Estelle Parsons

She also played the part of Roseanne's mother Beverly, in the sitcom Roseanne. Her foot and hand prints are immortalized in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, and she has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6654 Hollywood Boulevard. She also received a BAFTA Award nomination for her role in Watermelon Man (1970), and appeared in I Never Sang for My Father (1971), For Pete's Sake (1975), Dick Tracy (1992) and Boys on the Side (1995). Debbie Reynolds has done extensive work with charity and has headlined in major Las Vegas showrooms. Her film career includes an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), and a nomination for Rachel, Rachel (1968). In 1997, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Comedy. She has received Tony Award nominations for her work in The Seven Descents of Myrtle (1968), And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little (1971), Miss Margarida's Way (1978) and Mornings at Seven (2002). Reynolds was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964), a Golden Globe for The Debbie Reynolds Show on television (1970), a Golden Globe for the motion picture Mother (1997), and a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for In & Out (1997).

Moving to New York, she worked as a writer, producer and commentator for The Today Show. She is the mother of two children, actress Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher. Parsons originally studied law, and then worked as a singer with a band before settling on an acting career in the early 1950's. Debbie Reynolds has been married three times: to singer Eddie Fisher (married 1955-divorced 1959), Harry Karl (married 1960-divorced 1973) and Richard Hamlett (married 1984-divorced 1994). Estelle Parsons (born November 20, 1927 in Marblehead, Massachusetts) is an American theater, film and television actress. She is one of a very small group of actors from MGM's "golden age of musicals" who is still active in filmmaking. She went on to star in numerous motion pictures, and as of 2004 was still making acting appearances in film.

She worked hard, however, and turned in a good performance along with Gene and Donald O'Connor. Her participation in the movie helped make it one of the greatest musicals ever produced. Reynolds was inexperienced and did not know how to tap dance. She was chosen for the female lead in Singin' in the Rain despite the fact that Gene Kelly, the star of the musical comedy, was initially opposed to the casting. Imperium.

She then appeared in Mr. Her appearance in her second movie at MGM, Two Weeks With Love, received strong notices. She was cast in Three Little Words, which starred Fred Astaire. Reynolds then signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Warner: The Last Mogul (1993). Jack L. Heaven & Earth (1993). The Bodyguard (1992).

Singin' in the Rain (1952). Imperium (1951). Mr. Two Weeks with Love (1950).