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
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
2009
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 87
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To Oz! The Making of a Classic
2009
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as Self
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Age: 87
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's
2009
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as (archive footage)
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Age: 86
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical
2009
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as Self (archive)
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Age: 86
The Polio Crusade
2009
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as Archive Footage (from March of Dimes)
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Age: 86
Summer Stock: Get Happy!
2006
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as Jane Falbury (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 83
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Reunited at MGM: Astaire and Rogers Together Again
2005
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 83
Judy Garland Duets
2005
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 82
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Easter Parade: On the Avenue
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
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
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A Tale of Two Sisters - Lorna Luft and Liza Minnelli
2004
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 81
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 80
Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
2002
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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Age: 79
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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
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998
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as Betsy Booth (archive footage)
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Age: 76
Ode to Dorothy
1998
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as
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Age: 76
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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
Judy in a Land Called Oz
1992
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as Self
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Age: 69
The Very Best of The Ed Sullivan Show (Vol. 1)
1991
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as
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Age: 68
You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
1990
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 68
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
1990
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 67
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 65
Judy Garland: The Concert Years
1985
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 62
That's Dancing!
1985
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as
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Age: 62
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 Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
1973
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 50
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 49
Judy and Liza at the Palladium
1964
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as Self
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Age: 42
The Judy Garland Christmas Show
1963
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as Self
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Age: 41
Judy Garland, Robert Goulet & Phil Silvers Special
1963
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as
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Age: 40
I Could Go on Singing
1963
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as Jenny Bowman
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Age: 40
A Child Is Waiting
1963
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as Jean Hansen
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Age: 40
Gay Purr-ee
1962
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as Mewsette (voice)
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Age: 40
The Judy Garland Show
1962
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as Self
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Age: 39
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961
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as Irene Hoffman Wallner
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Age: 39
Pepe
1960
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as Vocalist on Radio (voice)
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Age: 38
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
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954
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as Self
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Age: 32
Moments in Music
1950
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as Self (from Ziegfeld Girl)
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Age: 28
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
The Clock
1945
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as Alice Maybery
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Age: 22
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
The Wedding of Jack and Jill
1930
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as One of The Three Gumm Sisters
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Age: 7
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A Holiday in Storyland
1930
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as One of The Three Gumm Sisters
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Age: 7
Bubbles
1930
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as Herself (uncredited)
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Age: 7