Deanna Durbin
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1921-12-04 (92 years old)
Deathday
2013-04-20
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also known As
Edna Mae Durbin
Deanna Durbin
Biography
Edna Mae Durbin (December 4, 1921 – April 17, 2013), known professionally as Deanna Durbin, was a Canadian-born actress and singer, who moved to the USA with her family in infancy. She appeared in musical films in the 1930s and 1940s. With the technical skill and vocal range of a legitimate lyric soprano, she performed many styles from popular standards to operatic arias. In 1946, Durbin was the second-highest-paid woman in the United States, just behind Bette Davis; her fan club ranked as the world's largest during her active years. Durbin was a child actress who made her first film appearance with Judy Garland in Every Sunday (1936), and s...
Acting
1945
as Nikki Collins / Margo Martin
1941
as Anne Terry
1944
as Jackie Lamont / Abigail Martin
1941
as Jane 'Pinky' Dana
1938
as Gloria Harkinson
1939
as Constance (Connie) Harding
1938
as Alice Fullerton
1937
as Patricia Cardwell
1947
as Mary Collins
1943
as Ruth Kirke Holliday
1939
as Penny Craig
1946
as Kim Walker
1936
as Penny Craig
1943
as Ann Carter
1936
as Edna
1944
as Caroline Frost
2004
as Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)
1948
as Mary Peppertree
1947
as Louise Ginglebusher
1940
as Pamela Drake
1943
as Penelope “Penny” Craig
1940
as Ilonka Tolnay
1948
as Rosie Moore
1944
as Self
1974
as (archive footage)
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1943
as Self
1940
as Self (archive footage)
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982
as Self (archive footage)
1941
as Self / Performer
1940
as Self / Performer
2009
2009
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