PHOTOS: Debbie Reynolds to get SAG Life Achievement Award
August 19, 2014
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher pose backstage at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday January 25, 2014. Reynolds was honored with the Life Achievement Award. Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. She was 84. Her daughter, Fisher, died Dec. 27, 2016. (Photos by Andy Holzman, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) ( The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild )
In this photo provided by Metro Goldwyn Mayer, Debbie Reynolds, who was starring in "The Unsinkable Molly Brown," is shown, 1964 - Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, according to her son Todd Fisher. She was 84. (AP Photo/MGM) ( Debbie Reynolds 1964 )
This undated file photo shows US actor Gene Kelly with actress Debbie Reynolds from the movie "Singin' in the Rain." Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, according to her son Todd Fisher. She was 84. (FILE/AFP/Getty Images) ( APW2001011059412 )
Screen actress Debbie Reynolds is a pretty wind-blown portrait as she boards airliner on March 6, 1959 in New York for Spain where she will film a new picture. (AP Photo/John Rooney) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Carrie Fisher presents her mother, Debbie Reynolds, with the lifetime achievement award at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards telecast at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday January 25, 2014. Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. She was 84. Her daughter, Fisher, died Dec. 27, 2016. (Photos by Michael Owen Baker, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) ( The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild )
Actor Todd Fisher (L) and actress Debbie Reynolds attend the premiere of the HBO Documentary "Wishful Drinking" at the Linwood Dunn Theater on December 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, according to her son Todd Fisher. She was 84. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) ( 62738630 )
Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher pose backstage at the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday January 25, 2014. Reynolds was honored with the Life Achievement Award. Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. She was 84. Her daughter, Fisher, died Dec. 27, 2016. (Photos by Andy Holzman, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) ( The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild )
Debbie Reynolds, a cast member in the film "Behind the Candelabra," poses for a portrait on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif. Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, according to her son Todd Fisher. She was 84. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ( Debbie Reynolds Behind The Candelabra Portraits )
In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo, Debbie Reynolds, a cast member in the film "Behind the Candelabra," poses for a portrait with her dog, Dwight, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Reynolds plays Frances, the mother of the pianist and vocalist, Liberace. HBO debuts “Behind the Candelabra” in the US, Sunday, May 26, 2013. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) ( People-Debbie Reynolds )
This publicity photo released by HBO shows Debbie Reynolds in a scene from the film, "Behind the Candelabra." (AP Photo/HBO, Claudette Barius) ( People-Debbie Reynolds )
Actress Debbie Reynolds attends the "One For The Money" premiere at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square theater on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) ( Premiere One For The Money NY )
This Oct. 14, 2011 file photo shows actress Debbie Reynolds posing for a portrait in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file) ( People Debbie Reynolds )
(L-R) Actressess Florence Henderson and Debbie Reynolds arrives at The Paley Center For Media's Reception For "Debbie Reynolds: The Exhibit" on August 16, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) ( 121178249FH046_The_Paley_Ce )
Debbie Reynolds (L) and Carrie Fisher attends the 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre on September 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Reynolds was honored with the Life Achievement Award. Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. She was 84. Her daughter, Fisher, died Dec. 27, 2016. (Photo by Noel Vasquez/Getty Images) ( 122768702NV063_2011_Primeti )
