Judy Garland
Born June 10, 1922 (Age: 103)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
2025
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 103
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 102
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006
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as Jane Falbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 83
Judy Garland Duets
2005
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 82
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
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as Self
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Age: 82
No Image
Bride of Trailer Camp
2001
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 79
Judy Garland Speaks
2001
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as Self
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Age: 78
The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000
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as Dorothy (archive footage)
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Age: 78
Ode to Dorothy
1998
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as
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Age: 76
No Image
Happiness Is Just a Thing Called Joe
1998
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as Self - Archival Footage (voice)
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Age: 75
Becoming Attractions: The Trailers of Judy Garland
1996
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 73
That's Entertainment! III
1994
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 72
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
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as
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Age: 68
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate
1984
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as Vicki Lester (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 61
Hollywood’s Children
1982
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 59
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 53
That's Entertainment!
1974
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 52
The Judy Garland Christmas Show
1963
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as Self
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Age: 41
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
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as Irene Hoffman Wallner
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Age: 39
Andy Hardy Comes Home
1958
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as Betsy Booth (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 36
A Star Is Born
1954
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as Vicki Lester
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Age: 32
Summer Stock
1950
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as Jane Falbury
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Age: 28
Ziegfeld Follies
1945
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as Star (segment "A Great Lady Has an Interview")
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Age: 23
For Me and My Gal
1942
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as Jo Hayden
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Age: 20
We Must Have Music
1942
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as Herself
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Age: 19
Babes on Broadway
1941
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as Penny Morris
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Age: 19
Life Begins for Andy Hardy
1941
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as Betsy Booth
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Age: 19
Ziegfeld Girl
1941
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as Susan Gallagher
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Age: 18