Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1922-06-10
Day of Death
1969-06-22
Place of Birth
Grand Rapids, Minnesota, USA
Judy Garland
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.
Filmography (118)
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood
2025
I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Lynch/Oz
2023
My Music: A Classic Christmas
2019
Sid & Judy
2019
La La La
2018
Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
2015
The Music According to Tom Jobim
2012
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009
BBC Proms - A Celebration of Classic MGM Film Musicals
2009To Oz! The Making of a Classic
2009
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