Actresses Debbie Reynolds (L) and Carrie Fisher attend the premiere of the HBO Documentary "Wishful Drinking" at the Linwood Dunn Theater on December 7, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) ( 62738825 )
Actors Debbie Reynolds and Barbara Eden attends the grand opening of the Casino Club at The Greenbrier on July 2, 2010 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) ( 60954895 )
Jessica Simpson and Debbie Reynolds participate in the ribbon cutting at the grand opening of the Casino Club at The Greenbrier on July 2, 2010 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) ( 60949766 )
US actress Debbie Reynolds poses for photographs during a press conference in London, on April 1, 2010. MGM legend Debbie Reynolds celebrated more than 50 years in show business by bringing her one-woman show, 'Debbie Reynolds Alive and Fabulous' to the West End for a 10-date season at the Apollo Theatre, from April 28 to May 9. (BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images) ( DV691036 )
(L-R) Actresses Debbie Reynolds, Pam Rooney and actor Mickey Rooney and actress Ruta Lee attend the 54th annual Thalians Ball at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 1, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) ( 58801613 )
Actress Debbie Reynolds (L) and director Garry Marshall attend the 54th annual Thalians Ball at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 1, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) ( 58802233 )
Actress Ruta Lee, director Clint Eastwood and actress Debbie Reynolds attend the Thalians' 53rd Annual Ball held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on November 5, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) ( 83515038AR073_Thalians_53rd )
Actress Carrie Fisher (L) and her mother, actress Debbie Reynolds, arrive for Dame Elizabeth Taylor's 75th birthday party at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas on February 27, 2007 in Henderson, Nevada. Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic "Singin' in the Rain" died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. She was 84. Her daughter, Fisher, died Dec. 27, 2016. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) ( 73428598EM012_Dame_Elizabet )
(L-R) Actors Debbie Reynolds, Andrea Bowen and Ruta Lee attend the 51st Annual Thalians Ball at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on October 7, 2006 in Century City, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images) ( 72094365SS072_51st_Annual_T )
(L-R, front row) Actor Debbie Reynolds, actor Doris Roberts, producer Marc Cherry, actor Joely Fisher, actor Connie Stevens, actor Trisha Leigh Fisher and comedian Jack Carter (L-R, back row) actor Ruta Lee, 3 guests, actor Mitzi Gaynor and actor Jay Mohr attend the 51st Annual Thalians Ball at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on October 7, 2006 in Century City, California. (Photo by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images) ( 72094362SS002_51st_Annual_T )
Actress Debbie Reynolds arrives at the Thalians 50th Anniversary Gala at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel on October 8, 2005 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) ( 55851345KW019_thalians )
Actress Debbie Reynolds accepts the "Lacoste Presidents Award" onstage at the 7th Annual Costume Designers Guild Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on February 19, 2005 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) ( 52213266FH048_7th_Annual_Co )
Actress Debbie Reynolds arrives at Peterson's 10th Anniversary Gala at Peterson's Automotive Museum on June 24, 2004 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Singer Debbie Reynolds performs at a concert for the Salvation Army Nancy Painter Home Benefit at Wilshire Ebell Theater November 23, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/Getty Images) ( 2750577RC003_salvation )
(L-R) Singers Mandy Moore, Debbie Reynolds, Alison Krauss, Bonnie Raitt, Dolly Parton, Mindy Smith, Ann Wilson, Kenny Logans, Anastacia and Mya perform on stage during the WOMEN ROCK! Songs from the Movies, the fourth annual concert for the fight against breast cancer, at the Kodak Theatre September 30, 2003 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) ( 2546591KW088_rock )
Actress/singer Debbie Reynolds performs February 7, 2002 at The Orleans Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Reynolds has been appearing in Las Vegas, first playing the Riviera in 1962. (Photo by Scott Harrison/Getty Images) ( 40070806reyn_20020208_00133.jpg )
