Debbie Reynolds.
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Debbie Reynolds, the star of Singin' in the Rain and dozens of other films, died Wednesday, one day after her daughter, actress Carrie Fisher, died at age 60. Reynolds was 84.

Her son, Todd Fisher, said his mother was under stress due to Fisher's death, and she suffered a stroke at around noon. He also said Reynolds told him she missed Fisher and wanted to be with her. In the 1950s and 1960s, Reynolds, born Mary Frances Reynolds in El Paso, Texas, was one of MGM's principal stars, and she received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her role in 1964's The Unsinkable Molly Brown.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.