Actress Debbie Reynolds poses for a portrait in New York on October 14, 2011.
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Reynolds was a proud member of the Girl Scouts. At the time of this photo, at age 17, she had earned 42 out of a possible 100 badges in eight years of scouting.
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Reynolds starred with Gene Kelly in 1952's "Singin' in the Rain." When the movie started production, Reynolds didn't know how to dance and was taught by Kelly, also the choreographer of the film.
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Debbie Reynolds and Gower Champion dancing in a scene from the 1953 film "Give A Girl A Break."
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Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher were married in 1955 and divorced in 1959. The couple had two children: Carrie, born in 1956, and Todd, born in 1958.
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Reynolds and Fisher co-starred in "Bundle of Joy," RKO's 1956 Technicolor comedy.
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A family portrait of Fisher, Reynolds and daughter Carrie, circa 1957.
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A family portrait with Debbie holding Todd and father Eddie holding Carrie.
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Fisher with Reynolds and Elizabeth Taylor in Las Vegas in 1958. The next year Fisher left Reynolds and married Taylor.
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Reynolds holds her two children, Carrie and Todd, right, during the shooting of 1959's "The Mating Game."
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Reynolds and Harry Karl attend an event in Los Angeles in 1962.
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Hermione Baddeley points her finger at Reynolds as Harve Presnell and Ed Begley watch during a scene from the 1964 film "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." Reynolds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for the role.
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Reynolds with her daughter Carrie Fisher in 1972.
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Reynolds makes her first appearance on Broadway in 1973, opening in a remake of the 1919 musical "Irene." Carrie Fisher, seated on floor, also appeared in the musical at age 16.
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Reynolds appears in an episode of "The Love Boat" with Gavin MacLeod in 1980.
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Reynolds on stage for for a curtain call after a performance of "Woman of the Year" at New York's Palace Theatre in 1983.
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Reynolds with Todd and Carrie Fisher at the Thalians Ball in 1985. Reynolds was involved with the Thalians, a group of entertainment professionals who support mental health issues, from the 1950s.
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Reynolds appears with Bea Arthur in an episode of "The Golden Girls" in 1991.
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Debbie Reynolds in 2001 at the site of the new Hollywood Motion Picture Collection, where her $30 million motion picture costume collection would be housed.
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Reynolds poses with her second star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 13, 1997.
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Reynold's appears in an episode of "Will & Grace" in 1999 with Debra Messing. Reynolds played the recurring character of Bobbi Adler, mother to Messing's Grace Adler.
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Reynolds takes part in the ribbon cutting at the opening of of the Casino Club at The Greenbrier on July 2, 2010, in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, with West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin; Greenbrier owner and chairman Jim Justice; Brooke Shields; Kathy Justice; and singer Jessica Simpson.
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Reynolds poses before the auction of her massive collection of memorabilia from classic movies in 2011. Reynolds is siting on the throne from the 1955 movie "Virgin Queen" with a dress worn by Bette Davis, right, and Joan Collins, left.
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Reynolds poses with daughter Carrie Fisher after receiving the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award on January 25, 2015, in Los Angeles.