Cast members of the film "Singin' in the Rain," from left, Donald O'Connor, Rita Moreno, Cyd Charisse, and Debbie Reynolds, strike a pose from a musical number at a 50th Anniversary screening of the film in Beverly Hills, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2002. (AP Photo/Lucy Nicholson) ( SINGIN' IN THE RAIN ANNIVERSARY )
From left to right, Rosemary Stack, Robert Stack, Janet Leigh, Debbie Reynolds and David Wolper pose for photographers at the site unveiling of the new Hollywood Motion Picture Museum June 19, 2001 in Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Getty Images) ( 39072310reyn_20010828_01463.jpg )
Singer Debbie Reynolds performs Tuesday, Aug. 31, 1999, at the New York State Fair in Geddes, N.Y. It was part of the fair's free concerts daily at Cole Court. (AP Photo/Empire Expo Center, Mike Okoniewski) ( STATE FAIR )
Actress Debbie Reynolds arrives with an unidentified person to the funeral of legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, May 20, 1998. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian) ( SINATRA FUNERAL )
Entertainer Debbie Reynolds reacts during an event inside the Debbie Reynolds Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Oct. 1, 1997. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon) ( DEBBIE REYNOLDS )
Veteran stage and film actress Debbie Reynolds poses with her second star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Monday, Jan. 13, 1997, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. Reynolds, whose latest film is "Mother," was first awarded a star in February 1960 when the Walk of Fame was first created and no ceremonies were held. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) ( PEOPLE REYNOLDS )
From left, Gloria De Haven, Debbie Reynolds, Shirley Jones, and Ann Miller, pose at the American Movie Classics Fourth Annual Film Preservation Festival at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., Wednesday, June 12, 1996. The festival is an annual effort to raise funds and awareness in support of film preservation. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) ( WOMEN IN FILM )
Debbie Reynolds, left, poses for pictures with her daughter, Carrie Fisher, right, and the award given to her at the fifth annual Gypsy Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., Feb. 4, 1991. Previous recipients include, Sammy Davis Jr. and Hermes Pan. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Debbie Reynolds And Carrie Fisher 1991 )
Fifties screen star Debbie Reynolds smiles in London where she is to publicize her autobiography, "My Life," March 6, 1989 (AP Photo/Press Association) ( Debbie Reynolds 1989 )
Actress Debbie Reynolds, Hollywood musical comedy star of the 1950s and 1960s, is shown in a 1989 portrait. (AP Photo/NBC) ( DEBBIE REYNOLDS )
In this photo provided by ABC-TV, "It was magic when we made 'Singing in the Rain' and we wanted to recapture the magic," said Debbie Reynolds, as she and Donald O'Connor were interviewed on ABC's "Good Morning America" show, Aug. 6, 1986 in New York. (AP Photo/ABC-TV/Fred Watkins) ( Debbie Reynolds 1986 )
Debbie Reynolds and her husband Richard Hamlett arrive for Oscar telecast, March 25, 1985. (AP Photo) ( Oscars Debbie Reynolds 1985 )
Debbie Reynolds with Danny Thomas arrives at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on Oct. 14, 1985, to attend the Thalians 30th Anniversary Ball in which actress Lana Turner was honored. (AP Photo/Nick Ut) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Actress Debbie Reynolds poses with husband Richard Hamlet after the couple were married in a private ceremony, May 26, 1984 in Miami Beach. Reynolds, 52, met the Virginia real estate developer at Harrah's. It is the third marriage for Miss Reynolds and the second for Hamlett, according to a spokesperson for Reynolds. (AP Photo) ( Debbie Reynolds Remarries 1984 )
Actress Debbie Reynolds at Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremonies in Los Angeles on Feb. 15, 1984, at which an out-pouring of stars were on hand to pay tribute to the late Eleanor Powell who posthumously received the 1,776th star on the famed sidewalk. (AP Photo/Wally Fong) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Actress Debbie Reynolds holds a press conference in Roosevelt Hospital lobby in New York on March 8, 1983, after being discharged for exhaustion. She collapsed on stage of "Woman of the Year." (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Actress Debbie Reynolds waves as she leaves Roosevelt Hospital in New York, March 8, 1983. Miss Reynolds, who collapsed during on Saturday's matinee performance of "Woman of the Year," said she was hospitalized for a rare case of temporary amnesia. Miss Reynolds also said that against doctor's advice she would return to stage because the show will close on Sunday unless business picks up. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) ( Debbie Reynolds 1983 )
