Deanna Durbin
Birthday
1921/12/04
Day of death
2013/04/20 (91 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Also know as
Edna Mae 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 w...Read more
Acting
(1945) Lady on a Train
as Nikki Collins / Margo Martin
(1941) It Started with Eve
as Anne Terry
(1944) Christmas Holiday
as Jackie Lamont / Abigail Martin
(1941) Nice Girl?
as Jane 'Pinky' Dana
(1938) Mad About Music
as Gloria Harkinson
(1939) First Love
as Constance (Connie) Harding
(1938) That Certain Age
as Alice Fullerton
(1937) One Hundred Men and a Girl
as Patricia Cardwell
(1947) Something in the Wind
as Mary Collins
(1943) The Amazing Mrs. Holliday
as Ruth Kirke Holliday
(1939) Three Smart Girls Grow Up
as Penny Craig
(1946) Because of Him
as Kim Walker
(1936) Three Smart Girls
as Penny Craig
(1943) His Butler's Sister
as Ann Carter
(1936) Every Sunday
as Edna
(1944) Can't Help Singing
as Caroline Frost
(2004) Los Angeles Plays Itself
as Penny in Three Smart Girls (archive footage)
(1948) For the Love of Mary
as Mary Peppertree
(1947) I'll Be Yours
as Louise Ginglebusher
(1940) It's a Date
as Pamela Drake
(1943) Hers to Hold
as Penelope “Penny” Craig
(1940) Spring Parade
as Ilonka Tolnay
(1948) Up in Central Park
as Rosie Moore
(1944) The Shining Future
as Self
(1974) That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)
(2002) Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1943) Show-Business at War
as Self
(1940) Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
as Self (archive footage)
(2002) Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Song
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1982) Hollywood’s Children
as Self (archive footage)
(1941) A Friend Indeed
as Self / Performer
(1940) Angels of Mercy
as Self / Performer
(2009) Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1930s: Dancing Away the Great Depression
as Self (archive)
(2009) Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1940s: Stars, Stripes and Singing
as (archive footage)