Debbie Reynolds in What's the Matter with Helen?
Debbie Reynolds (1932 - 2016)
Film Deaths
- Goodbye Charlie (1964) [Chalie Sorel/Virginia Mason]: Falls out of a terrace. Her body is not shown but her death is implied and, following the narrative of resurrection, she comes back to life as a dog.
- What's the Matter with Helen? (1971) [Adelle Bruckner a.k.a. Adele Stuart]: Stabbed repeatedly by Shelley Winters as Debbie is about to telephone Dennis Weaver; her body is shown again later on posed on the stage when Dennis discovers her.
- Charlotte's Web (1973; animated) [Charlotte A. Cavatica]: Voicing a spider, she dies of old age/natural causes at the end of her short lifespan. She dies while talking to Wilbur (voiced by Henry Gibson)
- Zack and Reba (1998) [Beulah Blanton]: Falls down a staircase; she dies shortly afterwards while talking to her grandson (Sean Patrick Flanery) (Thanks to Neil)
TV Deaths
- Behind to Candelabra (2013 TV) [Frances]: Dies (off-screen) of a unspecified illness; we learn of her death afterwards when Michael Douglas informs Matt Damon. (Thanks to Tommy)
- Will and Grace (2017)
Notable Connections
- Ex-wife of Eddie Fisher.
- Mother of Carrie Fisher and Todd Fisher.
- Grandmother of Billie Lourd.