Debbie Reynolds, 51, looks magnificent as the struts her stuff in Broadway's "Woman of the Year," March 3, 1983. Miss Reynolds replaced Raquel Welch and the original star of the long-running hit, Lauren Bacall. Last seen on stage in 1973 in "Irene," Miss Reynolds was delighted to be back on the stage. (AP Photo/Marty Reichenthal) ( Debbie Reynolds 1983 )
Debbie Reynolds, right, poses backstage with Raquel Welch after Welch's performance in "Woman of the Year" Thursday, Dec. 31, 1982 in New York. Reynolds replaced Welch who took a maternity leave from the play. (AP Photo/Perez) ( Debbie Reynolds with Raquel Welch )
Actress Debbie Reynolds poses for a photographer at the rehearsal of her role in the musical "Irene," Oct. 23, 1982 (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) ( Debbie Reynolds 1982 )
Actress Debbie Reynolds with comedian Rich Little in Los Angeles on March 20, 1982. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Performer Lena Horne, left, is visited by actress Debbie Reynolds backstage at New York's Nederlander Theatre, Monday night, May 4, 1981, after seeing Horne perform in "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music." (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine) ( LENA HORNE DEBBIE REYNOLDS )
Actress Debbie Reynolds, right, clowns around with "Sugar Babies" stars Ann Miller, left, and Mickey Rooney backstage at New York's Mark Hellinger Theatre , Sept. 3, 1980. Miss Reynolds will star as the French author Colette in an upcoming Broadway musical "Door-Ways." (AP Photo/Steve Sands) ( Debbie Reynolds 1980 )
Debbie Reynolds smiles backstage over a bunch of roses she received after opening in "Debbie," her first personal appearance show on Broadway at Manhattan's Minskoff Theater, New York City, Thursday, Sept. 16, 1976. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine) ( Debbie Reynolds )
British singer Tom Jones, centre, blows out candles at a surprise birthday party at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, June 6, 1974. Guests include, from left to right, Joan Rivers, Sonny Bono, Jones, Debbie Reynolds, and Liberace. (AP Photo) ( TOM JONES BIRTHDAY 1974 )
Actress Debbie Reynolds on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson being filmed in Burbank, California on May 9, 1973. (AP Photo/Anastasi Giuseppe) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Film actress Debbie Reynolds, who will make her first Broadway appearance in the title role of the musical "Irene," looks up to director Sir John Gielgud during an interview at New York rehearsal hall, Oct. 23, 1972. The show opened on Broadway in January. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) ( Debbie Reynolds And Sir John Gielgud 1972 )
Mostly motivated by a lack of good film scripts, Debbie Reynolds in character, Sept. 5, 1969, has chosen to become involved in a television series. She says she feels as if she is making short movies; they will add up to "The Debbie Reynolds Show," a comedy series, in which she plays the childless wife of a newspaper sports writer. (AP Photo/NBC) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Debbie Reynolds' box-like trailer is tastefully furnished with French provincial furniture with matching wallpaper and curtains,and is used as a dressing room, July 11, 1966. It's located on the Columbia Pictures lot in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/David F. Smith) ( Debbie Reynolds 1966 )
Closeups of Debbie Reynolds singing one of the hits of the picture "Brother John." She spent weeks learning to play the guitar so she could handle it with a professional air on Sept. 28, 1965. (AP Photo/DFS) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Actress Debbie Reynolds and her husband Harry Karl pictured aboard the Queen Elizabeth liner as they arrive at Southampton, October 13th 1964. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( LACKEY074_098 )
Hanging onto its tail, Debbie Reynolds tries to keep a young calf from pulling her into the mud in a scene for "The Second Time Around," June 19, 1961. Debbie has a new kind of star role for her as a widow from the east who becomes a frontier town sheriff. (AP Photo) ( Debbie Reynolds 1961 )
circa 1961: American actress and singer, Debbie Reynolds, panning for gold in one of her films. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 99d/48/huty/13976/04 )
