Entertainment!
June 21, 1974
Gay Purr-ee
October 24, 1962
A Child Is Waiting
February 13, 1963
Summer Stock
August 31, 1950
Ziegfeld Follies
August 26, 1945
The Harvey Girls
January 18, 1946
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