Judy Garland
Acting
- Born:
- 1922-06-10
- Died:
- 1969-06-22
- Place of birth:
- Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Biography
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. 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
Filmography
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Gene Kelly: An American in Hollywood
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
Lynch/Oz
1939: Secrets of Hollywood's Golden Year
My Music: A Classic Christmas
Sid & Judy
La La La
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
Too Young to Die
The Music According to Tom Jobim
Vito
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
The Polio Crusade
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
Legendary Christmas Entertainers
Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
Judy Garland Duets
Easter Parade: On the Avenue
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Judy Garland: By Myself
A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
Jack Paar: Smart Television
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
Bride of Trailer Camp
Judy Garland Speaks
Hollywood Musicals of the 40's
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
Mirror
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
Ode to Dorothy
Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
Vaudeville
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Peter Allen: The Boy From Oz
That's Entertainment! III
Intimate Portrait
Judy in a Land Called Oz
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
That's Dancing!
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
Showbiz Goes to War
Hollywood’s Children
That's Entertainment, Part II
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
That's Entertainment!
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Omnibus
Jacqueline Susann and the Valley of the Dolls
Judy and Liza at the Palladium
The Hollywood Palace
The Judy Garland Christmas Show
The Judy Garland Show
Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special
I Could Go on Singing
A Child Is Waiting
Gay Purr-ee
The Judy Garland Show
Judgment at Nuremberg
The Mike Douglas Show
Pepe
Andy Hardy Comes Home
The Twentieth Century
MGM Parade
A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born World Premiere
The Oscars
General Electric Theater
Summer Stock
What's My Line?
In the Good Old Summertime
Words and Music
Easter Parade
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Pirate
Till the Clouds Roll By
The Harvey Girls
Ziegfeld Follies
The Clock
Meet Me in St. Louis
Twenty Years After
Girl Crazy
Thousands Cheer
Presenting Lily Mars
Strictly G.I.
For Me and My Gal
We Must Have Music
Babes on Broadway
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
Ziegfeld Girl
Little Nellie Kelly
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
Strike Up the Band
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
If I Forget You
Babes in Arms
The Wizard of Oz
From the Ends of the Earth
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
Listen, Darling
Love Finds Andy Hardy
Hollywood Goes to Town
Everybody Sing
March of Dimes
MGM Christmas Trailer
Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
Broadway Melody of 1938
Every Sunday
Pigskin Parade
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara
The Wedding of Jack and Jill
A Holiday in Storyland
Bubbles
The Big Revue
Oz