Actress Debbie Reynolds spends a 2-week vacation at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Jan. 26, 1961 accompanied by her children, Carrie and Todd. (AP Photo) ( Debbie Reynolds And Children 1961 )
Actress Debbie Reynolds, 29, and millionaire shoe magnate Harry Karl, 46, are a happy pair as they pose for photographers just after their marriage at Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 26, 1960. She is the former wife of Eddie Fisher, and Karl's fourth bride. (AP Photo/Harold P. Matosian) ( Debbie Reynolds Remarries 1960 )
Working long hours on the set of "Say One For Me," so she can fly to Spain and start another movie, actress Debbie Reynolds is visited at the studio by her children, Carrie 2½, and one-year-old Todd on Feb 27, 1959. Because Debbie has been away from the children so much the last couple of weeks, studio officials arranged to have the youngsters visit their mother during working hours. Debbie plans to leave on March 3 for Madrid. The youngsters will stay with Debbie's parents while their actress mother is overseas. (AP Photo) ( Debbie Reynolds And Children 1959 )
Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds in a scene from the 1959 movie "It Started With A Kiss". (AP Photo) ( IT STARTED WITH A KISS )
Dean Martin, Elizabeth Taylor, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, from left to right, are shown attending the opening show starring Fisher at the Tropicana, June 19, 1958, Las Vegas, Nev. (AP Photo) ( Eddie Fisher with Taylor and Reynolds 1958 )
Singer Eddie Fisher, out of the hospital in time for Father's Day, cuddles his two youngsters four-month old Todd, left, and 19-month-old Carrie. Looking on is their equally famous mother, actress Debbie Reynolds. (AP Photo) ( EDDIE FISHER DEBBIE REYNOLDS )
Actress Debbie Reynolds on Sept. 5, 1956, has an armful of babies' but only one is real, year-old Donald Grey, at right. The other is a doll, a stand-in for Donald who plays the title role in a new film, "Bundle of Joy." Donald's doll double is the work of sculptor Jack Young, who modeled the head in clay after several sittings by baby Donald. Welfare rules permit a studio to employ a baby of Donald's age only four hours a day. Out of these four hours, the baby can be used before the cameras a total of only two hours. All rehearsing is done with the stand-in doll. Besides, there's no holdup for diaper changes. Location unknown. (AP Photo) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Portrait of actress Debbie Reynolds wearing a shorts-suit and standing next to a swimming pool, circa 1955. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) ( LACKEY074_097 )
Newlyweds Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher cut their wedding cake in Grossinger, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 1955. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) ( NEWLYWEDS REYNOLDS FISHER )
Singer Eddie Fisher, 26, feeds a piece of wedding cake to his bride, actress Debbie Reynolds, 23, following their marriage at Grossinger, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 1955. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler) ( NEWLYWEDS REYNOLDS FISHER )
American actress, Debbie Reynolds modelling a swimsuit in the garden. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) ( 95d30/huch/1282/hk0134 )
Dean Martin, Debbie Reynolds and Jerry Lewis, left to right, embrace each other upon acknowledging the news that they were voted the "Most Cooperative Stars of 1954" by the Hollywood Women's Press Club, Dec. 28, 1954. (AP Photo) ( Martin And Lewis And Debbie Reynolds 1954 )
In this photo provided by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, actress Debbie Reynolds, musical star in Hollywood, decides to take a dip in the Pacific ocean on her day off from studio work, Sept. 21, 1952. The water was cold, and she quickly changed her mind. (AP Photo/MGM) ( Debbie Reynolds 1952 )
The curb show, for the fans who line up to get a glimpse, and perhaps an autograph, of the movie stars, is a part of any movie premiere in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California on Dec. 19, 1949. "The Hasty Heart" opened on a chilly evening at Warner's Hollywood, but the curb show went on. Here Debbie Reynolds, one of the movie capital's young actresses, gives her autograph to some of the outside audience. (AP Photo/Frank Filan) ( Debbie Reynolds )
Various actresses are shown on the cover of Life magazine, top from left to right: Mary Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Greta Garbo. Bottom, from left to right: Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly . (AP Photo) ( Life Magazine Actresses )